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Do cockroaches -- those daring, disgusting disease vectors -- have anything at all to offer us? Scientists think so. They compressed American roaches with a hydraulic press, subjecting them to forces equivalent to nearly 900 times their body weight. Don't worry (or do): They survived! How exactly do they do it?

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Cockroach vs. Hydraulic Press: Who Wins? | Deep Look

Description: Do cockroaches -- those daring, disgusting disease vectors -- have anything at all to offer us? Scientists think so. They compressed American roaches with a hydraulic press, subjecting them to forces equivalent to nearly 900 times their body weight. Don't worry (or do): They survived! How exactly do they do it?

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Kevin William Walker

Lovely - can't wait to share this with my friend! (who is currently plagued by them) I can google it, but is there a reason some of them have wings and some of them don't?

Deep Look

The American roaches you see in the video are immature ones. They develop wings later! And thanks for watching and being a patron!!