Iconoclast comments on A Surprising Number of Americans and Britons Believe They Could Beat a Lion, Grizzly Bear, Elephant, or Chimpanzee in an Unarmed Fight.

[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I'm far more surprised by the number of people thinking they couldn't win a fight against a rat, house cat, goose, medium sized dog or an eagle. I highly doubt anyone genuinely thinks they'd die if they got attacked by a rat which just leads me to believe that a significant number of people polled here did not understand the assignment.

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[–] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

Depends on your definition of "win the fight". Do we fight to the death or until someone retreats? Does it count as a win if I die after the fight? If not, does any nonlethal level of injury constitute a loss? There's room for interpretation here.

(Also, I have no real idea of how much damage a determined eagle could do to me and I'm in no hurry to find out.)

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago

Not much. While it could certainly hurt you, the second you grab it, it's over. These things weigh a few kilos at best. You just grab it by its feet and bang it against a rock.

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[–] celeste@kbin.earth 4 points 3 months ago

A lot of people have rat phobias, maybe? Or it doesn't feel like a "fight" when you can throw the creature into a wall? I could win an unarmed fight against a beetle, but it feels weird to describe it that way.

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