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There's a story about some Kenyans outrunning a Cheetah in 6km. It had been killing their livestock, so they decided to go after it. Cheetahs are very fast, bu
by forinti 4mo ago
There's a story about some Kenyans outrunning a Cheetah in 6km. It had been killing their livestock, so they decided to go after it.
Cheetahs are very fast, but humans have way more endurance.
- topkai22 4mo agoI think the term is persistence hunting (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting). There was an intriguing blog post years ago (which sadly I can’t find) about how terrifying a fictional portrayal of persistence hunting would be- grinding down prey through exhaustion, thinking you’ve escaped but being slowly tracked down.
- foobiekr 4mo agoThere's also the story "Go, Go, Go, Said the Bird" by Sonya Dorman in the first Dangerous Visions which is like this, in a way.
- stoneman24 4mo agoThere’s also “the ruum” by Arthur Porges[0]. We got as part of English class in high school, a long time ago. Try not to read the Wikipedia as it might spoil the short story, there’s the pdf available on the web somewhere [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ruum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ruum
- _doctor_love 4mo agoSomehow that reminds of the old B-movie Surviving the Game with Ice-T.
- glenstein 4mo agoWooly Mammoth basically living out the plot of It Follows.
- tptacek 4mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Follows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Follows
- throwawayffffas 4mo agoThe fact that no one in that movie considered placing a treadmill at a strategic point vexed me to no end.
- goodmythical 4mo agoTo what end? Such that you can wait out your days in a secluded bunker posting online trying to convince anyone to believe you as to the reason you've put yourself in the bunker? Because otherwise, 'it' will just back out of your trap and go along to continue to follow, wouldn't it?
- tptacek 4mo agoYou have to admit it would be a very good Treehouse of Horror gag.
- throwawayffffas 4mo agoThat is how wolves hunt. Their system includes switching leads to maintain pressure on the prey while maintaining the packs endurance.
- AngryData 4mo agoBasically The Terminator following you around.
- shagie 4mo ago> Cheetahs are very fast, but humans have way more endurance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_versus_Horse_Marathon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_versus_Horse_Marathon > The Man versus Horse Marathon is an annual race over 21 miles (34 km), where runners compete against riders on horseback through a mix of road, trail and mountainous terrain. The race, which is a shorter distance than an official marathon road race, takes place in the Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells every June. > ... > The event started in 1980, when local landlord Gordon Green overheard a discussion between two men in his pub, the Neuadd Arms. One man suggested that over a significant distance across country, man was equal to any horse. Green decided that the challenge should be tested in full public view, and organised the first event. While the horses had a string of wins from 2008 to 2019, 2022 to 2025 had three wins for humans and one win for a horse. The next race event: https://www.green-events.co.uk/man-v-horse https://www.green-events.co.uk/man-v-horse
- aqfamnzc 4mo agoWow, seems surprisingly balanced. I would guess that if it was 50% longer distance than humans would win reliably, and 50% shorter would allow the horses to win?
- notahacker 4mo agoThink it's more to do with hilly, wooded courses unfavourable to horses and a requirement that the horse's heart rate remain below a certain threshold when inspected by a vet in the middle and end of a course, whereas the leading humans are maxing out their efforts I don't think the Mongol cavalry would lose races to humans over any distance of steppe