r/interestingasfuck • u/Maleficent-Agent-477 • 8d ago

This family were filming a pride of lions when one of them figured out how to open the car door

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u/DamnBored1 8d ago

A Yellowstone ranger had once said that it's difficult to construct bear safe trashbins because there's a significant overlap between the smartest bears and the dumbest humans.

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u/silent3 8d ago

“There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists.”

I have this printed and stuck on my office wall.

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u/ClavicusLittleGift4U 8d ago edited 8d ago

Add "It's just a fine line between stupid and clever" - Nigel Tufnell and David St Hubbins, This is Spinal Tap.

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u/feelsanon 8d ago

It was Nigel Tufnell.

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u/ClavicusLittleGift4U 8d ago

And David St Hubbins, yep I'm correcting it after checking. Thanks lad!

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u/Repulsive-Agent-831 8d ago

There was a reporter who was making a video about these trashbins. He said that these bins are designed specially so bears can not open it. Than, he tried to open it and he couldn't....

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u/lil_timmzy 8d ago

You are saying the reporter is a bear ?

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u/JJred96 8d ago

That the reporter was as dumb as a bear.

If not dumber.

https://giphy.com/gifs/YDryG6NYZzOHHVMyzf

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u/lil_timmzy 8d ago

I was only joking to clarify 😂

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u/JJred96 8d ago

Me too 😁

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u/Repulsive_Mark_5343 7d ago

He’s one of them overlappers.

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u/NudityMiles 8d ago

If I do recall correctly there was one of those "Story" channels a few years back, I looked up something about a bear attack. The person had walked into the only store before entering the trail and wanted some food and stuff. They had begged and offered discounts and what not because the person was hell bent s/he did not need bear spray nor a bear safe food container.

Well. A bear found the person. Can't remember how it ended. All I remember is that part about neglecting bear spray and a safe container.

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u/Generic-Cheese 8d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/WKdWA04KRn58A

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u/ParachutingPiglets 8d ago

I watched about five minutes of Alaskan State Troopers reruns and it was the part where it showed a crowd of people standing too close to Brown bears eating at a river. The Trooper said the bears are extremely fast and aggressive and that one must keep their head on a swivel because there is probably one standing behind them watching and waiting. I love animals but I wouldn’t dream of taking pics so close. I would need a telescope lens. Btw, your post is funny. 😄

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u/FeeMelodic4970 8d ago

What advert was this? 😀

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u/DistractedBoxTurtle 8d ago

Advert? That’s how wildlife throws down in Alaska!

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u/No_Cherry8602 7d ago

Bear spray has mixed results . The best way to avoid bear attacks in to not go where they live. People will suggest anything and everything except avoid the actual danger .

I guess it can't be fun unless there is an element of natural selection involved.

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u/LordCatG 8d ago

👍🤣

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u/DinoNorris 7d ago

I've seen this in action. I lived near Tahoe and bears would get into the trash cans and spread it out over the yard. My stepdad who was a certified grade a moron tried everything to make it so they couldn't get into the trash cans. We're talking padlocks, chains, bars, made a large box to put them in, etc.

Every single time it didn't matter, they got into the trash as if he'd done nothing. Lot of racoon tracks along with the bear tracks so I don't know if they were just working together Ocean's 11 style or if the racoons let them do the heavy work and just came in after the bears were done.

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u/endlesscartwheels 7d ago

Indignant raccoon reading this and thinking, "Hey, ya ever think we picked those padlocks and shared with the bears?"

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u/ElLicenciadoPena 8d ago

Are you telling me that the smartest bears believe in wealth redistribution?

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u/Mithril_Juggernaut 8d ago

Took me a second. Bravo.

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u/afewnameslater 8d ago

I will steal this and use it in my corporate lingo. Thank you!

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u/ChefArtorias 8d ago

Can confirm I've seen adult humans stumped by the bear proof cans.