The Picard Maneuver
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Feb 28 at 4:12pmWeb
Show threadBCsvenFeb 28
Ha. Nice. What is interesting about that scenario is the human would be loading up on protein (probably meat based diet) and working hard to gain that, and the gorillas sit around eating a vegetarian diet and have massive muscle mass just because.
Show threadViking_HippieFeb 28

gorillas sit around eating a vegetarian diet and have massive muscle mass just because they metabolize different kinds of protein MUCH more effectively than humans do and also are much more physically active than the average human

Fixed it for you.

Show threadlumpenproletariatFeb 28
Brb gonna go throw a gorilla into some nuclear waste and get it to bite me.
Show threadMinnesotaGoddamFeb 28
aw dude why waste all that nuclear waste on a gorilla when you could have a mandrill bite you
Show threadlumpenproletariatFeb 28
Because mandrillman is already my tinder profile name.
Show threadMinnesotaGoddamFeb 28
it seems more like we’ve found a (dear gods gag me but it’s the right word) synergy we could exploit
Show threadAll Ice In ChainsFeb 28
This would, of course, change if said gorilla had to sit at a desk for 40 hours a week.
Show threadBarbecue CowboyFeb 28

Definitely a little but, but probably not as much as you’d think.

Humans produce a protein that forcibly limits our muscle growth and its impact is kinda crazy. Gorillas produce a bit of it too, but it’s a drastically lower amount. It’s called myostatin if I remember right, there is a dog that sometimes has a mutation where they barely produce it too and the differences between a regular one and a mutated one is pretty extreme. Look into ‘Bully Whippets’ if you want some interesting reads.

Show threadAll Ice In ChainsFeb 28
TIL 😄
Show threadSeductiveTortoiseFeb 28
If this web search leads me to some fetish site I’m gonna get mad at you. Or a bit horny, depends on the kink I guess.
Show threadI Cast FistMar 2
I’ve seen photos of super muscular cattle, it’s crazy to the point that cows have difficulty birthing calves.
Show threadMinnesotaGoddamFeb 28
i dunno. a silverback gorilla would have much the same reaction as i would to PC LOAD LETTER
Show threadAll Ice In ChainsFeb 28
Fair
Show threadlightnsfwMar 2
I mean… The zoo gorillas were looking pretty jacked the last time I saw them.
Show threadBCsvenFeb 28
Well That was my point, we work at it they don’t. And most of bro dude protein intake is wasted
Show threadGraniteMFeb 28
But what if the gorillas stopped sitting around and actually worked to build muscle mass? We’ve never actually seen a gorilla that was trying to get as big and as strong as he could.
Show threadangrystegoFeb 28
I don’t know about the physical activity. Gorillas are known for not moving around much. But they lack the muscle size regulation that we have.
Show threadEpheraFeb 28

I was gonna object that it’s a vegan diet, because they’re presumably not gonna do eggs or milk, but apparently not strictly vegetarian either:

Mountain gorillas spend about a quarter of their day eating, mainly plants. Around 85% of their diet is made up of leaves, shoots and stems, but gorillas can also eat larvae, snails, ants, and even roots, barks and rotting wood (a good source of sodium/salt).

www.wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts/gorillas

Top 10 facts about mountain gorillas

Discover 10 facts about the mountain gorilla, the issues they are facing, and what you can do to help.

WWF
Show threadscintillaMar 1
There is basically nothing that isn’t a. opportunistic carnivore. Eating meat is just way more efficient (in terms of nutrition and calorie density) than eating plants.
Show threadArt3misMar 1
I was raised vegetarian and still am but i learned how to hunt and clean game just in case
Show threadMonkderVierteFeb 28
Same here. I do not much for it.
Show threado1011oMar 1
Bro vegan athletes win in the olympics, in strong man, in sprints, in marathons, all over the place. They have to work hard for it, sure, but there’s nothing special about meat protein.
Show threadSpaceNoodleFeb 28
*yoked
Show threadMaybellineFeb 28
I was looking for an egg joke. It’s as egg as the nose on plain’s face.
Show threadsaltnotsugarFeb 28
Also being able to open that one pickle jar without the neighbor kid laughing at me.
Show threadSeefra 1Feb 28
I will never be able to open that one pickle jar without the Xelayan kid laughing at me.
Show threadMouselemmingFeb 28
Bottle opener. Or spoon, even. Just barely lift the edge of the lid to let in a little air.
Show threadMonkderVierteFeb 28
Knive in jar lid side, wiggle until it bubbles.
Show threadantonMar 2
Hold it upside down and strike it with the underside of your fist. It lets air in like the knife method while looking badass.
Show threadSundrayFeb 28
If you don’t train: “I love you, brother but you’re hug game is weak.”
Show threadAll Ice In ChainsFeb 28
Dudes rock
Show threadExLisperFeb 28
Because they want other guys to find them attractive.
Show threadTikiporchFeb 28
Yolked? Maybe that’s part of the joke, but you can’t trust anyone to use words right in a professional setting like webcomics.
Show threadlumpenproletariatMar 1

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yolked

Seems to be the right word?

Urban Dictionary: yolked

Being muscular cut

Urban Dictionary
Show threadTikiporchMar 1
Maybe one is a malapropism of the other? www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Yoked
Urban Dictionary: Yoked

Originally referring to a strong or large trap muscle between the shoulder and neck. Word originates from the "yoke" that is placed around the neck of oxen. Has now developed into a broad term for hugeness and strength.

Urban Dictionary
Show threadAniviaMar 2
I think it’s just engagement bait, and it seems to be working
Show threadcardboardchrisFeb 28
So yolked! I bet he drives a souped-up car!
Show threadtetris11Feb 28

Or that he beats his wife with a whisk.

^too^ ^far?^ ^too^ ^far.^

Show threadeinlanderFeb 28
Return to Monkey.
Show threadFuyuhikoDateFeb 28
For harambre!
Show threadirelephant [he/him]Feb 28
Are they fighting or hugging
Show thread[deleted]Mar 1
Hugging, look at those smiles!
Show threado1011oMar 1
This hurts me. The term is ‘yoked’ as in strong as an ox that can bear a yoke, not ‘yolked’ as in somehow related to egg slime. Hugging gorillas is very wholesome though.
Show threadI Cast FistMar 2
Yolked because of all the albumin
Show threadWhiskyTangoFoxtrotMar 1
Jane Goodall wasn’t jacked.
Show threadLucidlethargyMar 1

That won’t work. That guy is going to get his arms ripped off.

What a fucking idiot.

Show threadMaroonMar 2
There are no known cases of Gorillas attacking humans.
Show threadSpykeeMar 2
Dicks out for Harambe!
Show threadJamesBoeing737MAXMar 2
But humans attacking gorillas and getting their organs ripped out are a different story.
Show threadMathiasTCKMar 2
He’s got a hug!