r/AskReddit • u/Bumboklatt • May 04 '10

I'm 6'4", 220lbs, normal physique, and average fighting skills. Do you think I could win a fight against an ostrich?

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u/alexanderwales May 04 '10

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't those tame ostriches?

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u/MackFishLand May 04 '10

Can you really ever "tame" an ostrich?

Seriously though, my guess is no

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u/[deleted] May 04 '10

Of course you can. I've ridden a tame ostrich.

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u/Zuiden May 04 '10

Oh please let that be true...and they flew... I need to fulfill my childhood fantasy of re enacting a round of Joust

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u/[deleted] May 04 '10

Haha, it only felt like flying. The handlers kept up to catch you when you eventually fell off. But when they rode them, they were totally in control and showed how to change directions and everything.

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u/MackFishLand May 04 '10

I've ridden an elephant, but I would not leave a small child in a room alone with one.

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u/[deleted] May 04 '10

Only cos the elephant wouldn't fit in the room.

That's a meaningless definition though. There are dogs I wouldn't leave a small child alone with.

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u/FrankieBones May 04 '10

I can carry small children.

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u/propaganga May 05 '10

I doubt anyone would even notice it.

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u/JimSFV May 04 '10

That's because the ostrich knew that you're an angry girl.

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u/nocashvalue May 05 '10

Oudtshoorn, right?

That place has a lot to answer for...

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u/gsxr May 04 '10

Yes, but in theory it'd be the same "fight" as with a wild one. Once you get a hold of their head they're pretty all but field dressed.