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[hobglobin]

and check this site:

wikipedia seems to be a unlimited resource  

[casandra]

hobglobin, on 20 May 2011 - 12:30 PM, said:

and check this site:

wikipedia seems to be a unlimited resource  

which could be easily double-checked anyhow.....and we shouldn't forget the unreported stats bec in the case of the polar bears, if the attacks occur in far-off aboriginal communities, we will probably not hear a lot about them ...

[Lapsang]

BigshotHeavyhitter, on 09 May 2011 - 06:49 PM, said:

I am not a scientist. I am a writer.  I hope this forum can help me identify some animals that would "win" in a "fight" with an unarmed male human being of average height and weight a certain percentage of the time.  As follows:

Please list animals that would "win" approximately 1 out of 10 times they "fought" an unarmed human being.

More detail:  The male human being is physically and mentally "average," not "super-strong" or "super-smart," but also not "super-weak" or "super-dumb."  He can use elements in the environment to "win."  However, imagine the fight takes place in nature, say, a desert environment where any elements in the environment are not going to give the human a huge advantage.  The human might find sticks and rocks, but not much more.  

While this is possibly the least scientific question posted here, it is serious and would be a big help for me on my current project.

Thanks!

It's not as easy as you're all making out, as nobody seems to have noticed the 1/10 success rate the animal needs. All of the animals listed would probably win 10/10 times.

Tut tut, shame on you scientists.

Edited by Lapsang, 27 May 2011 - 05:49 AM.

[casandra]

Lapsang, on 27 May 2011 - 05:46 AM, said:

BigshotHeavyhitter, on 09 May 2011 - 06:49 PM, said:

I am not a scientist. I am a writer.  I hope this forum can help me identify some animals that would "win" in a "fight" with an unarmed male human being of average height and weight a certain percentage of the time.  As follows:

Please list animals that would "win" approximately 1 out of 10 times they "fought" an unarmed human being.

More detail:  The male human being is physically and mentally "average," not "super-strong" or "super-smart," but also not "super-weak" or "super-dumb."  He can use elements in the environment to "win."  However, imagine the fight takes place in nature, say, a desert environment where any elements in the environment are not going to give the human a huge advantage.  The human might find sticks and rocks, but not much more.  

While this is possibly the least scientific question posted here, it is serious and would be a big help for me on my current project.

Thanks!

It's not as easy as you're all making out, as nobody seems to have noticed the 1/10 success rate the animal needs. All of the animals listed would probably win 10/10 times.

Tut tut, shame on you scientists.

ppfftt...that's just a matter of semantics- the OP just phrased it wrongly...besides, who can calculate this 10% success rate unless you put the animal and the human in a boxing ring and let them fight it out for a specific number of rounds? And what would be your educated guess, Lapsang?

[hobglobin]

casandra, on 27 May 2011 - 06:04 AM, said:

Lapsang, on 27 May 2011 - 05:46 AM, said:

BigshotHeavyhitter, on 09 May 2011 - 06:49 PM, said:

I am not a scientist. I am a writer.  I hope this forum can help me identify some animals that would "win" in a "fight" with an unarmed male human being of average height and weight a certain percentage of the time.  As follows:

Please list animals that would "win" approximately 1 out of 10 times they "fought" an unarmed human being.

More detail:  The male human being is physically and mentally "average," not "super-strong" or "super-smart," but also not "super-weak" or "super-dumb."  He can use elements in the environment to "win."  However, imagine the fight takes place in nature, say, a desert environment where any elements in the environment are not going to give the human a huge advantage.  The human might find sticks and rocks, but not much more.  

While this is possibly the least scientific question posted here, it is serious and would be a big help for me on my current project.

Thanks!

It's not as easy as you're all making out, as nobody seems to have noticed the 1/10 success rate the animal needs. All of the animals listed would probably win 10/10 times.

Tut tut, shame on you scientists.

ppfftt...that's just a matter of semantics- the OP just phrased it wrongly...besides, who can calculate this 10% success rate unless you put the animal and the human in a boxing ring and let them fight it out for a specific number of rounds? And what would be your educated guess, Lapsang?

and Mr Lapsang should read my first reply post on the page before...anyway, during a long discussion topics change sometimes...and only nitpickers complain about that.