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Americans Think They Could Fight These Animals Unarmed — And Win

Americans Think They Could Fight These Animals Unarmed — And Win
Shoutout to the roughly 20 percent of US adults who don't think they could take on a rat.
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Most of us probably back ourselves to take on a rodent or other small creature in a fight and survive — if the situation calls for it, of course. There are some individuals, however, who reckon they could go face-to-face with beasts like grizzly bears or elephants in unarmed combat and emerge victorious.

Using the results of a YouGov US survey, Reddit user Jaded_Warrior123 visualized the percentage of Americans that think they could win a bare-handed fight against a variety of animals.

More than 70 percent of US adults are confident in their ability to beat a rat in a fight, and 69 percent think they could tackle a house cat.

At the other end of the scale, though, a concerning eight percent of Americans say they could defeat a gorilla, an elephant or a lion with their bare hands. An even more staggering six percent of those surveyed fancy their chances against a grizzly bear. Pure delusion.


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Via u/Jaded_Warrior123.

[Image credit: Graham Holtshausen]

Comments

  1. Emerson Valley 4 weeks ago

    The key is to just punch them in the nose right? They never expect that. Use your brain. ;-)

  2. Scott Raschke 4 weeks ago

    Darwinism at its best.

  3. Peter Trevena 4 weeks ago

    Kangaroo would rip you to pieces. Australian animals would win👍

    1. John L 4 weeks ago

      Did see a guy fist fight a roo, that was trying to kill his dog. But I don't think it was so much as the guy won the fight as the roo, thought he was ruining his dog-tipping fun and went on with his day.


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