DailyDirt: Amusing Hypothetical Battles

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Wed, Jan 30th 2013 5:00pm — Michael Ho

The internet is filled with strange memes, but a recurring theme seems to be asking a simple question about "who would win in a fight?" given various outrageous scenarios. Here are just a few amusing examples.

President Obama was asked a question on Reddit: "Would you rather fight 100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck?" Read up on the probable abilities of an enormous duck... because this question is bound to come up again (and again and again on Reddit). [url]
"How many 5 year-olds could you take on at once?" was a question brought up a few years ago that got a bunch of people (mostly guys) thinking about how tough kindergarteners are. Generally, the answer should be approximately one or two times your weight's worth of 5yo's, depending on how athletic you are. [url]
In a fight between a polar bear and a shark -- which animal would win? So far, there's evidence that a shark has actually eaten a polar bear, but that's not proof because the shark could have eaten a dead polar bear. [url]

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Anonymous Coward, 30 Jan 2013 @ 5:16pm

This.
http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3r7mu6/
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Bergman (profile), 30 Jan 2013 @ 5:52pm

I'd rather face the duck-sized horses. No worse than the same number of puppies, and that's not dangerous at all. A swan is nowhere near as large as a horse and can easily break major bones on an adult human.

As for the 5 year olds, it depends on whether it's a bunch of individuals or a functional team. I wouldn't want to face even four 5 year olds who were an cohesive team, but there's limits to how many people can attack you at once as individuals. As a team, I'd probably run away from five. As individuals, I'd feel confident taking on 50-100.

In water, I'd bet on the shark. On land, the bear wins paws down. =P
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- Richard (profile), 31 Jan 2013 @ 7:09am
  
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  A horse sized duck is basically an ostrich.
  
  I wouldn't take on one of those...
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Anonymous Coward, 30 Jan 2013 @ 6:25pm

Wolverine vs. Freddy Krueger?
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Anonymous Coward, 30 Jan 2013 @ 6:57pm

1 Five Year old, just one
http://www.indigogoat.com/5-year-old-girl-is-a-boxing-badass/
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Unanimous Cow Herd (profile), 30 Jan 2013 @ 8:41pm

Hedgehog vs. Kitten
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1wKJhfhyzk

worth it to watch past 1:30. You're welcome, Dirtechs.
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Anonymous Coward, 31 Jan 2013 @ 4:38am

Ghandi vs Stephen Hawking
result => draw
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Tunnen (profile), 31 Jan 2013 @ 7:28am

Bearshark
The bear and shark wouldn't fight, they'd join together and form an unstoppable horror known as the Bearshark!

=P
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