I watch a Podcast by LADibble, on YouTube. People write questions on 3X5 Cards and put them in a locked :"Honesty Box." these are questions you probably would not be brave enough to ask in person. Just like the thumbnail I used as an example.
Then people from different Careers, or Schools, or Military Service - answer them Honestly. I enjoy watching them answer ...well, honestly.
So last night I watched a guy who is well known in Britain for both his Scholarship and his Filming of Wildlife. He just flat out loves bugs, animals, sea creatures...you name it. And man, he has swum with alligators, Great White Sharks, and even dove in a river filming stuff, until he came upon a Hippo. And the only reason he is alive, is the hippo had no idea what a human Diver was.
One of the questions he got was whether or not you could fight a bear and win.
He said: "A polar bear. Nope. Not unless you had a real deterrent. Polar Bears are one of the few creatures that intentionally track, hunt, and kill ...humans.
So you lose without major deterrent. With Brown Bears, or Black Bears, you could have a slight chance. But if they are over 300 pounds or so, and they really want you dead...well, basically you lose. Luckily, most bears really don't want anything to do with us. So yeah. Just don't get into a fight with a bear. The odds are in his favor."
And that made me think about Davy Crockett's Autobiography. If you haven't read it, pick it up. It sure lets you know how tough life was on the old "Frontier". And it is only like 98 pages long. Anyways, David talks about hunting bears for fat, food, and fur. And he says: "If they are under 200 lbs, I just use my knife to save powder."
Let that simmer in your brain for a bit.
But the part I wanted to talk about in this episode - was when he answered this question:
"What animal would you lock your worst enemy in with?"
He thought for just a second.
"A Honey Badger. They are in the Guinness Book of World Records, as the most aggressive animal in the World. Fighting way above their weight class. There are documented sightings of a Honey Badger fighting off Lions (that is plural...Lions!) for a kill.
So I guess I would put my worst enemy in a room with a Honey Badger. And ...I would cover him in honey!"
Wow. I also watched the episode I put as the lead picture for this post. And some of you Special Forces might like his take on Special Opps.
For me, I shall stay away from Bears, Hippos, and Honey Badgers.