The gorilla would be so slippery from the blood and the guts of the first guys he tore in half, no one will be able to get a grip on him while he tears the rest in half.
Let's stop talking and do it. Get 100 volunteers. Maybe 200 because half will back out at the last minute. If they are republicans, I will pay them $100 each if they win. 😻
But see here's the thing, this whole thing is a big ass hypothetical. So why not hypothesize that those 100 men are going to cooperate? Might as well. Lol
Because I argue that with cooperation. There's absolutely no doubt that the 100 men would win.
Yeah it gets me that people just refuse to engage with the terms of the hypothetical.
Cause if it's realistic then the gorilla doesn't fight either, it runs when it sees an army of humans
The funny part is that if 100 idiots decide they're actually going to try that out and start toward a gorilla, that gorilla is going to end up sitting in a tree looking down at the guys, waiting for them to go away.
They're enormously strong but they're not aggressive. They're also not stupid.
A friend & husband were with a gorilla guide. Guide: “Stand back here.” Husband: Moves closer to gorilla with another man.
Gorilla: Sashays over & punches husband in the chest. Without missing a beat, punches the other man. Laugh so hard every time she tells this story. ALWAYS listen to the guide
LOL, can't wait to see you live next month!!! and for the record, gorillas are very very very strong and are used to smashing things with its bare hands, unlike humans that need tools, just saying... the humans have no chance. IMHO.
Alright, so here's the thing, a cursory glance at the history of human warfare absolutely demonstrates that 100 guys would absolutely cooperate with each other, fully understanding that some or most of them would die, in order to achieve their objective. Even if it's doomed to fail.
Like, look at trench warfare in WW1, Japanese banzai charges in WW2, or Russian meat grinder tactics in Ukraine happening today. So yeah, that part is not the sticking point.
Now that doesn't mean they're gonna win the fight, they're 99% gonna lose, but my point remains.
That's after a baseline of training, even minimal. That's why I dislike these kinds of thought experiments, because the parameters haven't been set. 100 soldiers are a lot different than 100 civilians.
Counter argument: conscription.
2nd counter argument: the presumed assumption is that they all agreed to participate.
Plenty of ad hockey armies have been formed throughout history to various levels of success.
It's a fun thought experiment. Assume that they want to be there.
Okay, wait, but do they have weapons?? Assuming the gorilla is in the arena (rather than there being too long beforehand for arguments, but maybe a bit of time beforehand for talking) surely they'd be able to.
I mean that's what humans did prehistorically, though obviously we aren't as used to hunting wild animals now. And this is assuming running away isn't an option (they're trapped). Likely some people would go their own way or try take control and end up ripped up first though.
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Because I argue that with cooperation. There's absolutely no doubt that the 100 men would win.
With cooperation. 😂
Bee swarm suffocation method
There's going to be plenty of people amongst those 100 men that aren't selfish and want to do whatever they can for the group. It's just math.
Yes, there will be plenty of survival instinct and some men will turn and run but certainly not all. Definitely not majority.
Simply assuming that all men are the same. Is the goofiest thing ever. No one should speak in absolutes.
Cause if it's realistic then the gorilla doesn't fight either, it runs when it sees an army of humans
Maybe you can? Why not.. it's a hypothetical.
Also, the Gorilla may have a lower half like a tank & diamond skin, plus laser eyes.
That's the fun part about this social experiment; there isn't enough details given & WAYY too many variables.
and yet men still sign up go to war
when all it needed was a banana and some coaxing.
They're enormously strong but they're not aggressive. They're also not stupid.
Gorilla: Sashays over & punches husband in the chest. Without missing a beat, punches the other man. Laugh so hard every time she tells this story. ALWAYS listen to the guide
I don't even care if you had a 200 guys.
That gorilla is gonna be picking his teeth with your bones before the paramedics show up.
It's a job for the gorillas (grillers)...
Now that doesn't mean they're gonna win the fight, they're 99% gonna lose, but my point remains.
2nd counter argument: the presumed assumption is that they all agreed to participate.
Plenty of ad hockey armies have been formed throughout history to various levels of success.
It's a fun thought experiment. Assume that they want to be there.
*rips the arms off a hundred dudes*
Because he drives into town with a brand new truck.
Lol 🤷♂️
(No, I'm not arguing for either way, nor do I want or care to)
Pointless