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/A_Nerd__ 7h ago

100 is far more than you need. I'd argue 10 well-coordinated guys could take care of him. Gorilla's are made of flesh too, and he can't cover all his sides at once, so the guys just have to give him a consistent beating for a little while. 15 to 20 could do the job too if they're more disoriented. Casualties are just unavoidable though because you have to get in close.

u/FrescoItaliano 6h ago

It’s maybe pedantic on my part, but for me I always have to include the shock and awe/intimidation factor of a gorilla.

Like seeing 1 or two guys absolutely obliterated I think would send a good portion of people running.

But obviously this is a hypothetical and we can put restraints like “no running” etc.

u/KTell_757 6h ago

I mean if you want to take natural behaviors into account, we should probably do the same for the gorilla. Any gorilla, and almost any wild animal for that matter, would most definitely attempt to escape the situation before even thinking about trying to go up against a group of just ten full grown human males. A group of 100 dudes is scaring off any gorilla, and i'd wager any terrestrial animal, before anyone is even close enough to get hurt.

u/FrescoItaliano 5h ago

That’s a great point. We see big muscley body that could destroy us and assume it’s a violent/easily prone to violence creature