# What this place reminds me of **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 22, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-this-place-reminds-me-of/664160 "2013-07-22T03:56:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 162
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-this-place-reminds-me-of/664160/162 "2013-07-25T17:26:46Z")
> [@colander](#): > > Speaking of which, do you happen to know what kind of martial arts pressure point techniques work well against wet, angry monkeys? (I am asking on behalf of a friend) Just use the double monkey punch. It’s a well-vetted technique. > [@Could you knock out an enraged chimp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-knock-out-an-enraged-chimp/545830/24): > > first blow is to the wind pipe with the sharp of the knuckles and the second to both temples with both fists at the same time. This is done because the energy of a singular blow is partially absorbed by the deflection of the head. Striking from both sides doubles the force of a single blow and with nowhere for the head to deflect it transmits all the energy. I’m sure there is probably some additional trauma to the brain from 2 intersecting shock waves but I’ll leave that to engineers to explain. > [@Could you knock out an enraged chimp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-knock-out-an-enraged-chimp/545830/79): > > The leverage generated behind a single punch is dissipated by the head as it moves away. It is simple physics which is not up for debate. > > It is the difference between striking a nail suspended from a string with a 20 lb sledge hammer and striking a nail into wood with a small hammer. The small hammer will deform the head of the nail with the slightest blow. All the kinetic energy is transmitted. > > You can demonstrate it on yourself quite easily. lightly strike your jaw with one hand/knuckle (not even the effort put into a hard applause clap) and repeat with the same force using both hands. Consider how many times you can multiple the energy of that blow. It takes nothing to break both sides of the jaw. > [@Could you knock out an enraged chimp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-knock-out-an-enraged-chimp/545830/100): > > The explanation is wrong. the damage done by my method has nothing to do with the MMF example. I’m talking about imparting a double shock wave. It has nothing to do with the brain moving side to side. I don’t know what is so hard to understand about this. It is twice the force of punching a person in the head with the head against a solid surface. ALL of the kinetic energy passes through the skull and into the soft tissue of the brain, TWICE. Just like the energy of a ball in a [Newton’s Cradle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_cradle). It is the reason a hammer deforms the head of a nail going into wood instead of the forward motion of a free floating nail. > > If the head doesn’t move, ALL of the energy is transmitted to the brain. It’s the same as if the skull wasn’t there and you hit the brain itself. It is the same laws of physics in play when a depth charge goes off near a submarine or a shaped charge warhead is used on a tank. It is the transfer of energy that destroys the object. By striking from opposite directions with the same amount of force you ensure the force of both strikes is completely transmitted to the object which in this case is soft brain tissue. > > What part of this don’t you understand? And, yes, this was just about my favorite thread ever. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-this-place-reminds-me-of/664160)._