Zone1 100 men versus one Gorilla

[justoffal]

There's no doubt that the 100 men would prevail but the real question is how many of them would die? We're assuming this is mano y mano.... And that the humans are not using anything unfair like hammers or baseball bats.

One thing that most people don't realize about gorillas is that besides being enormously powerful they can also bite like a crocodile.
Lol.

Having seen a full grown male silverback literally put two hands on opposite sides of a pretty stocky banana tree and power it in half simply with his hands is enough to convince me that there would be 30 or 40 deaths in the group of 100 foolish men who tried this stunt with some of those deaths being excruciatingly painful. Lol


However what say you?

 

[shockedcanadian]

I asked the question on here if 10 men could handle a silverback. Some plagarist stole my question and added a 10x multiplier without my consent!

 

[justoffal]

I asked the question on here if 10 men could handle a silverback. Some plagarist stole my question and added a 10x multiplier without my consent!

Eddy Hall believes that he could do it by himself.
Good luck to him. I think what these guys forget is that the gorilla has nothing to prove. It will bite, rip and pound to defend itself. It's not interested in a bench press contest or trying to find out who can prevail in an arm wrestling contest. It will simply remove the man's head and move on. Oh by the way in the 10 versus one scenario I don't think it's completely unlikely that they would all die.

 

[toobfreak]

There's no doubt that the 100 men would prevail but the real question is how many of them would die? We're assuming this is mano y mano.... And that the humans are not using anything unfair like hammers or baseball bats.

One thing that most people don't realize about gorillas is that besides being enormously powerful they can also bite like a crocodile.
Lol.

Having seen a full grown male silverback literally put two hands on opposite sides of a pretty stocky banana tree and power it in half simply with his hands is enough to convince me that there would be 30 or 40 deaths in the group of 100 foolish men who tried this stunt with some of those deaths being excruciatingly painful. Lol

However what say you?

Well apparently that argument is all the craze on the internet right now but there is a flaw in the argument:

A gorilla's strength is his defense in the wild whereas a human's strength is not. As far as the animal kingdom goes, humans are rather pathetic and on strength alone, we would not survive. In fact, the Neanderthal man was quite a bit stronger than Homo. On our own, we would freeze and starve to death or be quickly killed.

Man's defense is his rational mind from which comes tool-making abilities. Some of our first tools were wearing animal skins and the creation of fire to stay warm. After that came rock tools and spears, then eventually the bow and such until metal forging was discovered.

So to be fair, pit a gorilla's natural defense, his strength, against man's natural strength, his mind. Done that way, a human's cleverness and ingenuity is suddenly a good match to a gorilla and 1-2 humans could easily devise some clever weapon, tool, or trap to kill a gorilla.

 

[justoffal]

Well apparently that argument is all the craze on the internet right now but there is a flaw in the argument:

A gorilla's strength is his defense in the wild whereas a human's strength is not. As far as the animal kingdom goes, humans are rather pathetic and on strength alone, we would not survive. In fact, the Neanderthal man was quite a bit stronger than Homo. On our own, we would freeze and starve to death or be quickly killed.

Man's defense is his rational mind from which comes tool-making abilities. Some of our first tools were wearing animal skins and the creation of fire to stay warm. After that came rock tools and spears, then eventually the bow and such until metal forging was discovered.

So to be fair, pit a gorilla's natural defense, his strength, against man's natural strength, his mind. Done that way, a human's cleverness and ingenuity is suddenly a good match to a gorilla and 1-2 humans could easily devise some clever weapon, tool, or trap to kill a gorilla.

Yeah mano y mano ain't gonna work here.

 

[progressive hunter]

There's no doubt that the 100 men would prevail but the real question is how many of them would die? We're assuming this is mano y mano.... And that the humans are not using anything unfair like hammers or baseball bats.

One thing that most people don't realize about gorillas is that besides being enormously powerful they can also bite like a crocodile.
Lol.

Having seen a full grown male silverback literally put two hands on opposite sides of a pretty stocky banana tree and power it in half simply with his hands is enough to convince me that there would be 30 or 40 deaths in the group of 100 foolish men who tried this stunt with some of those deaths being excruciatingly painful. Lol


However what say you?

100 men dont stand chance,,

its like one man with 100 ragdolls,,

he would use the first man to beat the others to death

 

[1srelluc]

How about a chimp with an AK? The hairy one is the chimp.

 

[MisterBeale]

How about a chimp with an AK? The hairy one is the chimp.

Good movie.

 

[MisterBeale]

100 men dont stand chance,,

its like one man with 100 ragdolls,,

he would use the first man to beat the others to death

The video is either mislabeled or the person that wrote the title is ignorant.

Those are chimpanzees.

