Shark vs Polar Bear

elwayfans · #1 05-03-2005, 05:31 PM

So here's the situation....

You have a massive polar bear vs a fully grown great white shark. The two are placed into a 20x20x20 unbreakable glass tank filled with 10 feet of water. All the way around the edges is a step which is 2 feet wide and is 9 feet off the ground (so the step is only 1 foot under water).

Who wins?

At first I was in the polar bear camp, thinking it could rip the schnazzle out of the shark's gills and then just outlast him. But I'm being more and more convinced that the shark would win.

GO!!!

Patrick del Poker Grande · #2 05-03-2005, 05:34 PM

I think the tank is not big enough for the shark to be mobile. On the other hand, you are forcing the bear because it also doesn't have nearly enough room on that 2' ledge. In this exact set-up, my money's on the bear. If it were changed to a larger tank, I'd have to say the shark. I'm not sure what the critical size is, though.

MoreWineII · #3 05-03-2005, 05:34 PM

I think the bear. The shark wouldn't have room to maneuver in such a small space. I think in order for a shark to bite and tear flesh effectively, it needs some room.

The bear just swats you with its paw and its over.

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God, I'm bored.

MoreWineII · #4 05-03-2005, 05:35 PM

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I think the tank is not big enough for the shark to be mobile. On the other hand, you are forcing the bear because it also doesn't have nearly enough room on that 2' ledge. In this exact set-up, my money's on the bear. If it were changed to a larger tank, I'd have to say the shark. I'm not sure what the critical size is, though.

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I think the bear. The shark wouldn't have room to maneuver in such a small space. I think in order for a shark to bite and tear flesh effectively, it needs some room.

The bear just swats you with its paw and its over.

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God, I'm bored.

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You sir, are a genius.

Rduke55 · #5 05-03-2005, 05:37 PM

Shark all day.
The polar bear could not hut the shark quickly enough before the shark gets ahold of it.
If it wasn't a great white it could be closer.

Rduke55 · #6 05-03-2005, 05:38 PM

Bear vs. gator would be better

asofel · #7 05-03-2005, 05:52 PM

I can't believe the responses so far....its a friggin great white....

i mean, c'mon people.....

Grisgra · #8 05-03-2005, 05:55 PM

How many 5-year olds are we allowed to dump in there?

PokerFink · #9 05-03-2005, 05:58 PM

There are two problems here.

1) A 20x20 tank is way too small for a great white. Great whites can grow to be 20 feet long, although they average about 15 feet. The shark would have no mobility.

2) A 2 foot ledge isn't big enough for a polar bear to stand on. The bear would just fall into the water, and at that point, it's all over.

Given a larger tank and a larger ledge for the bear, and I think it's an interesting battle. Assuming the bear just stays on the ledge, I don't think the shark would be able to jump out of the water to get ahold of the bear, and I don't think the bear would be able to swat the shark to death - it's too big and it's skin is too thick. If both were in water, I can't see the bear winning.

wayabvpar · #10 05-03-2005, 07:48 PM

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How many 5-year olds are we allowed to dump in there?

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nh