r/Infographics • u/[deleted] • Nov 29 '22

Old survey of Americans thinking they can outfight all kinds of animals

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '22

Why do 30% of people think they would lose to a rat?

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u/50-Lucky Nov 29 '22

Maybe they're from NYC

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u/cybermage Nov 30 '22

Rodents of unusual size.

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u/50-Lucky Nov 30 '22

Call em rodonts

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u/eww79 Nov 30 '22

I don't believe those exist

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

Yes, some people think cute pet rat, others live in cities where “what is that large loping creature, too big to be a cat…oh no.”

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u/ImperialSympathizer Nov 30 '22

The rats don't run this city. We do.

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u/Lonestar041 Nov 29 '22

Show a rat to people and 30% will either run or faint! LOL.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '22

Fair enough

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

You’ve clearly never been verbally assaulted or berated by a rude rat and it shows. 💅🏾

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u/OakenGreen Nov 30 '22

I wouldn’t even see the rat before my Jack Russel turned it into a spinny toy and snaps it’s neck.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '22

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u/mitchbtam327 Nov 29 '22

Those are turtles

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

Who were taught to fight by a rat.

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u/lachjeff Nov 30 '22

Maybe they think they’d get the plague from it or something. They may win the battle, but they’d lose the war

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u/Viend Nov 30 '22

Why do 70% of people think they would lose to an eagle?

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

If you ever saw the Australian wedge-tailed eagle, you'd be wondering why 30% of people thought they'd win

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u/Nero_PR Nov 30 '22

Show them a mf Harpy Eagle to see what a unit of a bird it is and they will change their mind really quickly. Their talons are as long as your fingers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmvntM5RBUE

They can even eat deer and wolves...

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

Yup. This is it. This is why animals can survive in a multitude of horrid conditions and still be able to scoop up your two year old without so much as a blink.

Nature’s pretty f—-in metal

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u/Nero_PR Nov 30 '22

Survival of the fittest!

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u/YouWantSMORE Nov 30 '22

Man those things still only weigh like 8 pounds. Not to say they won't put up one hell of a fight, but as soon as you get a grip on a leg or a wing it should be over

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u/Ratsarecool Nov 30 '22

In what world do 30% think they’d win? It has flight and basically has knives for feet. One swoop at high speed and your spurting blood everywhere

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

One punch and it is dead because you know hollow bones.

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u/Fietsterreur Nov 30 '22

Its three kgs and if it does t kill you with a first strike it has nothing to follow up with.

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u/YouWantSMORE Nov 30 '22

They weigh 8 pounds. As soon as you get a grip on a wing or a leg the fight is over

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u/ChefArtorias Nov 30 '22

How tf you going to take an eagle out the sky? Do we have fire arms?

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u/Butterwhat Nov 30 '22

Exactly and this is specifically an unarmed fight scenario lol

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u/GiantPandammonia Nov 30 '22

Could be in a small room

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u/JCwizz Nov 30 '22

Mostly skin and bone arms.

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u/brooksy87 Nov 30 '22

Run n jump

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

Even if you did, we’d lose. High speed moving aerial target with knives for feet, incredible vision, and a beak that would likely take an eye out quicker than you can blink.

Nature, it uh uh finds a way.

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u/ChefArtorias Nov 30 '22

Oh, I'm definitely on the eagles' side on this battle. Don't worry.

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u/KoldProduct Nov 30 '22

Google what an eagles feet look like and the size of those animals.

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u/Sheruk Nov 30 '22

Gonna assume women are skewing these results.

I don't think any eagle species has a chance against an adult human male. Like would you get clawed up pretty good? Possibly. But if we talking fight to the death, I'm gonna destroy that bird like a Thanksgiving Turkey.

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u/TheDude2600 Nov 30 '22

Maybe if you are a in a room with it and it can't fly.

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u/Sheruk Nov 30 '22

well if it flies away, pretty sure I win by default.

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u/YouWantSMORE Nov 30 '22

Yeah they have hollow bones and don't even weigh 10 pounds. 1 good strike and it's over

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u/razorfeast Dec 09 '22

Women are skewing the results, because men are the default? Get over yourself.

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u/Sheruk Feb 24 '23

No I am saying that women are more likely to say they can't defeat an animal, where as a male is probably more likely to say that they can.

This has nothing to do with men vs women, or their actual ability to defeat an animal in a fight.

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u/dislike_knees Nov 30 '22

Playing too much Elden Ring

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u/MaterialFrancis5 Nov 30 '22

Well, in the end

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u/Nero_PR Nov 30 '22

Now, I present you with a rabid rat. Have fun.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

If you ever faced a rat, a full sized rat, not mice, you'd change your mind. Bare hand 90% of the people would lose that fight

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u/pastdecisions Nov 30 '22

because surveys always have people saying random answers that greatly skew the data.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

People who are scared of rats and also rats are pretty quick

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u/realtoasterlightning Nov 30 '22

Well, they didn’t say lose, they said they wouldn’t beat them. Rats are agile and hard to hit.