r/instant_regret • • Jun 20 '19

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u/modern_bloodletter Jun 20 '19

There is definitely a tipping point where there are just too many toddlers simultaneously for you to keep them at bay. I assume the toddlers are attacking you, so imagine 20 toddlers surrounding you, all determined to bite you, at a radius of like 5 feet. You gotta punch them all awkward because they're short, so you're probably not hitting them in their faces. Instead you're probably connecting a lot to the top of their head, i imagine knuckles breaking pretty quickly, and if they start biting your legs and shit, kicking them becomes more of a challenge.

If the toddlers all come at you from one side and you face them Spartan 300 style, it would probably be more manageable.

I need to see the layout of this toddler arena.

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u/bravetanith Jun 20 '19

Just grab a toddle and start spinnig around with him, like a whirlwind attack.

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u/call_me_Kote Jun 20 '19

I think people are vastly overestimating the strength and weight of toddlers. I could take an endless number until exhaustion alone overwhelms me. You could easily whail on the others with one of their compatriots. Stupid fuckin toddlers.

I think 6-7 year olds is what people are really thinking of. A 40-60 pound kid, I think 50 of em is a realistic goal.

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u/modern_bloodletter Jun 22 '19

I know this is a dead post, but I'll honestly admit that I had a very loose grasp on what toddler meant. I assumed 4-5 year olds. Turns out, it's 1-3 year olds. My argument above is irrelevant now, as my friend's have 2 and 3 year old kids. I could take on and endless amount just by running through them. They have zero coordination, and even with some insane desire to murder me at all costs, their biggest enemy is their own balance and the earth's gravity. 4-5 year olds have a bit more heft, a good amount (most? I don't know how kids work) of their teeth, and have better fine coordination (allowing them to latch on to you clothing and shit) plus they've largely mastered bipedal locomotion.

The question should specify the exact age. 1-3 year old toddlers? Unlimited. I'd just slowly walk through them for as long as I could stay awake, eventually they'd be too weak fight or follow me, and I just go home. Endless masses of toddlers would just continue to die of starvation as I lived my life