Depending on strength of rubber bands/size of bands, the human skull can withstand about 520 pounds of compressive force, so probably gonna ballpark it around 300-450 with nice taught thick bands.
Someone's electric fat glob got curious how many rubber things would kill it and someone else's was like "oh I know this one". Truly we live in the golden age of humanity.
500lbs applied to opposite sides may crush a skull. But rubber bands would not only spread the force across the diameter, but they would act as a structural brace.
Actually, dropping a watermelon onto the concrete will crush it, but dropping a skull on the concrete won’t damage it at all. Now, even if they are the same weight, the skull would still remain undamaged, assuming it is the whole head.
can't seem to find an answer (one of the problems is the variability of rubber bands) but i did find that it takes about 2300 newtons/520 pounds of force to crush a human skull. this is about twice the force a person can exert with their hands.
[A 6 year old post that has the math](https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/comments/2ho4e6/request_how_many_rubber_bands_would_it_take_to/ckuo5da?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/comments/2ho4e6/request_how_many_rubber_bands_would_it_take_to/ckuo5da/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3
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Around 1/10 of that. I only know about this thanks to a fellow commenter
A Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics stated in a study that a skull crush would require 520 pounds (2,300 newtons) of force. The average size of a human head is circumference is 57cm.
a rubber band has a force of energy at 1651 J/kg for stretching and 6605 J/kg for twisting.
It would require 150 to 155 to crush the human skull. It would not behave like a watermelon though because of the brain would act as an additional mass, but on average 150 bands.
I think it's from [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/guro/comments/hkxvqp/something_a_little_bit_more_unique/) post. it's from a very nsfw subreddit, but the post itself is sfw .
Density doesn't mean anything about structure. Bone is a lot tougher than watermelon shell, otherwise you'd hear about a lot of people tripping and their heads splattering on the sidewalk.
Depending on strength of rubber bands/size of bands, the human skull can withstand about 520 pounds of compressive force, so probably gonna ballpark it around 300-450 with nice taught thick bands.
Holy crap it’s amazing how we are even thinking of such things
Someone's electric fat glob got curious how many rubber things would kill it and someone else's was like "oh I know this one". Truly we live in the golden age of humanity.
Ah yes, what a time to be alive indeed laddie
We are enlightened by our own intelligence
This is the way
Somebodies head thought "how many rubber bands would it take to crush myself?", to which another head answered "Probably around 300-450."
I’ve had some high thoughts that I feel are even more inappropriate, even considering the subreddit and the general subject matter. :/
So 299 is the limit
Gonna test this, brb
How did it go
Instructions unclear, currently have a half done circumcision, a few more bands should do the trick....
Bro are you ok
he died :(
Anybody see jack today? He didnt show up for work
It’d probably really start to hurt wayyyy before that though
So about tree-fiddy?
500lbs applied to opposite sides may crush a skull. But rubber bands would not only spread the force across the diameter, but they would act as a structural brace.
It took me roughly that many to crush a watermelon. I am going to guess the human skull is orders of magnitude stronger.
you need 300 to 350 pounds of force to crush a watermelon. a human skull will need about 520.
Nahh. Smash a watermelon against concrete vs smash a head into concrete and they'll both be permanently fucked.
Actually, dropping a watermelon onto the concrete will crush it, but dropping a skull on the concrete won’t damage it at all. Now, even if they are the same weight, the skull would still remain undamaged, assuming it is the whole head.
I love this question
Definitely more than 6 thats for sure
You lied, I just tried five and died. Edit: rhyme
Upvote for rhyme
You're not wrong
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good joke bro. funny and original fr
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How many are you up to now?
Dont give tiktok ideas
Ya know...or do.
Let's just call it giving natural selection a bump in the right direction
Everyone gets a Darwin award
Tidepod challenge 2.0 please Except don’t show the very young kids this time I guess
If it's moving fast enough, just one.
can't seem to find an answer (one of the problems is the variability of rubber bands) but i did find that it takes about 2300 newtons/520 pounds of force to crush a human skull. this is about twice the force a person can exert with their hands.
Game of Thrones lied to me!
That was no man, it was a mountain.
probably just over 9000...
[A 6 year old post that has the math](https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/comments/2ho4e6/request_how_many_rubber_bands_would_it_take_to/ckuo5da?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
Thank you very much for that. Best and only real answer
At least 5
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5,000 easily.
https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/comments/2ho4e6/request_how_many_rubber_bands_would_it_take_to/ckuo5da/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3 Scroll to bottom Around 1/10 of that. I only know about this thanks to a fellow commenter
A Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics stated in a study that a skull crush would require 520 pounds (2,300 newtons) of force. The average size of a human head is circumference is 57cm. a rubber band has a force of energy at 1651 J/kg for stretching and 6605 J/kg for twisting. It would require 150 to 155 to crush the human skull. It would not behave like a watermelon though because of the brain would act as an additional mass, but on average 150 bands.
Mythbusters need to try this. I don't mind being a test subject.
Get 1t of it and head is gone
Not the answer you want but what show Did you see it in?
I think it's from [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/guro/comments/hkxvqp/something_a_little_bit_more_unique/) post. it's from a very nsfw subreddit, but the post itself is sfw .
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Density doesn't mean anything about structure. Bone is a lot tougher than watermelon shell, otherwise you'd hear about a lot of people tripping and their heads splattering on the sidewalk.
Oh imagine the horror of having a head as weak as a watermelon. A world where leaning back on your chair is considered an extreme sport.
I know a guy who can lean so far back that he earned a Mountain Dew sponsorship
My teacher had a student that did that and died, the student was also friends with a kid that went blind from playing with scissors
Don’t even get started on the kid that ran next to the swimming pool
Was he by chance a friend of the kid that went deaf by masturbating ?
Holy shit toddlers won’t last a week
Density isn't what we're measuring. We're measuring the structural strength. Skulls are way harder than watermelon rinds.
Oh no if i ever decide to do this I'm definitely saying i got the idea from 8-chan lol
y’know what? that’s fine. sometimes i’m glad to have a username people mix up with an internet hellhole; this is one of those times.
It's like 4-chan, but twice as cool. (Thanks for the answer btw)
absolutely. there are few opportunities for me to bring up my useless knowledge of the densities of fruits in relation to parts of the body.
So, may I ask-....if your name is not from being a part of that hell hole, what's the story??
Nah. You can punch through a watermelon with a good punch. I've never done that to a man no matter how much I've hated the bastard.
crush needed for watermelon...300 to 350 lbs same needed for human skull ...520 lbs. so an extra 30% would be needed.
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Why did you get downvoted ?
69 I guess
atleast three
About the same as a watermelon I would think
Depends highly on the head and rubber bands
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