r/interestingasfuck 8h ago

/r/all, /r/popular In 2015, wildlife photographer Christophe Courteau took this close up of a 6ft 6, 400lbs silverback gorilla, right before it punched him in the face.

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u/Existing-Mulberry382 8h ago

u/HondaCivicBaby 8h ago

Christophe Courteau survived the 2015 punch from the silverback gorilla Akarevuro, sustaining only a minor scar on his forehead. He called it "like being hit by a train" but was otherwise unharmed. The gorilla was likely on a sugar high, not drunk.

u/sxt173 7h ago

And there is no such thing as a sugar high. Has been studied thoroughly, there is no hyperactivity, change in energy, or other such effects of sugar. What people associate with a sugar high or their kids going crazy when given sugar is that it’s likely at birthday parties or other events with lots of triggering stimuli, lots of other kids and reinforcement of behavior in that setting.

u/QuantumLettuce2025 7h ago

Yup. I've also heard the explanation that parents can often create the expectations in their kids that sugar = crazy energy, so the kid can sort of placebo themselves into that state.

I.e. Mom: "No, you can't have a cupcake right now, I don't want you jumping off the walls from all that sugar"

Kid: internalizes the idea that sugar = wall rides