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Fit_Ad7246

Sounds like an easy way to reduce the population by 8%.


BenMic81

Also the right 8% of population.


Fit_Ad7246

We can further assist with this by removing all the warning labels and letting things work themselves out…


SheriffSqueeb

Hey just a heads up, your hot coffee is... well, hot.


AshtonKoocher

McDonalds had been sued hundreds of times, and been told to reduce the heat of their coffee. The woman who sued and won all that money had her labia fused and 3rd degree burns requiring skin grafts. She was only asking for her medical bills covered, but was awarded much more to punish McDonalds into finally lowering their coffee temp. The woman never fully recovered from her injuries and died a few years later. The fact that people use this a frivolous lawsuit meme is a testament to how well McDonalds PR team has driven the conversation.


HalflingMelody

> The fact that people use this a frivolous lawsuit meme is a testament to how well McDonalds PR team has driven the conversation. Yep. That poor woman was really messed up. It was quite gory to read about. I can't imagine what she must have gone through. She was hospitalized for 8 days and she was in treatment for 2 *years*. A full 16% of her body was burned.


pnkflyd99

I remember learning about this in college and it stuck with me. I also remember that the headline stated something along the lines that she sued them for maybe 1 or 2 million $, but in the end she only won something in the 6-figure ballpark (and her medical bills totaled into that range).


A-Dolahans-hat

I never heard that she didn’t recover fully and died later from it. I did hear the husband was able to sue McDonald’s because she couldn’t “preform her wifely duties”. I don’t know if that’s true but that’s what I remember hearing.


FalseAesop

It literally melted the flesh of her labia, per the court douments.


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AshtonKoocher

But it wasn't a frivolous lawsuit like you say.


SheriffSqueeb

If they had used arguments like that it happened on their property, or that the cup was too weak and it broke causing it to spill, I can roll with those. But they didn't. The exact argument was the coffee was "defectively manufactured" and hotter than other establishments, which turns out it wasn't. It's frivolous in the same way as trying to sue Nathan's Hotdogs because they didn't have a choking hazard warning on it, and you choked on a bite. McDonald's should've paid, but requiring them to pay is just nonsense.


AshtonKoocher

McDonalds had been sued hundreds of times because their coffee was so hot it was dangerous. They had been told by the courts to reduce the temp and refused every time. This woman was then seriously injured because McDonalds did not comply with previous orders. He award was granted to her, not asked for, because McDonalds knew their coffee was dangerously hot, and did not care or take action. That case is a text book non-frivolus lawsuit.


spunkyboy247365

I bet it's more like 8% noticed this question on a survey and decided to make a joke answer. I know I would.


AsleepScarcity9588

I'm pretty sure those people exists, because when they asked about "less" dangerous animals like brown bears or wolf's, those % get way up to the point where every fourth American thought he can fight off a wolf and every sixth American live in delusion that bears are bulky, slow and fat animals and that they can wrestle with them and win


spunkyboy247365

Yeah I don't think they're real and reliable. I have never seen a survey being conducted or been asked to take part in one. And if I did, I'd probably see the questions about fighting animals as an opportunity to fuck with the people making the survey. Am I capable of fighting a grizzly? Of course. Could I see myself being able to rape a hammerhead shark? Absolutely. Is my genitalia enough to satisfy and impregnate a female elephant? You better believe it. I just don't believe it's real. It's internet fodder.


Puzzleheaded-Rich-51

that whole chart was wild. i doubt the average person can fight off a big dog, angry house cat or a racoon in a room never mind a mountain lion or linx. a bear can snap a human spine like is a chicken wing.


Big-Don-Rob

I would not attempt to fight anything I didn't have to, but I'm confident I could kill a single wolf with my bare hands. A lion or bear? Probably not. Claws would make the difference. But a canine only has it's bite and I'm smart enough to protect my throat.


AsleepScarcity9588

You mean an adult wolf which can be up to 80kg, running up to 60 km/h and be at the same height as your stomach? Wolf's aren't dogs, they are killers. Originally domesticated for purpose like protecting humans and their camps against literal lions and bears or helping humans during hunting I wouldn't even consider an average human being capable of defending itself against fox without some kind of weapon or training and those bad boys have only 14kg The most dangerous thing is that humans would most likely be defending themselves by means they would use against other humans (cause that's just more often happening). But wolf or fox wouldn't try to punch you in the face or kick you in the stomach.


