Super strength doesn’t always have to be quite as showy as the bending of a steel beam or the punching through of a wallOpens in a new tab. Some exploits in immense strength are hiding in plain sight! Say you were a monster hunter tasked with slaying giant monsters with gargantuan swords. How strong would you really have to be to wield a blade larger than you are?
In my latest, special extra episode of Because ScienceOpens in a new tab, I’ve teamed up with Capcom to craft and calculate what it would take to master one of the most fearsome swords in the recently released Monster Hunter: World. Above, see the dreaded Berserker Sword—made from the fangs, talons, scales, and saliva of fan-favorite monster Deviljho—come to life, as I use an incredible prop to estimate the weights involved and forces required in taming the super swords of our most-loved games.
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Monster Hunter: World is currently available on Xbox One and Ps4, as is Deviljho, so get out there and take him down!
