From a Technical scientific standpoint…
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Horror Express
bobbyd7085 — 11 years ago(October 28, 2014 01:17 PM)
How many Lbs of force would it take to twist a padlock until it breaks open like the Creature does in that early scene,just before it gets its First Victim,that Train station attendant.I'm thinking a 500-600 Lb Silverback Gorilla could probably have the actual strength to do that sort of thing,but might not have the intelligence to use its immense strength for that sort of thing,maybe it could though,what do i know,i'm no scientist just pretty good at BroScience. ; )
My generalized estimation would be likely several thousand Lbs of force,upwards of 5000 Lbs of force equalling the strength of 10 relatively strong adult men ?
Depends on the exact type of padlock obviously but i'd guesstimate roughly the strength of 10-20 relatively strong adult men brute strength wise. -
davidmrenton — 10 years ago(July 12, 2015 12:00 AM)
he didn't break the lock, the creature absorbed the memory and knowledge of the thief at the train station, who according to the policeman could pick any lock. The creature used a pin of some form to pick the lock , release himself and bung the Mail room guard in the box.
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scochs-1 — 10 years ago(November 18, 2015 01:21 PM)
davidmrenton, I haven't seen this movie yet; however, when you wrote "bung the Mail room guard in the box" So what's this Alien doing to people?
I thought I heard this was a loose interpretation of the novella "Who Goes There." But it sounds like this Alien has a hunger for dishin' out dong to dudes - not my thing bro.
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omendata — 9 years ago(November 11, 2016 06:25 PM)
Well spotted - its amazing how little attention people pay to movies these days.
Mind you with the quality of BS movies now its no surprise but this movie is a giant in horror circles.
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