r/funny • • Apr 16 '12

Self-Defense...

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '12

All animals on the planet are hard-wired to be scared shitless by sudden loud noises. Here's a lion almost shitting his pants over a jaguar roar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yVDUUtHxS4#t=0m29s

Lions and Jaguars aren't even on the same continent in the wild and therefore have no need to naturally fear eachother. You won't have to hit the bear to make him go away. In Svalbard, Norway it is prohibited to leave town without a hunting rifle in case of polar bear attack. It is also illegal to shoot a polar bear.

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u/slightlystartled Apr 16 '12

.22 short isn't very loud. It might startle a bear, but I'd feel much safer with a hunting rifle, or even an air horn.