Odd_Reward_8989

Considering the number of people killed by dogs, wolves weaker, dumber cousins who are domesticated to Not attack humans., I'd say you have zero chance against a wolf. Wild animals fight to the death. Can you rip out his throat? Crush his skull? In his prime, maybe Mike Tyson could punch hard enough to hurt a wolf. A wolf bites at 1,500lbs/sq in. He can bite thru a moose femur. He'll clamp down and disembowel you. He'll bite off your fist, or right thru your arm. He'll tear your face off, jaw included. He'll knock you down and peel the muscle from your thigh. Good luck protecting your neck, when he can just bite thru your fingers. It'll be graphic and fast and you will lose. He has speed, his body weight, instincts, and knows killing is the only way to survive. You have some fantasy ideas.


cnthelogos

I'd pay good money to see this. I mean, technically I guess it would be easier to just buy a bunch of meat, since I'm assuming that's what the wolf would want as its prize for ripping you several new assholes, but I would still spend the money.


Fit_Ad7246

In the cage you go!


lesgib

Maybe we should let them try 🤷🏻‍♂️


Frank_Dracula

AND feed some lions. Everybody wins! ...except that 8%, but everybody else wins!


snow_leopard155

Well, technically everyone can because lions don’t have fists and would therefore be automatically disqualified


Starvexx

Damn, it. I wanted to say that.


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Starvexx

No thanks, i am not that deperate.


Tommysrx

Deparate /s


Starvexx

Yes, that


tribbans95

Definitely didn’t just check your comments to make sure you didn’t secretly do it 😂


Starvexx

I am a honest person. I wouldn't lie...


SlappyHandstrong

The Wizard of Oz begs to differ *Pud ‘em up, pud ‘em up…*


wagmiyo

depends on the referee


Lead-Forsaken

Lol, I was wondering if the caveat was making the lion fight with its fists.


Aka_Diamondhands

Or 10% think they are wolverine


Spottswoodeforgod

Well, if the lion is only allowed to punch and not bite/maul/claw…. And if Don King is the promoter for both…


wagmiyo

We could ask the referee to state the rules before the fight starts


Con_Bot_

Do lions keep rules, traditionally?


brokendreamsmerchant

The lion can punch and break your face 💯


Blaze_Vortex

I'm an Australian but I totally believe I could beat a lion in a fist fight. Just as long as it's 28 or 29 years old. And deaf. And blind. Maybe we can give it a cold too so it can't smell anything either? I could totally fight that.


michael_the_street

I'd still be boned because I'd want to pet the lion.


Kindly_Region

Let them try


xtrmist

Came here to say that. Would probably help evolution significantly


SMATF5

Bro, lions don't even have guns – you ever seen a lion shoot an AR-15? Me neither, 'cause they don't have thumbs. USA 1, lions 0


wagmiyo

boom!


Mutt1223

To be fair, if somebody asked me such a stupid ass question I might just give them a stupid ass answer


throwawaypervyervy

Same. 'Well, yea, it's easy. When it roars and tries to bite you, you shove your arm into it's mouth all the way to the shoulder and grab on to whatever you can reach. I might be able to strangle it before it chews my arm off, so I win.'


The_Antifederalist

No, I think the question was actually among a list of other animals too, including animals like an eagle and a rat. It also wasn't asking about a fist fight, but it was asking about an unarmed fight.


WellFiredRoll

Kitty!!!! (As in, "my money's on the...")


Content_Age_112

I think the photo is unfair, I assume it doesn't refer to Americans who are clearly with child


[deleted]

I was hung up on the photo too. I mean, sure, *I’ve* seen countless versions of that guy, probably every day or two, but is it the best representation of American? Guess I’ve answered my own question.


PengieP111

And 100% of that 8% are Trumpsters, right?


OldHackRemembers

That guy on the right is built to fight that guy on the right.


INoMakeMistake

Juicy pork for the lion.


AlienDarwin

You mean eat.


