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    Question: Can a human bite through a bone?

    • Keywords:
      • bite,
      • bone,
      • hard,
      • hardness,
      • human,
      • strength
    Asked by kamilo12 to David, Jonathan, Pete, Sam on 8 Jul 2012.
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      Pete Etchells answered on 8 Jul 2012:


      It depends on the bone – big bones will be harder to break through than little ones. I’m not completely sure, but I would guess that it’s possible for a human to bite through small bones like the ones in your fingers, but not bigger ones like your thigh bone (‘femur’).

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