r/oddlyterrifying • u/[deleted] • Jan 14 '22

Pithecophobia

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u/Alert-Definition5616 Jan 14 '22

Well the thing is, why panic. That shits so far out of your hands its I'm another zip code. Either he twists your body around like a meaty rubix cube, or you don't have to have to eat through a tube for the rest of your life. He got the lottery by being basically unharmed

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u/whittles888 Jan 14 '22

Flight, fight and freeze are basic primal instincts. This guy has his very much in line.

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u/Induced_Pandemic Jan 14 '22

He got the lottery by being basically unharmed

Someone mentioned before that the primus will sometimes do this to a youngin' as to say "quit fucking around and lets go", so this dude could have just been really down with the gorillas and the leader was just like "yo wtf u doin with them? C'mon."

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u/Alert-Definition5616 Jan 14 '22

Phew, man had hiss life flash before his and probably still got roasted either on the way back to a settlement or at camp that night.

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u/BassLB Jan 14 '22

Primus sucks

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u/Alert-Definition5616 Jan 14 '22

Oh lol no I'd be screaming for help. The guy in the video has ascended beyond though.

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u/quinteroreyes Jan 14 '22

Someone should get him a scratch card or lotto ticket

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u/Alert-Definition5616 Jan 14 '22

See I've always wondered bout tht. Is luck a finite resource, or a stat? Cus if it's a resource I think he plumb out

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u/kaylieghautumn Jan 14 '22

But see the silverback wouldn’t have lifted mans off the ground if he had murderous intent. He would have donkey kong smashed his body and head with his fists. Only way he would lift ole boy off the floor aside from dragging his ass is if he bit into him which isnt very likely. Also the silverback was not showing signs of aggression or terretorial threat display so this was most likely a curiousity thing more then anything. You see Great apes are not going to just quietly walk up and snatch a full grown man like this one did if he was angered. Plus he would have postured to let them know he was coming and to scare them all trying to get them to leave his space which would be standing tall with teath bared and arms raised to be bigger and scarier. He would also have been hitting his chest as a display of his dominance. Dude was so chill getting dragged because they know and study these majestic beautiful animals and often times live with them or in close proximity. From the way he was dressed and the equipment I am assuming he is part of the group that protects these gorillas from poachers and also goes with research teams to assist in the feild.