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[–] [email protected] 80 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Not to alarm anyone, but unless you're doing the 100m in around 11s or less, current large crocodiles are still faster than you. But if you're fit enough to keep the speed going, you should outlast them over short enough distance.

And if you can't do any of that, well you'll have to run lateral to it and hope your agility out maneouvers them.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Mythbusters tested whether it was better to zig zag or run straight away from a gator. Turns out, it doesn't matter, gators won't chase you.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They've spent hundreds of millions of years sitting in lakes waiting for food to step in their mouths. They deserve to be called sloths more than actual sloths.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Or that you have the adequate weapons on you, the knowledge and physical ability to use them properly.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

chootem inna hed nah boa!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Serpentine!

[–] [email protected] 53 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Just so ya know, a regular modern day crocodile can also outrun you on land.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 months ago

Yeah, but only because I'm American

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Yeah but I would easily beat him in hurdles.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

This is true. Or running serpentine:

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

"He only has a brain the size of a walnut."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Should be Land of the Lost (2009) if Reverse Image Search isn't failing me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Don't even get me started on the pole vault

[–] [email protected] 37 points 6 months ago

A mighty steed!

You cannot prove that humans didn't ride these into battle.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

hairy crocodile? artistic liberty?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Looks like they photoshopped a crocodile onto a bear

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

lol, i wasn't paying attention clearly

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Gee, I wonder why those died out.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, who are they calling apex predator, take a look around.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago

More like ape-ex amirite

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (3 children)
[–] DwjsrIyx 9 points 6 months ago

Yes but only once

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Sure, li'l buddy! He's coming quick, so I'm just going to run over there to take a picture.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Yes, first you pet them on the outside, then you pet them on the inside.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oh shit, sadam is that you?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Nah, just one if his body doubles.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

All those "dragon types" charts you see call this a drake. I don't really get that because drakes are ducks.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

But according to those charts, ducks are wyverns...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Be the change you want to see.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago

I can barely take care of myself

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

invents bazooka