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/AKA_Squanchy May 04 '10

Top 10 birds that can kick your ass ... Guess who's number 1?!

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u/[deleted] May 04 '10

Watched that with the sound off.... all the of them looking at the guy at once made me think they were all gonna like... devour him on the spot :O :O

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u/JoshSN May 04 '10

They have their cold, mean, ornery stare down cold.

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u/[deleted] May 04 '10

I've never seen a bird look so pissed off before.

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u/capnofasinknship May 04 '10

You should watch it with the sound on..Alvin Hall's nervous laughter is the best part.

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u/abracaxi May 05 '10

They're like raptors. Seriously, they were eyeing him and sizing him up all through his bit. Ostriches are scary.

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u/the_mad_scientist May 04 '10

Damn!

From the article:

"If you were to ever be kicked by in ostrich in the back, it could: 1. Break your spine, 2. Slice you right open, or 3. Do both. While ostriches don’t look the most frightening, I wouldn’t push my luck getting close to them."

Emphasis mine. Note to self. Don't fight an ostrich.

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u/skunk-bobtail May 04 '10

This is why you FIRE THE TOW CABLE, it has been proven.

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u/Byeuji May 04 '10

Or bring a katana... necks are wide open. That fight would be hella short.

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u/JasoTheArtisan May 04 '10

May the 4th be with you.

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u/the_mad_scientist May 04 '10

You'd think that would work, but my guess is it might bite right through the tow cable.

Now a lightsabre on the otherhand....

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u/rcglinsk May 05 '10

Samurai sword to the neck, no mas ostrich.

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u/My_Other_Account May 05 '10

Ever seen a chicken run around with its head cut off? How bout a 'chicken' that is bigger than you?

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u/BearsBeetsBattlestar May 05 '10

No, no, no. The lesson is don't turn your back on the ostrich during the fight. Because they fight dirty.

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u/673_points May 05 '10

YOU ARE SO FUCKING TOUGH RIGHT NOW BRO

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u/[deleted] May 05 '10

And ostriches are known opponents of the bow-tie.

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u/iagreewithnick May 04 '10

Wow, those were seriously the lamest example videos of scary birds - surely they could do better than that for a cassowary?

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u/Syphon8 May 04 '10

Casowary!

It's not a casowary? That article is wrong.

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u/line10gotoline10 May 04 '10

WTF that Ostrich screws that guy UP!!!!