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268) Flashback to 2008 IX

Sameth

on March 13, 2008

See, that's the problem with young dragons: you get bitten by one of them and they break your skin, unlike human babies. I mean, I guess that's obvious, but it's not only because Erin has sharp teeth, but because the bite force on the jaw of a dragon is not even 1/4th that of a crocodile. While that may not seem impressive, let's compare: A crocodile has two tons biting force. The strongest human biting pressure is about 260 pounds (and that's not even an average). So that puts a dragon at 1000 pounds behind their bite. Erin (being only a wee little girl) probably has a biting pressure of about 500 or so. Combine that with sharp teeth and it can be really bad.

Thus the sign.