Force Required To Crush a T-Rex Skull

In My Humble Opinion
1

Presuming one is capable of getting up there, how much force would one require in order to do enough damage to a T-Rex to kill/seriously injure a T-Rex?

2

You could do some testing with an elephant and a sledgehammer (hint: the elephant isn’t the one getting hurt).

3

… Idk, if the elephant holds still long enough for you to actually swing a decent sized Sledge…

4

Their skulls were pretty lightweight for the size, at least in comparison to mammal skulls. A lot of flex in the bone structure, and a lot of muscle to work those jaws. The brain box is small and much further back and down than you would think.

If you want to take one down, a head-shot is not your best approach. I would recommend a large-calibre round or five to the thorax to puncture its lungs. If it is charging you, though, you may not get a bead on the thorax as they come in head-low and jaws open. I woudl suggest never getting yourself into a situation where any of the larger carnosaurs are charging at you.

5

Hmmm, yes, I imagine it would be.

6

Need answer fast?:eek::stuck_out_tongue:

7

This is a situation presuming that one HAS to use blunt force trauma to take out the Rex.

8

It’s basic math and science.

  1. Get a hummingbird and a T-Rex, weigh both and write down the weights.

  2. See how much weight it takes to crush the hummingbird skull, write that down.

  3. Using the ratio of hummingbird weight to T-Rex weight, calculate how much weight it would take to crush the T-Rex skull.

Easy.

9

Okay, I bashed in the head of the hummingbird. How do I tell how much force I used?

10

Well, someone has to work out the requirements, or we’ll never finish automating the T-Rex slaughterhouses. With the increasing demand for rex-roasts, it’s just not practical to keep doing it by hand.

11

Kind of rough on the hummer. :dubious:

12

You should have figured that out first. You are gonna need another hummingbird.

13

Can I use the same sledge hammer?

14

You have to clean the hammer first, but, yes you can use it again.

15

Going to run out of hummers. Difficult to catch the little suckers, too. Perhaps you should try smushing chicken skulls with a postage scale.