100 men vs 1 silverback gorilla

[Mr. Hand]

Encircling wouldn't work. The silverback would only need to get by two men in order to run away. Oh, and the can climb trees.

I beg to differ. Intimidation is a powerful weapon.

100 men can be intimidating as hell.

 

[CL82]

I will abide by no rule that was changed after replies had begun.

It was already in play. You'll note above that people said that once the gorilla mauled 10 guys, the rest of the hundred would run away and the gorilla would win.

 

[temery]

It was already in play. You'll note above that people said that once the gorilla mauled 10 guys, the rest of the hundred would run away and the gorilla would win.

Nope. Read the original most.

"Who would win in a fight to the death?"


That is it.

 

[CL82]

Nope. Read the original most.

"Who would win in a fight to the death?"


That is it.

OK, that's fair, but then we have to throw out every post that suggests the men will run away and we have to throw away the added criteria that the men are naked and that they have to fight barehanded and can't pick up wood and sharpen them into spears.

 

[Chin Diesel]

People are way overestimating the stamina of a gorilla in extended combat.

 

[CL82]

People are way overestimating the stamina of a gorilla in extended combat.

Stamina was one of the defining characteristics of early human hunters. They would run down faster prey eventually exhausting it.

 

[Mr. Hand]

Stamina was one of the defining characteristics of early human hunters. They would run down faster prey eventually exhausting it.

It may be the reason bipedal locomotion evolved - efficient energy usage over very long distances. Humans perfected a new form of predation: exhaustion hunting.

 

[temery]

It may be the reason bipedal locomotion evolved - efficient energy usage over very long distances. Humans perfected a new form of predation: exhaustion hunting.

if the men are picked randomly from a phonebook, you're not gonna find too many who are in good shape. It'll be a bunch of fat bastards.

 

[Mr. Hand]

if the men are picked randomly from a phonebook, you're not gonna find too many who are in good shape. It'll be a bunch of fat bastards.

:::looks at Tom:::

Yeah, that's true.

 

[ahmed69]

15 men can push and move a large vehicle like a city bus

 

[WhereistheDove?]

15 men can push and move a large vehicle like a city bus

A city bus doesn’t have quite the same fight in it as a gorilla.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

15 men can push and move a large vehicle like a city bus

True, but that bus isn't fighting back.

My interpretation is that the men will need to find a way to kill the silverback with their bare hands. I'm not sure how that happens (addressed it in an earlier post) even if they push the gorilla to the point of complete exhaustion

 

[dennismenace]

I hate to be this guy but I can't help it. Its a huge misconception that fast twitch fibers help you perform movements faster, that isn't the case. A better term for fast twitch vs slow twitch would be fast fatigue vs slow fatigue. Slow twitch fibers are like your postural muscles that are always working to keep you upright.

So fast twitch are for say jumping but not necessarily faster jumping. Jumping higher can be developed but not necessarily jumping "quicker" Correct??

 

[dennismenace]

True, but that bus isn't fighting back.

My interpretation is that the men will need to find a way to kill the silverback with their bare hands. I'm not sure how that happens (addressed it in an earlier post) even if they push the gorilla to the point of complete exhaustion

Start by poking his eyes out. Some fatalities on this Banzi charge of course. Then kick him in the groin. More fatalities for sure. I get the feeling that these salvos might just enrage him to kill a thousand men but I sure wouldn't want to be in the waiting line.

 

[Chin Diesel]

if the men are picked randomly from the Boneyard you're not gonna find too many who are in good shape. It'll be a bunch of fat bastards.

100% .

 

[Chin Diesel]

Stamina was one of the defining characteristics of early human hunters. They would run down faster prey eventually exhausting it.

It may be the reason bipedal locomotion evolved - efficient energy usage over very long distances. Humans perfected a new form of predation: exhaustion hunting.

Pack hunting is a characteristic of smaller animals exhausting larger prey. Hyenas and wolves.

 

[CL82]

if the men are picked randomly from a phonebook, you're not gonna find too many who are in good shape. It'll be a bunch of fat bastards.

But that fat will help insulate them from mortal damage. Just another reason to lay off the salads Tom.

 

[CL82]

Pack hunting is a characteristic of smaller animals exhausting larger prey. Hyenas and wolves.

And larger predators like lions. But running down game, our group is a defining characteristic of early humans. Pack hunting requires communication and coordination and a high protein content is thought to be one of the prerequisites for the development of the human brain. Fur is probably a hindrance if you're trying to keep cool running across the Savannah.

A lot of the things that made us who we are probably can be traced back to the need and ability to run rundown game.

 

[CL82]

A city bus doesn’t have quite the same fight in it as a gorilla.

"Buses don't hit back"

 

[dennismenace]

If it was Cam one on one versus a silverback I'm not saying he'd win, but I wouldn't bet against him. And I'm about 90% confident that, no matter what the outcome, Cam would have talked a whole lot of sh.i.t to the gorilla either one of them came out on top.

Especially if Cam could bring a "game over"
electric sign with him to point at while he talks trash. The silverback might be totally psyched out.

 

[Deepster]

If you picked 100 men from the Boneyard, they'd stand there talking about the best UConn starting five of all time and the gorilla would kill himself.

 

[CL82]

Especially if Cam could bring a "game over"
electric sign with him to point at while he talks trash. The silverback might be totally psyched out.

Or he might pick up the sign and beat Cam to death with it, either one.

 

[Deepster]

I love the "just poke his eyes out" angle. Like the first dude is going to walk up like Moe from the Three Stooges and doink him in the eyes and it's game over.

Realistically, the first 10 or 20 that tried to bum rush the gorilla and do that would be torn to shreds. And then you assume the blind gorilla just rolls over when, he's more likely to go in full survival mode, get even more juiced up with adrenaline and massacre anything it gets it paws on. Sure. It may end up being successful, but there's going to be a huge clean up on Aisle 8 when it's over.

 

[CL82]

If you picked 100 men from the Boneyard, they'd stand there talking about the best UConn starting five of all time and the gorilla would kill himself.

'Yarders for the win.

 

[80shusky]

I'm team gorilla on this one. You have to think through the psychological effects of watching like 30 dudes get their arms ripped off beaten to death with their own limbs. I think most of the 100 doesn't finish the fight.

 

[superjohn]

All 5 would get shredded. Quickly.

Shredded with what?

 

[superjohn]

People are way overestimating the stamina of a gorilla in extended combat.

Gorillas are more overrated than the Kansas basketball team last season. This would've been a better debate if it was vs far fewer men or vs a predatory animal instead of a gorilla.

 

[Deepster]

The average orangutan is 5 ft tall and 110-200 lbs so half the weight of a gorilla and nowhere near the muscular structure. It's behind a cage, not even trying and this guy can't get away.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Shredded with what?

Shredded as in destroyed. Don’t think he means in the sharp or cutting way.

 

[TerryBoyz]

Why attack the gorilla at all?

With 100 men, you could encircle the gorilla using sheer numbers, noise, and chaos without ever directly confronting it, keeping it confused, worn out, and tired.

Small bands of neolithic hunters used to take down mammoths with nothing more than spears and their own testicular fortitude.

This tactic, plus the frequent use of the high hedge would guarantee a victory