Poll doesn't this scene debunk moon level ring strength for mcu thor? (46 votes)
We are going to need to make some estimates, but we can use the same wave equation to look at Thor's massive chain. Let's start off with the wave speed. Again, using video analysis I can plot the motion of one of the waves on the chain. I'm going to need some type of distance scale, so I'll just set the height of Thor at 1.9 meters, which is the height of the real human named Chris Hemsworth who plays him. With that, I get the following plot:
I'm going to guess that, if you remove the holes, the chain has an equivalent diameter of 15 centimeters. If the chain is made of steel, it could have a volume density of about 8,000 kilograms per cubic meter. With these values, the chain would have a linear mass density of 141 kilograms per meter. In order to get the wave speed in the video, Thor would need to pull with a force of 2,940 newtons, or 658 pounds. That doesn't seem so bad—at least not for the God of Thunder.
Clearly thor exerted himself and strained his muscles
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