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Cockroach vs. Hydraulic Press: Who Wins? (Patreon)

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2023-09-13 00:50:51

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Do cockroaches -- those daring, disgusting disease vectors -- have anything at all to offer us? Scientists think so. They compressed American roaches with a hydraulic press, subjecting them to forces equivalent to nearly 900 times their body weight. Don't worry (or do): They survived! How exactly do they do it?

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Description: Do cockroaches -- those daring, disgusting disease vectors -- have anything at all to offer us? Scientists think so. They compressed American roaches with a hydraulic press, subjecting them to forces equivalent to nearly 900 times their body weight. Don't worry (or do): They survived! How exactly do they do it?