Yes
Yes, beef ribs are larger but there is more meat on pork ribs.
They can have up to something like 145 pairs of ribs.
No, braising ribs is not the same as barbecuing short ribs. Also, short ribs almost always refers to pork ribs, and you have mentioned you want to know more about beef ribs. Take a look at Epicurious.com for more information.
Snakes have more ribs than other animals - up to 400 pairs !
ANSWER:Yes they are. See the related link for more information on this.
Both sexes are equal in having 12 pair of ribs.
no
Floating ribs are more cartilage than bone so they are more accessible to being broken.
A flail chest is defined as '3 or more ribs broken in 2 or more places'.
Yes, most people have 24 ribs (12 on each side), it doesnt matter what race or sex they are. The only exceptions are genetic abnormalities that a small number of people are born with. One example of a variation is that some people have cervical ribs on one or both sides of their C7 vertebra, giving them 25 or 26 ribs in total.
I'd say getting punched in the head hurts more than getting punched in the ribs