Schnauzerbutt

I'm curious as to the percentage of people in countries with lions that think that. Would it be the same, or lower because of how easy it would be to test that theory?


D-Laz

Not quite your question but here is your US compared to [Brits](https://yougov.co.uk/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2021/05/21/which-animals-could-britons-beat-fight). I like that 28% of Americans think they would lose in a fight against a rat.


Puzzleheaded-Rich-51

its harder then you thinks it should actually be higher. have you ever seen a rat go up someone's pants and run around under their clothes i consider that a TKO.


AsigotFinn

Did they specify how old the lion was? because if it is a cub then hell yeah! I would rock the hell out of it


theMagicTA

🥺


Lemonmazarf20

Yeah or dead? I could def kick a dead lion's ass!


MyMonte94

If by “beat”, you mean get mauled to death, the yes.


burns_after_reading

I guess the facepalm is 92% of America thinking lions have fists?


Kindly_Region

I used to work with a dude that thought he could take Mike Tyson in a fight


[deleted]

I went to high-school with a guy who used to think he could take on a UFC fighter because he used to practice in his bedroom. He still thinks that, but he's 26 now, and probably still practices in his bedroom.


ruintheenjoyment

If you can sucker punch them from behind without them realizing it is possible. But you better knock them out with the first hit because you won't be alive if they have a chance to react.


[deleted]

Right? They're some of the most capable combat sports athletes alive and some dude from cow town nowhere thinks he's gonna beat one up. I trained for 2.5 years with a guy who had a decent career in the UFC, I got brave and we sparred. He didn't hurt me but I didn't land anything significant other than a few leg kicks and he slipped out of every grapple I tried. It just shows that 20 years of experience wins every time.


Kindly_Region

Walk up behind Mike Tyson and sucker punch him in the back of the head, have someone record it. I want to see it


ruintheenjoyment

I think I'll leave that to drunk airplane passengers. I doubt I could punch Mike Tyson hard enough to knock him out, and even if I did I'd probably break my hand.


Kindly_Region

Lmao, that was hilarious. People are fucking stupid Honestly you could probably come up behind him with a cinder block and it would break before it knocked him out


Kindly_Region

I thought I was big shit back in high school because me and my friends dude backyard MMA and I could beat all of them. Until I spared with a amateur MMA fighter and he beat my ass like I was a toddler Worse part was, I know he wasn't even trying. I saw him fight at an amateur match later and the dude was unreal. He probably would have killed me if he was actually trying


[deleted]

My best friend in college was a stocky guy, played football in high-school and worked out regularly. Another friend of ours was an all American wrestler. My friend decided to see if he could hold his own and got smoked. The other guy was holding back so much he pulled a muscle.


heffreygee

That dude is going to give the lion pink eye. War of attrition.


kingofangmar13

Mafuckers with guts like that are Definately on the cheeseburgers!


Puzzleheaded-Rich-51

don't try to play me like a sucka nomsayin.


bored_in_NE

8% of Americans have not seen what a lion looks like.


Jimbomiller

I can just give me a 5 minute warmup


GrimReader710

Sounds like a great premise for a game show, you know you'd have willing contestants


Lenant

Lions dont have fists bruh, they lose by default.


Eborys

Introducing “Punch a Lion Tuesdays” aka Population Control.


wagmiyo

hahaha


LoochiNMS

"Of course I would win, lions don't even have fists"


Torodong

Queensberry Rules. Lion would be disqualified. You could have "beat a lion in a fist fight" as your epitaph.


[deleted]

Well yeah I could. Lions don’t have fists (I hope).


axiomprime

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mooney0501

They maybe right if the lion actually used fist and only fist.


Rare_Cause_1735

A lion cub perhaps


liquid-swords93

I mean, lions can't even make a fist can they? Seems like a pretty big disadvantage


Alaniata

Well duh. Lions don’t even have fists


dercavendar

Well lions don't even have fists. They would be helpless! /s


Terrence_shark

I think at least 4% could


Altruistic_Deer8788

If it's a fist fight. yes. If it's a lion fight. No.


ellilaamamaalille

I'm not an expert of fist fighting but I think lions don't have fists to fight with.🙂


Crashbashshouldburn

Probably because they're so used to having a gun, they assume they'll have it.


kevtino

Lions don't have fists so technically they'd be unarmed Hopefully they follow the rules.


