ummmmmmm..... ever heard of Jordan Hasay?
She is tiny and she could strangle a man with her long hair
ummmmmmm..... ever heard of Jordan Hasay?
She is tiny and she could strangle a man with her long hair
R2D3 wrote:
Are we talking animals or mammals?
Do they have to be land based?
Are they in a confined space with the human?
What is the animal's motivation to fight?
Most animals would probably defer to a human being, even bears and pit-bulls.
Other questions
Is there any recorded case, ever, of a wolverine ever killing or seriously injuring a full-grown human?
How does a cat accidentally smothering a baby count as a fight?
The fight is on land, but any kind of animal may participate.
The fight occurs in an enclosed room.
The man is athletic and in good fighting shape, but not some kind of superman.
It is a fight to the death. The motivation is that they will be beaten to death if they do not fight.
Also, the man is clothed and wearing shoes, but no weapons.
genuine random a hole wrote:
Gus Levy wrote:No rule change needed,
1. Those are infections, already disqualified.
2. Freak occurrences aren't a fight.
Do either the animal or the human use the element of surprise or sneak attack. Are both parties aware of the contest and when it begins and ends?
Both parties are released into an enclosed room. No surprise attacks, although if the animal is too dumb to realize it is a fight, the human may get the first kick in. However, this is unlikely to be the case with any of our major contenters, which are almost by necessity known for extreme ferocity.
Gus Levy wrote:
It is a fight to the death. The motivation is that they will be beaten to death if they do not fight.
What sort of animal whisperer would be needed to communicate that to the animals?
Also, saying a man will be clothed and shod is a pretty broad spectrum of possibilities.
Both should be naked.
Gus Levy wrote:
Also, the man is clothed and wearing shoes, but no weapons.
This makes it an unfair fight. Why should the man get to wear shoes? Shoes are essentially a weapon, so the human would win. Now, give him a pair of Vibram 5 fingers and that advantage is gone, except that the animal will die laughing...
SMJO wrote:
Gus Levy wrote:It is a fight to the death. The motivation is that they will be beaten to death if they do not fight.
What sort of animal whisperer would be needed to communicate that to the animals?
Also, saying a man will be clothed and shod is a pretty broad spectrum of possibilities.
Both should be naked.
Not naked. I want to watch this and I don't want to see the man's dingle dangling
nolo contendere wrote:
This makes it an unfair fight. Why should the man get to wear shoes? Shoes are essentially a weapon, so the human would win. Now, give him a pair of Vibram 5 fingers and that advantage is gone, except that the animal will die laughing...
And the man will die of shin-splints
Gus Levy wrote:
Bad Wigins wrote:A guinea worm can cause an infection when it emerges from under a man's skin, and the infection can kill him. The worm doesn't carry the infection. So can the smaller botfly larva.
A tapeworm can sometimes migrate into a man's brain and kill him.
Declare me the leader or smugly change the rules again, your call.
No rule change needed,
1. Those are infections, already disqualified.
2. Freak occurrences aren't a fight.
you said "disease-carrying," not "infection." You didn't define "fight" either, and death by guinea worm is no freak occurrence.
Rule change it is. I win.
/thread.
SMJO wrote:
Gus Levy wrote:It is a fight to the death. The motivation is that they will be beaten to death if they do not fight.
What sort of animal whisperer would be needed to communicate that to the animals?
Also, saying a man will be clothed and shod is a pretty broad spectrum of possibilities.
Both should be naked.
The animal will figure it out once the man starts kicking it, unless it is the type that will attack first. The attitude of the aninimal is clearly a factor. You may get the first kick in on a swan or fox, but a wolverine or honey badger will be ready for you.
A drone!
WhiskeyWednesday wrote:
We want to see an epic fight to the death not some worm burrowing itself under someone's skin.
A single guinea worm grows to a meter long inside the human body, then breaks through the skin to release its larva causing agonizing pain. It slowly slithers out over the next several months. It can't be pulled out because it will break and rot inside the body. Antibiotics can't be applied to the wound because it will die and rot inside the body. The worm must be carefully wound around a stick until it emerges completely.
That's a helluva fight.
Bad Wigins wrote:
WhiskeyWednesday wrote:We want to see an epic fight to the death not some worm burrowing itself under someone's skin.
A single guinea worm grows to a meter long inside the human body, then breaks through the skin to release its larva causing agonizing pain. It slowly slithers out over the next several months. It can't be pulled out because it will break and rot inside the body. Antibiotics can't be applied to the wound because it will die and rot inside the body. The worm must be carefully wound around a stick until it emerges completely.
That's a helluva fight.
But by then it's not a small animal.
Bad Wigins wrote:
Gus Levy wrote:No rule change needed,
1. Those are infections, already disqualified.
2. Freak occurrences aren't a fight.
you said "disease-carrying," not "infection." You didn't define "fight" either, and death by guinea worm is no freak occurrence.
Rule change it is. I win.
/thread.
If you want to declare yourself the winner through finding loopholes in the exact phrasing of the question, go ahead.
If not, come up with some 15 lb animal that can beat a man in a fight.
Most encounters between a human and a guinea worm or tapeworm don't result in death. If the subsequent bacterial infection kills the man, then a large group of tiny "animals" killed him, and the question refers to a single animal. Your other examples are freak occurences, not likely outcomes of a fight. If you trip over a mouse and hit your head and die, it doesn't follow that a mouse beats a man in a fight.
As for your worms and other parasites, the fight would still begin like any other, in which case the human could just avoid the parasite, or simply step on it or crush it.
I honestly think that the best answer so far is some type of bird. Eagles are cooler, but a goose is pretty dangerous too. I think the eagle is quick enough to land a hit on your head before you can do anything about it.
Mr. Obvious wrote:
Captain Super Duper Obvious wrote:Much more deadly?
Dead is dead.
Prions result in death 100% of the time. Viruses in only a very tiny minority of the time.
Neither are living things, let alone what would we would typically classify as an animal.
reed wrote:
As for your worms and other parasites, the fight would still begin like any other, in which case the human could just avoid the parasite, or simply step on it or crush it.
I honestly think that the best answer so far is some type of bird. Eagles are cooler, but a goose is pretty dangerous too. I think the eagle is quick enough to land a hit on your head before you can do anything about it.
I'd agree with this, except that he stipulated it is in an enclosed room. I'm not sure that gives the Eagle the maneuverability and ability to dive for speed that it would need.
Gus Levy wrote:
I was thinking wolverine but they can weigh 50lbs, which seems too heavy.
Any better ideas?
There is tremendous variation among adult men; an adult man can be anything from a 55yo 130 pound office worker with to a 25 yo 300 pound athlete. The obvious choice for me is an animal who has already proven they can take down a man and this is a cat. 100 pound cougars routinely kill animals more than 3Xs their size and have killed grown men as well.
Honeybadger
This monkey: