myth: emperor scorpion can snap pencil with claws

[Widowman10]

ok, i've seen this floated around and quoted around several times on several websites. however, i can't seem to find any information that confirms it.

did anyone actually test this, or did someone test claw strength and equate it to the force it would take to snap a pencil (for ease of comparison)?

not interested in hearsay, but in any solid info anyone has. oh, and if someone has access to a pressure gauge (or other instrument that could correctly measure applied force) and wants to take this on, it would be well appreciated by all i think




thanks!

 

[Spidershane1]

Well, I've been pinched by these lil buggers before and let me tell you.... they are very strong, lol.
I wouldn't doubt for a second that a pencil could break under that pressure.

Scientific? No, but its all I got

 

[Galapoheros]

I would say "no". Their chela aren't extremely sharp, they would end up compressing too much wood. Even if they were very sharp, try pushing a razor blade through a pencil. Also, try snapping a wooden pencil with your front teeth, straight down no side to side motion. I think it's just another rumor started by somebody's guessing.

 

[llamastick]

Good luck ever getting an emp angry enough to do it, even if it's possible.

 

[Michiel]

it is what it is, a myth....They can make some dentmarks, but snapping it? No way....

 

[Widowman10]

thank you everyone for your thoughts.

anyone know how this myth got started?

 

[Michiel]

thank you everyone for your thoughts.

anyone know how this myth got started?

Take a few people with certain beliefs and let them communicate with the rest of the world.......

 

[BobGrill]

One thing is sure: being pinched by an emp hurts. Those claws are strong enough to draw blood.

 

[praetorian2150]

I can personally vouch on that myth. The first day i got my emp "scipio" he almost snapped my pencil in half. at least 3/4 of the way through. scared the crap out of me too

 

[Widowman10]

interesting!

 

[praetorian2150]

yeah mine had the worst attitude of all time. snatched up and ate four roaches without missing a beat too lmao

 

[thebugwife]

We have had sooooooo many talks about this one!

I think it comes down to if you have the perfect pencil, at the perfect angle, with the perfect emp, at the perfect moment, Definitely Possible! However not very Plausible. I have given many an emp a variety of pencils and have produced some pretty impressive gouges, but no breaks!....there was an awesome batter though, never missed a pitch

 

[Widowman10]

We have had sooooooo many talks about this one!

I think it comes down to if you have the perfect pencil, at the perfect angle, with the perfect emp, at the perfect moment, Definitely Possible! However not very Plausible. I have given many an emp a variety of pencils and have produced some pretty impressive gouges, but no breaks!....there was an awesome batter though, never missed a pitch

well, do some more testing and post a pic!!

would be neat

 

[Chrome69]

I have a female P. cav that broke a casing of a pen in half when I moved a hide with it, crazy girl. Think it would depend on the pencil.

 

[Spidershane1]

I had a book on emp care, and it showed pics of where the scorps had actually cut through metal screen on the front of the cage. I'm not sure what guage the screen was, but it's still impressive either way.

 

[Malhavoc's]

someone write myth busters.

 

[Widowman10]

someone write myth busters.

awesome. you should totally do that hahaha

 

[Michiel]

My emp cracked 4 inches thick stainless steel bars just by looking at them! Really! Totally cool, dude!

Couldn't resist, sorry. It depends on the pencil and the emp. I'll bet the larger emps can maim a pencil very nicely, might even in an odd case it CAN snap the pencil...but let's not make them into notorious pencil snappers, they don't deserve it

 

[llamastick]

Mythbusters would realize they can't get a scorpion to do tricks on cue, mess around with pressure sensors, then build a 10ft mechanical claw to snap phone poles with.

 

[Malhavoc's]

Mythbusters would realize they can't get a scorpion to do tricks on cue, mess around with pressure sensors, then build a 10ft mechanical claw to snap phone poles with.

Really, I dont see a problem with this. if they did indeed use a preasure sensor to create an artificial claw with the same strengh of a scorpion- it is indeed accurate, even if they make a super claw to destroy telephone poles