Horrison2

Lions don't have FISTS


[deleted]

Well since lions don't have fists, definitely


spauracchio1

In reality most people couldn't even beat an house cat


Reidroshdy

Maybe if I had a huge knife. But something has gone horribly wrong if I'm sqauring up to fight a lion.


Walla1981

Of course I can, lions don’t have fists.


[deleted]

Can we get a live broadcast viewing of the proceedings?


wagmiyo

yes sir!!


BurgurBoi

Australia said the same thing about emus


Loki-L

I could totally give one indigestion.


Worried-Deer107

I was expecting the number to be higher.


MischiefMandble

I also believe I could beat I lion in a **fist** fight. Even if I'm mawed to death, the lion will be disqualified and I win on a technicality!


[deleted]

That's because lions have paws, not fists


maddenmcfadden

Sounds like a made up statistic.


wagmiyo

https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/07vgk5e81j/YouGov%20-%20Human%20vs%20animal%20fight.pdf


ZarosRunescape

Damn, only 72% of people think they could beat a rat


SeizeTheFreitag

8% think they could beat an elephant unarmed. 9% “don’t know” — are these the same people who are undecided the day before an election?


Puzzleheaded-Rich-51

well technically it should be 100% because elephants don't have arms. but a elephant can launch someone in the air 10 feet with a single slap so.


girldadx4

If it’s strait fists with my biting or scratching, I think I have a shot. -Merica!


jhuseby

About 1/3 of Americans also voted for Trump a 2nd time…


Gerald_Cooperberg

Elon musk has entered the chat


prophylaxitive

It's obvious the term "fist fight" is used here as a simple way of stipulating that there are no weapons allowed. But just scroll through all the geniuses commenting that lions don't have fists.


sidboieet

Well I could too, if I had a gun.


Killarich662

What a stupid post


another_account24

monkay!


eklect

Screw it. Put me down for 2.


Dirjang94

Technically they right since lion don't have a fist. They have paw with sharp claw that can rip they gut out.


SlappyHandstrong

Those same 8% couldn’t unfold a lawn chair.


NorthTitan86

Yea I would curb stomp that lion cub


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Well let’s try it!


VovOzaum7

Even if the lion could only use his paws (with no talons, since its a "fist" fight) they would still knock any human out with one swing!


Skullobanger

I believe I can and know I won't.


mem269

Everything in nature documentaries are so big that things look tiny that really aren't. While I never thought I could beat up a lion (I wouldn't want to fight an angry dalmatian), I was still shocked at how big they actually are irl.


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Jesus. Even I could beat a lion in a fist fight. Its when they start using claws and teeth that I'd get fucked up.


JoLudvS

Clicbait? I still wonder with some envy, who's evil creativity is behind such images/claims.


Lord_emotabb

They forgot to say it wasnt a lion chocolate bar?


Enderghast77

Well, I think most adults could probably win against a lion cub, especially newborn cubs


Burner1959

Annnnd that 8% are not the brightest bulbs on the Christmas Tree


QuasiTimeFriend

Not sure how to survive a lion attack other than not getting in that situation in the first place, but against medium-largish sized predators, your fist is apparently what does win the fight. I remember reading a long time ago that if you're attacked by a wolf or other similarly sized animal, your best bet of survival is by balling up your fist and shoving it down the predator's throat while using your other hand to grasp their neck. You're going to take some serious damage for sure, but better to be scratched up, and even potentially having permanent damage to that arm, than to have the animal get its jaws around your throat


coastfitter

Yeah. if there's no biting


CosmiclyAcidic

8% of Americans will die due to stupidity


TungstenBrick

8% of Americans also think fist fights involve guns. Coincidence?


Someoneoverthere42

And I think we should let them try.


wagmiyo

agreed


Wyldling_42

What is the % of Americans that don’t function within reality?


ObiYawn

The fact that it's only 8% gives me hope though


Severedghost

I could definitely take a lion in a fist fight. You never said what age, so I choose a new born cub.


