Poll 100 men vs. 1 gorilla

[fordman84]

Look, all I need to know about whether or not 100 humans can take down a gorilla is that I am a human and not a gorilla. If one gorilla could take down 100 humans at once, we'd be the ones in zoos.

No because we have tools and weapons, but in this scenario it is just hand to hand.

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

There isn't a way that I can see where 100 men are able to overwhelm a gorilla. Even if they all hit at once from the same side, or from all different sides. There simply isn't enough strength in 100 men to overpower a gorilla. You could get some hits on him, but what damage will that do? I guess you could try to go for the eyes, but good luck once you get one of his eyes and his adrenaline kicks in.

Overwhelm him with a mass charge. He would go down after enough force hits even though the first handful might as well be storming Normandy. Once he goes down the men would need to pounce. Eventually with a pile on he would suffocate or be crushed. You'd obviously lose a lot of men in the process. Many would die without even being impacted by the gorilla.

This of course would require the humans to be fully committed to the cause of either fighting or you all die.

 

[fordman84]

Overwhelm him with a mass charge. He would go down after enough force hits even though the first handful might as well be storming Normandy. Once he goes down the men would need to pounce. Eventually with a pile on he would suffocate or be crushed. You'd obviously lose a lot of men in the process. Many would die without even being impacted by the gorilla.

This of course would require the humans to be fully committed to the cause of either fighting or you all die.

Maybe with 1000 men and in a small enclosure. But the gorilla is going to be strong enough to move even all 100 dead men off of him. have you ever seen what a chimp can do to a human? And a gorilla is magnitudes stronger than a chimp.

 

[Guy Incognito]

No because we have tools and weapons, but in this scenario it is just hand to hand.

100 vs 1. Numbers wins. If the humans are dumb enough to give the gorilla small enough numbers to handle separately, the gorilla might win if it doesn't exhaust itself first.

If they all move in one crush, the gorilla might kill a couple and suffocation might kill a few more, but the humans win.

 

[Guy Incognito]

There isn't a way that I can see where 100 men are able to overwhelm a gorilla. Even if they all hit at once from the same side, or from all different sides. There simply isn't enough strength in 100 men to overpower a gorilla. You could get some hits on him, but what damage will that do? I guess you could try to go for the eyes, but good luck once you get one of his eyes and his adrenaline kicks in.

Press from all sides or get it against the wall. It can't swing, and the pressure from the crush of bodies suffocates the gorilla.

 

[Inquisitor]

Look, all I need to know about whether or not 100 humans can take down a gorilla is that I am a human and not a gorilla. If one gorilla could take down 100 humans at once, we'd be the ones in zoos.

Only a matter of time. Right @broncosmitty?

 

[RobBase]

Is this a cry for help from OP?

Everybody is doing it.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

I'm pretty sure that gorillas know how to take on an attacking pack of adversaries.

especially weak ass adversaries!

 

[jjc2009]

All the people saying 100 men will just dogpile and suffocate the gorilla, that means a lot of humans are probably going to be suffocated too. And the ones closest to the gorilla will likely be mauled in the process. At some point a survival instinct will kick in for those pawns and the human dogpile will fall apart rather quickly.

Which is why I maintain the humans will get a lot less chesty after watching a couple have their limbs torn off and faces ripped off and skulls crushed.

 

[Hu War Yu]

This of course would require the humans to be fully committed to the cause of either fighting or you all die.

If they all move in one crush, the gorilla might kill a couple and suffocation might kill a few more, but the humans win.

Good luck getting about 15-20 guys to be the first ones to pile on the gorilla, because they will know they're either going to die at the gorilla's hands, or be suffocated themselves.

You need some kind of special motivation for that action, like, "this gorilla will kill all your loved ones if he's not stopped" and even then, you're going to have some guys who are like, "okay, and??" The human capacity for self-preservation is pretty strong.

 

[jjc2009]

No because we have tools and weapons, but in this scenario it is just hand to hand.

A large reason why we originally developed tools and weapons was to overcome the threat of pretty much every other animal in the wild.

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

All the people saying 100 men will just dogpile and suffocate the gorilla, that means a lot of humans are probably going to be suffocated too. And the ones closest to the gorilla will likely be mauled in the process. At some point a survival instinct will kick in for those pawns and the human dogpile will fall apart rather quickly.

Which is why I maintain the humans will get a lot less chesty after watching a couple have their limbs torn off and faces ripped off and skulls crushed.

I specified that the humans would need to be committed to fighting with the understanding that they all die if they don't win.

 

[Hu War Yu]

All the people saying 100 men will just dogpile and suffocate the gorilla, that means a lot of humans are probably going to be suffocated too. And the ones closest to the gorilla will likely be mauled in the process. At some point a survival instinct will kick in for those pawns and the human dogpile will fall apart rather quickly.

Which is why I maintain the humans will get a lot less chesty after watching a couple have their limbs torn off and faces ripped off and skulls crushed.

My Ninja

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

Good luck getting about 15-20 guys to be the first ones to pile on the gorilla, because they will know they're either going to die at the gorilla's hands, or be suffocated themselves.

You need some kind of special motivation for that action, like, "this gorilla will kill all your loved ones if he's not stopped" and even then, you're going to have some guys who are like, "okay, and??" The human capacity for self-preservation is pretty strong.

Self preservation isn't really in play if you are going to die anyways.

 

[Bender]

Self preservation isn't really in play if you are going to die anyways.

not if i partner up with the gorilla.

 

[Hu War Yu]

Self preservation isn't really in play if you are going to die anyways.

I think it would. With 100 men in there, the tendency for some would be, "I'm going to sit back and wait for about 50 other guys to take out Magilla" Maybe after the first 20 or so die, when the rest realize they're all going to be killed piecemeal, they talk amongst themselves and everybody gets on the same page.

 

[Guy Incognito]

Good luck getting about 15-20 guys to be the first ones to pile on the gorilla, because they will know they're either going to die at the gorilla's hands, or be suffocated themselves.

You need some kind of special motivation for that action, like, "this gorilla will kill all your loved ones if he's not stopped" and even then, you're going to have some guys who are like, "okay, and??" The human capacity for self-preservation is pretty strong.

You have 2 choices: potentially survive the crush or get your balls fed to you by a gorilla. I know me and @Illustrious Potentate will be at the front of the crush ready to let the gorilla know it's dying getting fucked in the ass and there's nothing it can do about it.

 

[jontaejones]

I specified that the humans would need to be committed to fighting with the understanding that they all die if they don't win.

Gladiator style...

I think 10 to 15 men could do it.

Gorillas aren't killing machines, they aren't programmed that way. It's like your cat,

As a matter of fact, if the gorilla wasn't aware it was in danger, you could probably trick it into complacency, and then go for it.

100 men versus a tiger would be a different story.

I think 100 men could do it, but they'd have to be really, really brave or suicidal MFers

 

[jjc2009]

Because this topic won’t go away the apparent experts say the humans should form a wide circle and force the gorilla to wear itself out and then try to overpower it and go for the most sensitive areas like its eyes and ears. Try to level the playing field as much as you can then I guess once it’s exhausted enough try to choke it out.

Dog piling won’t work as pointed out above

 

[jjc2009]

I specified that the humans would need to be committed to fighting with the understanding that they all die if they don't win.

I guess but they gonna rock paper scissors it to see who goes first?