What skills and knowledge would I need to defeat a gorilla in hand to hand combat?

Damn!

[QUOTE=Sage Rat]
Put on a blond wig and stand next to the Empire States building?
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I was going to say the skill and knowledge to call in a squadron of bi-planes.

[QUOTE=David Simmons]
Damn!
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A simul post.
Sir, I am honored.

[QUOTE=lostronin]

Spear hand right down the throat

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Awwww… you confused the poor fella!

-FrL-

Bend Over

[QUOTE=David Simmons]
I don’t know about a 90 lb. chimpanze, but here’s what two of them did.
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Let that be a lesson to you: Share the cake.

[QUOTE=Lumpy]
I’m sorry, the only “hand to hand” technique that would have a chance is being able to smoothly pull the trigger of a .44 magnum.
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Hee, I was going to ask if a semiautomatic handgun counts as a hand-to-hand weapon.

swimming, perhaps?

[QUOTE=AHunter3]
I would, of course, tutor him well on the techniques of guerrilla warfare
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<SLAPS AHunter3 with WET TROUT…and a Banana>

[QUOTE=Krokodil]
Out of curiosity, how small does a simian have to be to constitute a fair fight with a human? Spider monkey? Bonobo?
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Question: what happens when you lose to a Bonobo??? :o

[QUOTE=China Guy]
Question: what happens when you lose to a Bonobo??? :o
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They’ll be a bungle in the jungle!

What is this fascination with fighting vegetarians? :slight_smile:

[QUOTE=glee]
What is this fascination with fighting vegetarians? :slight_smile:
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It’s fascination with fighting, but most non-vegetarians are just too tough to take on for a human being. Pretty much anything badger sized and above wil kick human ass.
Now, humans can kill pretty much anything that leaves tracks and runs from us by virtue of being the best long distance runners among all land animals. I don’t have a cite for this but human world record holders can sustain an average of 6 miles per hour for over 48 hours.

Now, let’s consider things that might not run from us and aren’t big enough to crush and stomp us instantly (hippos, buffalo, elephants, etc. ). I’m thinking gorillas, ostriches and mountain goats.

[QUOTE=mr. jp]
Interesting about our muscles being useless compared to a chimps. I wonder what the evolutionary reason for this is.
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I’d guess that tools made the energy devoted to building up muscle not well spent, since if we simply carried around a spear like any sensible paleolithic we’d be able to defeat a chimp with or without huge muscles.

As usual, BATMAN IS PREPARED.

:smiley:

Some days you just can’t get rid of a gorilla bomb!

[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor]
As usual, BATMAN IS PREPARED.

:smiley:
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Is it just me, or does Robin’s costume seem a little more…flamboyant than usual?

How about chimp vs. gorilla. I know gorillas are much bigger, and probably stronger, and battle each other over dominance–but chimps are just damn mean, and gorillas are rumored to be rather shy.

Any guesses???

[QUOTE=Earl Snake-Hips Tucker]
Any guesses???
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Does either one have a handgun?

bear vs gorilla