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***Worlds Hardest Creatre: Fourth place play off***

Hardest beast?

  • Total voters
    65
  • Poll closed .


Garry Nelson's Left Foot

Garry Nelson's Left Foot

Well-known member
Jul 7, 2003
13,112
tokyo
NSC, we have a tie for the final spot in the knockout rounds. So, we're going head to head. 24 hours, one vote each. Who is harder and deserves a place in the next round. This is a real contrast in hardness. The second largest beast in the competition against the smallest.

The Combatants:

Tardigrade

jmm-tardigrade1.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardigrade

VS


African Elephant

elephant.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_elephant
 














Cheshire Cat

Cheshire Cat

The most curious thing..
Nov 4, 2006
11,431
Sitting on a bough of a tree a few yards off...
Don't recall seeing mantis shrimp anywhere this year. Have I missed it?
 




The Brighton Bear

The Brighton Bear

Come on Kylie, get a grip
May 3, 2010
13,948
Rottingdean
It's obvious why the tardigrade is the HARDEST animal:

Fossils of tardigrades have been dated to the Cambrian period over 500 million years ago.

They have eight legs, with ferocious claws resembling those of great bears. Their mouth is also a serious weapon, with dagger-like teeth that can spear prey.

In 2007, thousands of tardigrades were attached to a satellite and blasted into space. After the satellite had returned to Earth, scientists examined them and found that many of them had survived. Some of the females had even laid eggs in space, and the newly-hatched young were healthy.

They can withstand huge amounts of radiation, being heated to 150°C, and being frozen almost to absolute zero.

In 1964, scientists exposed tardigrades to lethal doses of X-rays and found that they could survive. Later experiments showed they can also cope with excessive amounts of alpha, gamma and ultraviolet radiation.

So how can an elephant compare to this BEAST???

#TeamTardigrade
 






dazzer6666

dazzer6666

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Mar 27, 2013
52,364
Burgess Hill
The Brighton Bear said:
It's obvious why the tardigrade is the HARDEST animal:

Fossils of tardigrades have been dated to the Cambrian period over 500 million years ago.

They have eight legs, with ferocious claws resembling those of great bears. Their mouth is also a serious weapon, with dagger-like teeth that can spear prey.

In 2007, thousands of tardigrades were attached to a satellite and blasted into space. After the satellite had returned to Earth, scientists examined them and found that many of them had survived. Some of the females had even laid eggs in space, and the newly-hatched young were healthy.

They can withstand huge amounts of radiation, being heated to 150°C, and being frozen almost to absolute zero.

In 1964, scientists exposed tardigrades to lethal doses of X-rays and found that they could survive. Later experiments showed they can also cope with excessive amounts of alpha, gamma and ultraviolet radiation.

So how can an elephant compare to this BEAST???

#TeamTardigrade
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This. I nominated this mighty creature last year. Hard as particularly hard nails. #TeamTardigrade
 


Dick Head

Dick Head

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Jan 3, 2010
13,632
Quaxxann
Withdean11 said:
If the Tardigrade was the same size as the Elephant, this play off would not be needed.

Enough said. #TeamTardigrade
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What if the elephant was the same size as the tardigrade?

 
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