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Majority of Americans Think a Bear Could Beat a Shark in a Fight
New York Magazine ^ | 6/17/2013 | Dan Amira

Posted on 06/17/2013 4:03:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway

According to PPP — the YOLO-est of all the pollsters — 56 percent of Americans think a bear would win a fight against a shark, while 44 percent picked the shark. The setting of the fight was not specified, but presumably we are to assume water shallow enough for the bear to stand but deep enough for the shark to swim, otherwise the question would be kind of absurd. Anyway, here is someone who has thought more about this than you have.


TOPICS: Food; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: bear; fight; shark
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1 posted on 06/17/2013 4:03:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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how about, who'll win;

a pissed off unarmed patriot or an arrogant armed liberal ?

Of course MY answer is the pissed off patriot.

2 posted on 06/17/2013 4:06:03 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof, but they're true.)
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3 posted on 06/17/2013 4:06:11 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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What if the bear and the shark were each riding on the backs of eagles?


4 posted on 06/17/2013 4:06:40 PM PDT by oblomov
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To: nickcarraway

Does the author know that bears can swim underwater?


5 posted on 06/17/2013 4:07:27 PM PDT by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: nickcarraway

This is why you play for homefield advantage. Clearly, the home team would win this fight.....no way around it.


6 posted on 06/17/2013 4:07:50 PM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (Tokyo Rove is more than a name, it's a GREAT WEBSITE)
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What if the shark had a frickin’ laser on top of its’ head?


7 posted on 06/17/2013 4:08:22 PM PDT by dfwgator
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What if the bear’s gun was taken away and the shark had a laser on his head?


8 posted on 06/17/2013 4:08:56 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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To: oblomov

What if one had a swarm of hornets coming out it’s mouth, and the other has a swarm of wasps?


9 posted on 06/17/2013 4:09:10 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Probably not. The later would call the police to arrest the former, then have him audited and SWATed.


10 posted on 06/17/2013 4:09:52 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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I don’t know but I will bet a Jet can beat a Shark.


11 posted on 06/17/2013 4:10:07 PM PDT by Cyman
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There are sharks and bears of various sizes, which seems reasonably relevant.


12 posted on 06/17/2013 4:10:08 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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What if the shark had lasers coming out of its eyes, and the bear had lightning bolts?


13 posted on 06/17/2013 4:10:14 PM PDT by oblomov
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To: tumblindice

The right to arm bears - it’s in the constitution!


14 posted on 06/17/2013 4:11:58 PM PDT by paolop
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To: nickcarraway

Why bother debating something that could be so easily answered? It isn’t like there’s a shortage of sharks or bears.


15 posted on 06/17/2013 4:12:14 PM PDT by MNDude (Sorry for typos. Probably written on a smartphone, and I have big clumsy fingers.)
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European or African? Laden or unladen?


16 posted on 06/17/2013 4:12:54 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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The thing is, the bear has paws to hold chainsaws, and the shark has only its mouth. At 200 feet deep in the ocean, I’ll go with the shark, in a cave in the Rockies at 6000 feet, I’d lean toward the bear. The only fair thing to do is to find a neutral environment - toss them out of a helicopter with parachutes on and see which one wins by the time they hit the ground.


17 posted on 06/17/2013 4:13:15 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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What if the shark had been trained to kill by Chuck Norris, and the bear could shoot rockets out of its paws?


18 posted on 06/17/2013 4:13:16 PM PDT by oblomov
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To: Cyman

From yer first cigarette ‘til yer last dyin’ day.


19 posted on 06/17/2013 4:14:23 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof, but they're true.)
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To: nickcarraway

No contest.

20 posted on 06/17/2013 4:14:34 PM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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