Running from a grizzly
You cannot outrun a bear. Not up hill, downhill - at all.
shareAnd you would know this because you have been mauled by bears after attempting to outrun them?
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i only realized last summer how fast they are when I was quadding in the backcountry and accidentally came between a sow and her cubs. We had the machine maxed at 73 kmph and she was literally behind us for a kilometer until she gave up.
shareImperial > Metric.
shareFity kays
shareWait, 50 miles
shareNo, you misunderstood,
I understand the difference between imperial and metric, however, I do not understand the reasoning behind metric being better.
Question one: What is a Meter?
Question two: How well could you reproduce that distance without highly complex scientific measurements, knowledge, and devices?
People seem to think that being base 10 is inherently superior.
Why?
Is being easier to calculate inherent in superiority?
If so, how and why?
Many things are better done the "hard way" because the "hard way" is usually the best way, pragmatically speaking.
Metric is better
shareMetric is better
You need to do your research before you doubt others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zptCXYxces
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Your right, they run much faster than anyone ever believes, also that statment is often replied with, I only have to run faster than one member of the group. If your alone, well thats why Alaskans carry 44 magnums in the bush.
shareBear mace is apparently good for defense, I won't go camping now without it. Too many gun laws in Canada, and if you miss or just wound them, they're extra aggressive- lol.
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Top speed of a bear is 30 mph, the fastest human (Usain Bolt) was clocked at 28mph.
Just a fun fact.
I am no expert but I could imagine that the terrain plays some role in that.
If there is dense foliage a human could be able to zick-zack through while a bear would be hindered by trees.
Uphill, on loose ground, a lighter human could have an advantage over the heavier bear.
There's also the element of a bipedal human being able to pull himself up on a steep climb using branches and tree trunks while a bear can't.
As I said, I am no expert but a simple comparison of speeds seems overly simplistic. After all, a motorcross bike clocks out at around 80 mph, a F1 car eats 180 like nothing...But put both on a dirt track and you know who is winning.
I camp a lot in the mountains, actually much of where this was filmed: kananaskis, canmore, the foothills of Alberta... And I've taken special care to read up on bears and Cougars as much as possible plus the near miss I had Over the summer with the sow... I find this site useful:
http://www.bearsmart.com/resources/north-american-bears/dispelling-myths
You'll see that terrain makes little difference: they may look fat and heavy but they're huge and powerful. I could hear her feet hitting the ground over the quad's engine and the river beside us. They can hunt, chase and take down deer and elk. Our clumsy human feet have nothing on that :)
Why?
sharethey look too big to be fast
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