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There force it takes to break a leg will vary depending on the age of a person. For an adult, a force of about 20 pounds is enough to break a leg.
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How much force can a femur bone withstand?
A femur bone can withstand roughly 4000 N of force.
How much force does it take to break your femur?
550 lbs. of pressure
How much of a payout on a broken humerus fracture?
it depends on the fracture if surgery is required and the recovery period
How much force is needed to fracture a metacarpal?
3 lbs
How much force can the femur withstand units per square inch?
2 tons
How much force does it take to break facial bones?
This depends on the bone; to break a finger generally doesn't take much force, but your femur or your thigh bone is harder than cement!
How much force to break a tibia?
I've broken my fibula before, and it didn't take much. i was playing soccer and collided with another player. Her shin bone hit the side of my leg (fibula) with considerable force. I never would have thought getting hit like that could break a bone, but it did.
What is brake efficiency?
its a calculation of how much force is required in relation to how much force is applied by the pads on the disc.
How much force is required to squeeze a lemon?
As much as 100 lbs
How much force is required to crush an steel beverage can?
60060
Is a sternum a bigger bone bone than the femur?
Not even close. The femur is much larger.
24lbs of weight hanging on a pulley how much force is needed to lift the weight?
If the pulley is fixed (hanging from the ceiling), and the rope passes over it, then 100 lbs of force is required. If the rope is fixed to the ceiling and passes under the pulley (which is fixed to the load), then 50 lbs of force is required.
