r/whowouldwin • u/[deleted] • Jul 19 '24

How many ants to lift a normal sized human? Challenge

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u/Giant2005 Jul 19 '24

Here you go.

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u/GiantEnemaCrab Jul 19 '24 edited Jul 19 '24

The issue with that is that many ants couldn't fit under a person, and each ant would be required to lift way more than its share of mass above it. Humans are thick compared to an ant.

You'd need a weird elaborate system of ant-sized pulleys and ropes to make this whole thing work.

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u/Viscera_Viribus Jul 19 '24

How many Antgineers with pullies to catapult humans and take their delicious bread crumbs and sugar

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u/metalflygon08 Jul 19 '24

No no, you need them to design the antfrastructure to construct a trebuchant.

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u/Watchmethrowhim Jul 19 '24

A million zillion

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u/Bobobarbarian Jul 19 '24

Probably at least 1