# Which one do you think would win in an arm wrestle match if they were real people? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 17, 2014, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-think-would-win-in-an-arm-wrestle-match-if-they-were-real-people/698704 "2014-09-17T03:01:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![regularshow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@regularshow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/regularshow)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-think-would-win-in-an-arm-wrestle-match-if-they-were-real-people/698704/1 "2014-09-17T03:01:38Z")
**Brawny** from Brawny paper towel VS **Mr. Clean** from Mr. Clean multi-surface spray ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-think-would-win-in-an-arm-wrestle-match-if-they-were-real-people/698704/2 "2014-09-17T03:19:42Z")
Brawny. He’s iconic of strength. Mr Clean’s a big guy but his iconic image is cleanliness. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-think-would-win-in-an-arm-wrestle-match-if-they-were-real-people/698704/3 "2014-09-17T03:30:03Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Mr Clean’s a big guy but his iconic image is cleanliness. Yeah, Brawny would mop the floor with him. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-think-would-win-in-an-arm-wrestle-match-if-they-were-real-people/698704/4 "2014-09-17T15:35:49Z")
My first thought was that Mr. Clean is a bodybuilder, but that Brawny is genuinely strong (I think he’s a lumberjack, no?). But on the other hand, there’s no indication that Brawny is anything more than human, while Mr. Clean is a genie. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-think-would-win-in-an-arm-wrestle-match-if-they-were-real-people/698704/5 "2014-09-17T16:11:28Z")
Mr. Clean would be disturbed by sweat possibly staining his t-shirt, so he would give up. Mr. Brawny knows that some women like the smell of a sweaty man, so he would redouble his efforts. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-think-would-win-in-an-arm-wrestle-match-if-they-were-real-people/698704/6 "2014-09-17T16:14:58Z")
Green Giant would wipe the floor with both of them. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-think-would-win-in-an-arm-wrestle-match-if-they-were-real-people/698704/7 "2014-09-17T16:29:54Z")
I think it would be close, bordering on a draw, then a loud “snap” as Mr Clean suffered a fractured radius and ulna. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-think-would-win-in-an-arm-wrestle-match-if-they-were-real-people/698704/8 "2014-09-17T16:52:38Z")
Maybe in his heyday Mr. Clean could have prevailed, but he looks like he’s getting on in years. Brawny could take him easily now. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-think-would-win-in-an-arm-wrestle-match-if-they-were-real-people/698704/9 "2014-09-18T03:55:00Z")
He likes to fight dirty. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-one-do-you-think-would-win-in-an-arm-wrestle-match-if-they-were-real-people/698704/10 "2014-09-21T03:03:58Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Maybe in his heyday Mr. Clean could have prevailed, but he looks like he’s getting on in years. Brawny could take him easily now. Possibly. But back in the day [mean Mr. Clean](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXBoxQw8m50) would have kicked Brawny’s tush.