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[-] AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

I wouldn't put money on us vs. a cheetah or even a bobcat

[-] OwOarchist@pawb.social 13 points 3 days ago

Depends on the distance. The cats are faster over a short distance, but can't keep it up for miles and miles.

[-] AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Cheetahs have been clocked @70mph. That chase ain't getting any further than that short distance.

[-] Fawkes@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 days ago

Ancient humans would casually jog at animals until they could no longer run away. Cheetahs can only run about 600 meters before they are forced to stop and rest. The shortest marathons are 42km. So yes, an average person on the street could almost certainly chase down a cheetah.

[-] OwOarchist@pawb.social 7 points 2 days ago
[-] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 1 points 2 days ago

Whomst's chasing who

[-] Habahnow@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago

He said race, not chase. Can't keep up that 70mph for too long

[-] AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

It only needs to keep it up long enough to catch you.

Unless you think arranging a race with a cheetah for bragging rights alone is an entirely realistic situation ๐Ÿ™„

[-] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 8 points 2 days ago

To my understanding, wild cheetahs aren't known to attack humans, being on the small and fragile side for big cats and going after smaller animals than an adult human generally, so being chased down by a cheetah isn't that likely either.

[-] AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Curses. You know your cheetahs

[-] hmmm_42@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

A single human would likely loose. 5 humans against 5 cheetahs?even if the cheetahs could work together, with basic weaponary (eg. Spears) the humans win.

[-] AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Now hold on a goddamn minute, nobody said you could bring spears into this

[-] gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago

.. that's what the cheetahs said

[-] AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

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