• lobut@lemmy.ca
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      23 days ago

      I remember somewhere they were saying you should remove your clothes (slowly piece by piece) with a polar bear. The bear will get distracted and start sniffing your clothes.

      I think it was a QI episode and then David Mitchell said something like that Polar Bear being happier in the fact that the human would be better to eat this time because it didn’t have a wrapper.

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        23 days ago

        I think removing your clothes is just so the bear doesn’t choke to death on your Nikes.

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        23 days ago

        This works because polar bears are super horny. Its desire to rend you limb from limb will be replaced by overwhelming lust. Of course then you’ve got a completely different issue to deal with, but at least you might not die.

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      23 days ago

      Bear is white, say good night, and tuck it in and tell it a story. Once the bear has fallen asleep snuggle up to it, so it has a fresh morning snack.

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      Black bears are pretty skittish, so usually acting big & loud is enough to make them jog away, but I’m not sure someone could take them in a fight if the black bear was cornered.

      Speaking of which, bears are extremely protective of their cubs, so if you ever see any cubs, running away from them at full speed is probably the best choice.

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    180 seconds (3 minutes) is a hilarious overestimation of any fighter’s ability. Unless you’re counting the time it takes to bleed out.

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    Fighting bears isn’t that common of an encounter. I’d be more worried about deer and coyotes or even a single cougar than the off chance of encountering a bear. They will definitely fuck you up but it’s not like they are starting their day to be like “Imma go murder a human” in the same way other urban-adjacent animals are—I think they just wanna get that sweet sweet pick-a-nic basket.

    dies from turkey assault

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    Polar bears are very curious animals, so if you back away while slowly undressing they will stop to inspect each piece of clothing, giving you time to get away.

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      They are also one of the few, next to tigers, land predators that actually have a taste for human blood. The nature of a polar bear thinks it can eat it then it will certainly try. You also absolutely cannot out run them.

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    20 days ago

    “I can take 'im. I got my AR-15. Hold my beer…”

    “I don’t know about this, Tommy…”

    Don’t puss out on me no…"

    Crunch. Snap. Scream.

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    23 days ago

    Motorcycle helmets are purposefully not-hard. Odd comparison.

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    The bear in the mural does not look tall enough to look in a second story window. Is that a young one?

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      If you see a bear off trail, that’s normal.

      If you see a man off trail, you are being followed.

      How hard is it to understand?

      It’s not about which one women would rather fight, is about which one they would rather encounter when they expect to be alone.

      Also, the worst bears can do is maul you to death on the spot. The worst men can do is rape, torture, and maim you for weeks before killing you.