This does not need to turn into a huge debate, but that last thread had me doubting some things and had me thinking a little more.

Would 50 pounds per square inch be the same as 100 pounds per two square inches and 200 pounds per four square inches? It would make sense that it would but the difference between PSI, force, and pressure mentioned before had me thinking this all sounds too much like pressure. Thanks

The recent giant snake special mentioned the anaconda was exherting 90 pounds per square inch on the live duck. The total snake (or surface they were measuring) was then exherting 9000 pounds "of pressure" on this duck. You would think the things head would pop right off or it would just explode. I have heard lots of bones cracking from constrictors prey before but 9000 lbs seems like quite a bit.

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