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> Then again, I've read that 4% of Americans believe they could win a fight with a Grizzly bear. I bet I could. Maybe on a good day. Not, like, 9 times out o

> Then again, I've read that 4% of Americans believe they could win a fight with a Grizzly bear. I bet I could. Maybe on a good day. Not, like, 9 times out of 10, but maybe 1 or 2. Sure, he outranks me in muscles and claws, but I can out-think him, and really, isn't our brain our most powerful muscle? Much like how the powerful and crafty coyote is more than capable of catching a roadrunner, even though the bird is ostensibly faster.

JenrHywy 4y ago
There's an interview with John Danaher talking about if his student, and widely considered the best grappler of all time, Gordan Ryan, could compete with a grizzly or even a chimp. It's a fun listen.
- ethbr0 4y ago
  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W58iM69waLo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W58iM69waLo
kill_nate_kill 4y ago
Wile E. Coyote's main strength was his DoD-like blank cheque spending ability at the defense contractor Acme Corp. His access to advanced technology was the super power that ultimately leads to his downfall.
- ARandomerDude 4y ago
  > His access to advanced technology was the super power that ultimately leads to his downfall. That, and a crafty bird. So if the bear has a roadrunner the parent commenter's odds of winning are greatly reduced.
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gear54rus 4y ago
Can't tell if you're serious haha
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JohnFen 4y ago
> but I can out-think him Are you sure? Bears (at least, black and grizzly bears) are really smart. Like, scary smart.
- tomcatfish 4y ago
  I bet you can I get a better SAT score than any "Ursus arctos horribilis" that you can field ;)
  - JohnFen 4y ago
    True, but that sort of smarts won't help me fight the bear. Bears plan ahead. They learn from past experiences. If you "play dead", they'll rough you up to make sure you're not a threat, then leave you be -- but they'll watch you for a while to see if you were faking it and get up. My favorite "smart bear" story is an area where bears have learned how to get into bear canisters people use to protect their food from bears. They'll sneak into your camp, roll the canister to a cliff, and push it off to crack it open on the rocks below. And they teach other bears how to do this. A ranger once told me that the real difficulty in making bear-proof garbage receptacles is that the smarter bears are more intelligent than the dumber humans.
- charcircuit 4y ago
  But can it outsmart a bullet?
- knodi123 4y ago
  It's like the old joke, a guy is walking through the park and he sees an old man playing chess with a dog. He says "Wow, that must be the smartest dog in the world!" The old man says "He's not that smart, I almost always win."
bigape911 4y ago
id like to see video of this event please
ethbr0 4y ago
They're big. Like, REALLY big. Think of a 7'+ man who weighs 500+ lbs, carries around knives, and looks at you half-interestedly... like he's flipping a coin in his head to decide whether or not to eat you. That's a lot of presence to ignore when there's only open field between the two of you.
raxxorraxor 4y ago
That brain better developed a gun and told you come prepared to a fight with a Grizzly. Mine tells me that I suck at shooting so I better bring a couple of hand grenades as well. It also tells me that I suck at throwing so I should better stay in my basement in the first place and if there is no way around it I better just burn down the whole forest to be safe.
grecy 4y ago
I lived in the Yukon for four years, been all over Alaska hunting, hiking fishing. I’ve Been stalked by a big grizzly a couple of times, almost rode into a big female who the started frothing at the mouth, stamping her feet and snarling while 10 feet away. I assure you, there is no fight. Even a modest grizzly will take the door off a cabin in one swipe without slowing down. The bear will annihilate you in a second or two. Of course a gun changes the equation, Though plenty of people have shot grizzlies many times and still been killed. I believe the outcomes are statistically worse for those with a gun

JenrHywy 4y ago

There's an interview with John Danaher talking about if his student, and widely considered the best grappler of all time, Gordan Ryan, could compete with a grizzly or even a chimp. It's a fun listen.

ethbr0 4y ago
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W58iM69waLo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W58iM69waLo

kill_nate_kill 4y ago

Wile E. Coyote's main strength was his DoD-like blank cheque spending ability at the defense contractor Acme Corp. His access to advanced technology was the super power that ultimately leads to his downfall.

ARandomerDude 4y ago
> His access to advanced technology was the super power that ultimately leads to his downfall. That, and a crafty bird. So if the bear has a roadrunner the parent commenter's odds of winning are greatly reduced.

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gear54rus 4y ago

Can't tell if you're serious haha

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JohnFen 4y ago

> but I can out-think him Are you sure? Bears (at least, black and grizzly bears) are really smart. Like, scary smart.

tomcatfish 4y ago
I bet you can I get a better SAT score than any "Ursus arctos horribilis" that you can field ;)
- JohnFen 4y ago
  True, but that sort of smarts won't help me fight the bear. Bears plan ahead. They learn from past experiences. If you "play dead", they'll rough you up to make sure you're not a threat, then leave you be -- but they'll watch you for a while to see if you were faking it and get up. My favorite "smart bear" story is an area where bears have learned how to get into bear canisters people use to protect their food from bears. They'll sneak into your camp, roll the canister to a cliff, and push it off to crack it open on the rocks below. And they teach other bears how to do this. A ranger once told me that the real difficulty in making bear-proof garbage receptacles is that the smarter bears are more intelligent than the dumber humans.
charcircuit 4y ago
But can it outsmart a bullet?
knodi123 4y ago
It's like the old joke, a guy is walking through the park and he sees an old man playing chess with a dog. He says "Wow, that must be the smartest dog in the world!" The old man says "He's not that smart, I almost always win."

bigape911 4y ago

id like to see video of this event please

ethbr0 4y ago

They're big. Like, REALLY big. Think of a 7'+ man who weighs 500+ lbs, carries around knives, and looks at you half-interestedly... like he's flipping a coin in his head to decide whether or not to eat you. That's a lot of presence to ignore when there's only open field between the two of you.

raxxorraxor 4y ago

That brain better developed a gun and told you come prepared to a fight with a Grizzly. Mine tells me that I suck at shooting so I better bring a couple of hand grenades as well. It also tells me that I suck at throwing so I should better stay in my basement in the first place and if there is no way around it I better just burn down the whole forest to be safe.

grecy 4y ago

I lived in the Yukon for four years, been all over Alaska hunting, hiking fishing. I’ve Been stalked by a big grizzly a couple of times, almost rode into a big female who the started frothing at the mouth, stamping her feet and snarling while 10 feet away. I assure you, there is no fight. Even a modest grizzly will take the door off a cabin in one swipe without slowing down. The bear will annihilate you in a second or two. Of course a gun changes the equation, Though plenty of people have shot grizzlies many times and still been killed. I believe the outcomes are statistically worse for those with a gun