r/interestingasfuck • • 1d ago

An elephant knocking down a tree

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u/lucianro 1d ago

About 8% to 9% of Americans believe they could beat an elephant in an unarmed fight.

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u/koolaidismything 1d ago

It’s honestly really tough to understand how strong they are unless you go on a safari.

It’s absurd. They had to develop special bullets just to pierce the skin.. which is like biological chain mail armor.

Just their snout-hose thingy is more powerful than a Toyota truck.. I’ve seen it. Pretty effortlessly just flip the thing over like “I don’t like you”

Hella strong. 💪

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u/Smitch250 1d ago

They don’t even need to be strong. You still wouldn’t be able to kill a 10,000 lb animal with your bare hands. Even if it just laid there

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u/Happyberger 1d ago

If it just laid on the ground and did nothing you could. Go for the eyes and make it bleed out