Was talking about this with my partner while on a hike, they think they couldn’t take ni more than 8 While I said I thought i could take at least 30. No weapons, just you and the squirrels.

  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    No weapons, just you and the squirrels.

    My teeth are terrifying weapons, chrrrr!!

    😄

    In a fight to death, my only problem would be that I get tired from the fighting, sooner or later. And then they could do some real harm.

    On the other hand, I assume that they are not smart enough to apply any special tactics that make use of this, or of their large number (coordinated action etc.)

    So I would trust myself against maybe 50 of them.

  • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    11 days ago

    Everyone who thinks they could take a huge number of squirrels should consider what the jaws of a squirrel look like, how they were made for cracking open hard nuts, and what they could do to you if even one had it in its head to really hurt you:

    I don’t think I could take more than a couple at a time, even if they weren’t coordinated in any way.

  • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
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    11 days ago

    While I’m pretty good with animals, I think I could only convince maybe two of them to come with me in a fight to the death. But I think that’d be enough of a surprise against the other guy.

  • prime_number_314159@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    There are details missing in this question that matter tremendously. Squirrels are faster and more agile than us. If they are well coordinated, and behave optimally to win (without concern to their individual survival, only the group’s success), I think it would take only a small number of squirrels to brutally murder most people, something like 5. I think their best strategy would be to go for the eyes first, then inflict bleeding injuries and escape again before the person can react. Without tools, and without backup, this approach wouldn’t take long to wear down most people.

    If the squirrels don’t care about their own survival, but make straightforward attacks, I’d think closer to 10-20. The person’s injuries will still compound quickly, but once thet have a grip of a squirrel, it wouldn’t be especially hard to lethally injure.

    If the squirrels still behave like squirrels, and are instead attacking because (for example), they are starving, then the number probably doesn’t matter much, as they’re more likely to go after each other, and the person would have the opportunity to plan and ambush small groups at a time.

    • Einar@lemm.ee
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      11 days ago

      I am not sure whether I should be impressed or concerned by this amount of thought, detail and analysis.

      Anything you’re not telling us?

      • prime_number_314159@lemmy.world
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        11 days ago

        I’m mentally well, I just like thinking about hypotheticals. I have no plans (nor any desire) to fight any number of squirrels to the death, and I do not condone doing so as entertainment or sport.

    • eezeebee@lemmy.caEnglish
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      11 days ago

      The person’s injuries will still compound quickly, but once thet have a grip of a squirrel, it wouldn’t be especially hard to lethally injure.

      Personally I wouldn’t plan on gripping them at all. That’s asking for a bite. Unless you plan to just trade hits with them until you win? I’m thinking more of a stomping/kicking/striking strategy to do some crowd control and try to keep them off as much as possible.

  • potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.idEnglish
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    11 days ago

    Do infections count as a loss? If I get an infection from one and die, does that mean I couldn’t take them on? Also, is it one at a time or all of them coming at me.