 

[MisterBeale]

 

[MisterBeale]

 

[rightwinger]

Hundred men cannot lay hands on a gorilla simultaneously.
Those who can will be tossed aside

 

[progressive hunter]

The video is either mislabeled or the person that wrote the title is ignorant.

Those are chimpanzees.

the effect is still the same,, if not worse,,

gorilla would use one man the beat the others to death,,

 

[rightwinger]

 

[shockedcanadian]

Eddy Hall believes that he could do it by himself.
Good luck to him. I think what these guys forget is that the gorilla has nothing to prove. It will bite, rip and pound to defend itself. It's not interested in a bench press contest or trying to find out who can prevail in an arm wrestling contest. It will simply remove the man's head and move on. Oh by the way in the 10 versus one scenario I don't think it's completely unlikely that they would all die.

An unarmed Eddie Hall could not kill a gorilla himself. This is the ego of a strongman with no human equal at the moment.

10 Men I said probably could not do it, but, with proper strategy there is a chance. 100 Men certainly could. In all instances it depends on the rules and scenario. I could apply the "incentive/reward" scenario as well but it is too devious and I don't wish my mind to go down that diabolical angle and just maintain it as a scenario of a straight, honest objective.

If humans can use rocks and other parts of the environment, they can work to exhaust the gorilla fairly easily. That is the biggest weakness I would think is their smaller intellect and inability to run as long as human can. They have powerful short bursts but they can't run for long at all. Once exhausted, the gorilla is far more vulnerable.

So, if you strategize properly and have 10 men and all run in different directions while throwing rocks and sticks and/or are running in circles around the gorilla (a popular tactic in the wild with some pack animals). It will make the gorilla choose one and chase him. He would be the sacrificial lamb in the worst case scenario but if everyone is striking the gorilla if he attacks one, he can't maintain focus for long, he would be forced to protect himself.

The other 9 would attack the gorilla and continue to strike and weave, the more abuse one man takes, the worst off the gorilla is as well as he cannot defend himself from the other 9. Rotate and try and wear down and survive.

One or two could also look to grab the gorillas legs and try and push it off balance, this would place the gorilla at another disadvantage but also jeopardize the lives of these men for the cause.

Think of how a pack of hyenas fight, even lions when they happen to meet. They all circle, when the back of the lion is turned they bite their tail or nip at their ankles etc. This method can wear down any animal.

Now the gorilla is faster and more powerful relative to man so surely some would perish, but if properly motivated and the men are young and fit, the gorilla would probably not defeat even all 10 men who strategize.

If enclosed in say a 30' x 30' room, the mens chances probably decrease substantially.

 

[progressive hunter]

Eddy Hall believes that he could do it by himself.
Good luck to him. I think what these guys forget is that the gorilla has nothing to prove. It will bite, rip and pound to defend itself. It's not interested in a bench press contest or trying to find out who can prevail in an arm wrestling contest. It will simply remove the man's head and move on. Oh by the way in the 10 versus one scenario I don't think it's completely unlikely that they would all die.

he would get killed in the first few seconds because his muscles restrict him to the point he can barely wipe his own ass

 

[rightwinger]

Imagine if you had to fight 100 3 year olds
Who would win?

Same as fighting a gorilla

 

[iamwhatiseem]

It would have to be a scene similar to a "zombie" attack.
In other words - the first 25 or so would have to sacrifice themselves in order under shear weight and strength to bring the Gorilla down.
However - what then? The problem at that point would be - how would weaponless men kill a Gorilla?
Their skin/muscles and bone are considerably denser than ours. You will not kill a Gorilla by punching it or beating on it. It would plow through the men, incapacitating most like a lawnmower, not quite that fast, but you get it.
In the end, it is likely if enough, maybe 10 men sat back and allowed the Gorilla to tire itself to near total exhaustion killing 90 men... they may be able to beat it down because it is simply exhausted.

 

[jwoodie]

Concerted attacks are what allow humans and insects to dominate our planet.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Concerted attacks are what allow humans and insects to dominate our planet.

All to a point.
Logic has to go out the window here.
Obviously this fight will never happen.
1) No 100 men are going to get into an inescapable arena with a Gorilla.
2) The Gorilla would run. A part of any animal is the survival tactic - "avoid fighting". They don't have hospitals to go to. The fight would not happen because it would run.

But let's say it has no where to go, and has no choice but to fight.
The next problem is - as said above - what 25 or so men are going to volunteer to be the first 25 that charge it?? They are all likely going to either die, or severely wounded.
"Don't fight" is -ALSO - a powerful survival instinct in humans. Every man in the arena is aware that if they are among the first - they are screwed.

So - in reality, what would happen is the Gorilla would run to one side of the arena, and the men would go to the other side. And they would stare at each other.