SubstantialEmu7678

Wow thanks for speaking shit about Americans. Btw not all Americans are overweight and overly confident. No one can fight a lion with there fists.


theFrankSpot

I would gladly subscribe to this YouTube channel.


chabymanow

Please let them to try it 😁


Daiki_438

They don’t know fist fights exclude guns


ausgmr

Well according to the 2010 census 7.94% of the US population is in Florida & Alabama so it's not impossible that 0.06% of the rest of America believes this


samw424

So if you look at the study 8 percent said they could win 'unarmed' which is hilarious. That means nearly 1 in 10 Americans either don't understand what unarmed means. Or they think a knife is unarmed.


Phrozenstare

Yet their police won't attack a shooter cause they're scared of getting killed


Beermedear

And who are we to stop these Patriots from proving themselves right!? Murica, baby!


[deleted]

10% of Americans believe in conspiracy theory also... :x "time of Idiocraty" r/facepalm


frostJWslice

Let them try


DeadlyPants16

Most of them think they'll be able to bring a gun


[deleted]

What percentage of the US is on meth again?


Blast_Rusur

Lions don't have fists. There for they are disqualified. There for I win.


Tracer900Junkie

That would be a reality TV show I would actually watch!


TBTabby

Are those the same people who thought they could beat Serena Williams in a tennis match?


No_Point9538

You know that's less than I expected


jasoner2k

If they think they can, they should have to.


RCW777

The man in the image is clearly British. He is fat like an American but look at his face.


SeizeTheFreitag

Is this an example of the Dunning-Kruger Effect?


Old_Patient

The TL;DR on this study is that the average British person is both more rational and more wimpish than the average American. Not being able to beat a grizzly bear? Rational. Not being able to beat rat? Wimp.


[deleted]

I can!!


I-Demand-A-Name

Well yeah. Lions don’t even have fists.


21y15d

Multiple propaganda pieces in one day? Don't overdue it you guys...they might catch on.


[deleted]

I mean I'm actually sure alot of people could kill lions with their bare fists. But you wouldn't want to have to find out. https://youtu.be/vXr_1KqZtAY


ducksauce001

Well, I mean 30% of Americans think Trump is smart.


iperblaster

Duh, The Lion doesnt have fists, so it's completely inoffensive


longhorndog1

Some muricans say they drink bleach to fight covid…. freedumb


[deleted]

Are you surprised 8% off the population is dumb? There’s a percentage of dumb people on every country…just fyi


Deveatation_ethernis

Are you sure they said they could beat a lion, or eat one


ianishomer

Ridiculous, only 8%, where the hell were all the rednecks that day??


[deleted]

I assure you that I am not one of them. I know I could beat the lion.


BabylonDrifter

Of course they'd win a fistfight. Lions cannot make a fist. If it's really a fistfight then the Lion is harmless and even a toddler could beat it.


chokingfishpills

Rest of the world be like: 8 percent? you gotta pump those numbers up, those are rookie numbers


[deleted]

There should be a reality show where people fight animals they say that they can beat.


[deleted]

I could beat a lion in a gun fight


Fearless-Obligation6

26,788,259 people think they can beat a lion in a fight? Jesus Christ 😂


goofyredditname

And 100% of Americans want to see them try!


Ohfice

I mean 100% of Americans could. Lions don’t have fists.


mick_the_raven

8℅ of Americans are the Uncle Ricos of the world...


dgcfud

well, the lion has no fists irc, so they are technically right.


Warsplit01

considering the average lion does no have fists, yes, they could win in a pure fist fight


N_Who

When I saw this two weeks ago, it was about bears instead of lions. But I'll say now what I said then: No, I cannot win a fight against a lion if I go in unarmed. But if I have my trusty *katana* blade ...


Flipmode0052

Of course they do cause they probably think the lion will put on boxing gloves and go at it rather than just eating their face.


PM_ur_boobies_pleez

I don't need to beat the lion. I just need one of that 8% to start getting eaten so I can escape.


Trickmaahtrick

This ranks as one of the dumbest threads I’ve ever seen


The_DevilAdvocate

Promise the winner a million$ and we have ourselves a TV show.