So… Kael and I were flipping channels this evening and found this show on the Discovery Channel
Its actually pretty cool. They pick two animals (the one we saw was Elephant and Rhino). And then they figure out which would win in a one-on-one fight. They do it all via computer simulation. But, to get their data, they ‘build’ the animal and then test it to get real numbers for its strength. For example, they crafted an Elephant skull and tusks out of Aluminum and then attached it to a small crane to use as the body. They then were able to see how much force the Elephant could apply to pierce something with its tusks, how much force it could apply to lift something with its tusks, and how much force it could apply by ramming something with its head. They then did similar tests with the Rhino, plugged all the numbers into a computer, had some animators render up the animals, and let the simulation run….
In case you’re wondering… the Elephant kicked the Rhino’s ass… Brains and Brawn over Rage and Brawn… the Elephant was smarter and stronger… If you get the Discovery channel, try and catch an episode of this… it looks like it normally airs on Sundays..