Super Mario 64 brought everyone's favorite plumber into the 3rd dimension, and with him, his long time nemesis, Bowser. In their first 3D boss battle, Mario must grab Bowser by his tail, spin him around, and throw him towards a series of bombs in order to defeat his spiky foe. However, just what would it take for the pint sized Mario to physically lift and throw the colossal Bowser? Kyle takes a trip to the Mushroom Kingdom to get to the bottom of it in this week's Because Science!
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Learn more:
ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator_snapping_turtle
LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leatherback_sea_turtle#Anatomy_and_physiology
ARCHELON: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archelon
THE MAXIMUM MUSCULAR EFFORT OF THE HORSE: https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1113/jphysiol.1896.sp000591
HUMAN ARM TENSILE STRENGTH: http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/teach_res/db/d0004b.htm
THE EXECUTION OF FRANCOIS RAVAILLAC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Ravaillac#Trial_and_execution
DRAWING AND QUARTERING: https://www.britannica.com/topic/drawing-and-quartering
HEAVY HORSE RECORDS: http://www.whhs.org.uk/index.php/resources/36-information/90-heavy-horse-world-records
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