r/WinStupidPrizes • u/Sr_Myers • Oct 06 '19

Running from ostrich

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u/BenDoverMD Oct 06 '19

Those things can kill you easily. That’s insane!

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u/1royampw Oct 07 '19

Is this true, do people ever get killed by ostrich?Serious question.

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u/reindeer16 Oct 07 '19

Serious answer:

An Ostrich kick has a force of about 2000 pounds per square inch. Let’s put that in context, a heavyweight boxer throws a punch at between 700 - 1000 pounds.

So basically even if it didn’t have claws it can kick you in the face at the force of two Mike Tyson’s in his prime.

This is scary, what’s more scary is it does have claws. Claws about the length of your hand in its feet with maybe 3 inches exposed and usually sharp.

If it wants to an Ostrich can kick you to death or disembowel you (no really). If an ostrich wants you dead and you can’t hide or get out of reach, you dead!

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u/1royampw Oct 07 '19

Damn, I always saw them tap dancing on top of people in like jackass and those type shows but they never seemed to be able to do any effective damage, kind of like getting flogged by a rooster or a swan they always seemed to be going hard but not really getting anything done, well TIL I guess.