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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.

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[-] Catoblepas 38 points 1 week 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.

[-] Grayox@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 week ago
[-] moonlight@fedia.io 8 points 1 week ago

Wow, never would have guessed that a squirrel can just chomp through my bones

[-] noughtnaut@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Are they evil attack squirrels of death? If so, one should be plenty.

[-] prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week 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.

[-] original_reader@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week 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 17 points 1 week 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.ca 4 points 1 week 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.

[-] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Depends how well trained/organised they are, I suppose?

bad nut

[-] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

What on earth is that gif from?

[-] iamahab@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago

2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

[-] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

My God, I hope I never find out

[-] Juice@midwest.social 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Probably less than I'd like to think. I'm afraid by the time I made the mental switch from "wow there sure are a bunch of these squirrels" to "if I'm going to survive this I'm going to have to stomp all these murderous little fuckers" it will have already been too late

[-] potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id 14 points 1 week 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.

[-] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago
[-] potentiallynotfelix@lemdro.id 3 points 1 week ago

Ok, I could probably take on 50 at a time, maybe 150 if it's one on one.

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago

Now I'm picturing squirrels lining up to fight someone like it's a videogame

[-] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

As someone with mobility problems, honestly. I think one could finish me.

[-] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 11 points 1 week ago

If they're all ganging up at once, coming from all directions, I feel like it wouldn't take that many to nip you in the nasties and go for the jugular.

Assuming there's some kinda animal instinct where they know to go for vulnerabilities (some animals know to aim for hamstrings and necks right?) I'm not sure I could handle 10 unarmed and in regular clothes

[-] herrvogel@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

You said no weapons, but no mention of armor.

Wrap me in some chain mail or kevlar or whatever, and set me loose. I will rain down an ungodly firestorm upon any number of squirrels. They're gonna have to call the United Nations and get a binding resolution to keep me from destroying them. I will massacre them. I will fuck them up.

[-] toomanypancakes@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I could probably take down two, but when the third enters the picture I'm toast

I checked with hubs too and he thinks he could handle forty while wearing jeans and good boots

[-] Buffman@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Probably just one

[-] crawancon@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I would use my human strengths and lure them out in waves by speed walking/jogging into middle of fields or similar open areas. regardless I would get them away from trees or other things they could use to jump down onto me. once I level their attacks to the ground, there I would kick and stomp my way to an endurant victory as they'd surely use some energy to escape where hopeful other predators are there to claim there symbiotic prize.

This strategy would likely work against 10-20 at a time. a few waves of them before I am cut down. guessing / hoping for 100 but probably only make it to 50.

if I really got into a squirrel stomping rhythm I bet I could get triple digits.

ok I've now given too much thought to this today. edit: now I'm picturing listening to slayer's war ensemble and just thrashing squirrels around like a mosh pit of guts and chaos.

[-] damniticant@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

So basically you’d kite the squirrel mobs

[-] masterspace@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

And you said getting blisters from geometry wars was a sign I had a problem. Well who wasted their youth now mom!?

[-] folekaule@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Your move, Blizzard and Bethesda. This is the boss fight we need.

[-] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 8 points 1 week ago

Maybe two. They are fast and bite really hard.

[-] Today@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Zero. I call my husband the squirrel whisperer. He makes a sound that draws the squirrels to him. If we're in a park and he sits down, i have to walk away - within a few minutes a dozen squirrels will start creeping him and it's terrifying!

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week 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.

[-] Delphia@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Lie on the ground, tuck head into arms protect face and vitals, aggressively log roll back and forth.

Takes away their extreme agility advantage and uses my mass as a weapon... I think 100 would probably be a pretty fair number.

[-] fraksken@infosec.pub 6 points 1 week ago

1 or 2. If they go for the eyes, It may be a fight to the death with two.

[-] msage@programming.dev 6 points 1 week ago

No weapons for me or the squirrels?

[-] Grayox@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago
[-] lath@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

If you got nuts, just one is enough to end your wild dreams prematurely.

[-] Late2TheParty@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I LOVE the amount of energy people put into their responses.

[-] _bcron@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Hundreds and hundreds. Stop drop and roll

[-] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

All of them. I think that I could take all of them.

[-] dizzy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago
[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Depends on how many ants and lions were present.

[-] datavoid@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

The only things present are a large duck and a small horse

[-] Iapar@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago
[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 1 week ago

How much time do I have to prepare for the fight?

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

2, but only if they're thinking of divorcing each other.

[-] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago
[-] _lilith@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

A straight fight when I am out hiking? Yeah 30 sounds reasonable out of a mob before you wear down, but I would definitely run away to get better tools for the squirrelpocalypse

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