shockedcanadian
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A bored question as I am always amazed at Mother Nature and I'm taking a break from coding.
I could go further and ask how much you would be willing to accept (if anything) to get in the ring with such a fight on a sliding scale draped only in your boxers. Say from min. 4 others to max. 14 other men. You get $50M each to fight with 4 men, and $3M to fight with 14 others.
This question was raised between some friends many years ago and I remember a guy at the gym suggesting that one of the body builders of the day could probably win a match against a gorilla 1 on 1. I spit out my Gatorade at that suggestion and told him I'd bet my life on a $1M reward if I win that NO man who ever walked the planet would handle a full grown, healthy Silverback with only his fists as weapons.
Me personally, I wouldn't even accept it with 14 others guys because the chances, even if we did somehow prevail, is that a few of us would have our skulls crushed, and it isn't worth the risk if I'm that unfortunate sap. The site below provides some details and even addresses the question somewhat in some detail "could a human fight a gorilla".
For some reason I can't copy and paste the text due to the site format, but it's worth the visit if you are interested in facts on the Silverback. This one blew me away, "in fact, if you hit a fully grown Silverback way too hard (provided you're actually brave enough to walk up to him and do it), you will end up breaking your arm in the attempt".
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I could go further and ask how much you would be willing to accept (if anything) to get in the ring with such a fight on a sliding scale draped only in your boxers. Say from min. 4 others to max. 14 other men. You get $50M each to fight with 4 men, and $3M to fight with 14 others.
This question was raised between some friends many years ago and I remember a guy at the gym suggesting that one of the body builders of the day could probably win a match against a gorilla 1 on 1. I spit out my Gatorade at that suggestion and told him I'd bet my life on a $1M reward if I win that NO man who ever walked the planet would handle a full grown, healthy Silverback with only his fists as weapons.
Me personally, I wouldn't even accept it with 14 others guys because the chances, even if we did somehow prevail, is that a few of us would have our skulls crushed, and it isn't worth the risk if I'm that unfortunate sap. The site below provides some details and even addresses the question somewhat in some detail "could a human fight a gorilla".
For some reason I can't copy and paste the text due to the site format, but it's worth the visit if you are interested in facts on the Silverback. This one blew me away, "in fact, if you hit a fully grown Silverback way too hard (provided you're actually brave enough to walk up to him and do it), you will end up breaking your arm in the attempt".
How strong is a gorilla?
How strong is a gorilla? Gorillas strength is estimated to be about 10 times their body weight. A fully grown silverbacks are in actually stronger than 20 adult humans combined and can lift 4,000 lb (1,810 kg) on a bench press, while a well-trained man can only lift up to 885 lb (401.5 kg
www.wildgorillasafaris.com