• Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Polar bears will absolutely try to hunt you. They’ll eat anything that moves. The only way to deal with a polar bear is a gun.

    • djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      5 days ago

      Tbh, even if you have a gun, your odds are not 100%. You’re firing at essentially a biological tank, small caliber fire might cause pain and eventually kill a polar bear with non-vital shots, but it’s not going to stop one barreling down on you.

      Realistically, you need to be a decent enough marksmen to aim for a vital point, all while making your will saves because a giant monster is charging you. I’m pretty sure most humans are still fucked.

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        7 hours ago

        Yup they’re dangerous as fuck. My mom (kindergarten director) once visited a kindergarten in Svalbard, Norway where there’s a rifle hanging on the wall above where the kids get dressed.
        The idea being that if a polar bear wanders towards the village, it’s essential to be able to fight it off and protect the children.

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        5 days ago

        The ancient drawing was by a caveman trying to convince his caveman bros that he could totally take a polar bear.