My friends and I have been having a very long debate over whether or not it is possible for a highly athletic and agile man armed with a high powered chainsaw to cut down a fully grown, fully aggressive prehistoric woolly mammoth in single combat.
My friends all say no, that the mammoth would simply trample the man or gore him, but I beleive that if the man was clever, and continued to outmanuver the mammoth, he would prevail, because he could stay on the beasts' flanks, out of range of the tusks and trunk, and with his chainsaw, he could sever the mammoth's tendons in its legs.
Doing this would cripple the mammoths' legs, and remove its mobility, in which case it would be a simple manner to approach the wounded mammoth from behind and deliver a coup de grace with the saw.
So, what do you think? Could the man succeed in his cunning plan, or would he be no match for the woolly mammoth's might, and be obliterated in the proccess?
2006-09-11 16:17:33 · 13 answers · asked by sterling 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Why not try it with an African elephant, for it's close to a mammoth in size? Are there chainsaws without cords? In any case, they are clumsy and make a vile noise that will surely irritate a mammoth. No one could sneak up on the beast making such a racket. The man would need to be strong to wield a chainsaw and quite agile also to avoid a mammoth. Such a combination is rare. The whole idea is preposterous. If I was going to try such a stunt with an elephant, I'd use a daikatana, rather than a chainsaw. What's that? It's an extra large samurai sword. It's much easier to wield than a chainsaw and it has tremendous cutting power. I weigh 320 lbs. at 6' 1", and I've set state powerlifting records and won many martial arts bouts. You need someone like me to try this. I could certainly wield a powersaw, but the daikatana makes no noise and is far better balanced than a chainsaw. I've read of hunters cutting the legs of elephants with large hunting knives, so your idea is somewhat feasible, but a big sword makes much more sense than a chainsaw. If I have my choice, I take my .460 Magnum Weatherby rifle when I hunt elephants.
2006-09-11 17:56:44 · answer #1 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off, the man would need some serious financial backing to gas up his chain saw.
After that, he would have to hope to find a deaf Woolly Mammoth since it would be highly unlikely he could sneak up on one with a running chainsaw.
Personally, I don't think the Mammoth would stand there quietly while one of his legs was being sawed off. And, quite frankly, a cut here and there is only going to p!ss the mammoth off even more than the hideous little man running all around like a beheaded chicken.
No, I think that sooner or later, the mammoth is going to make a road pizza out of this guy - by randomly thrashing about and stomping around and swinging his trunk and tusks about.
And the nut job that tried to take him down with a chainsaw deserved nothing better.
2006-09-11 16:35:06 · answer #2 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think your underestimating the foe, a dangerous thing to do. A wooly mammoth would likely have been pretty agile, and a agile man with a running chainsaw is likely to hurt himself.
I did come across fresh grizzly tracks the size of a dinner plate when I was cutting wood in Alaska many years ago. I did start my saw up, but not to defend myself, but to scare off any grizzly still nearby.
The real problem is the mammoth's success happens in a moment, while the chainsaw wielding athlete success is going to take some time.
2006-09-11 16:23:12 · answer #3 · answered by Favoured 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what do you think the mammoth is going to be doing while you're cutting his tendons? granted if you could do that you'd have him. BUT.. he's going to be swerving and slashing and making a real pest of himself. Animals can turn so fast it would shock you. One cut is not going to faze him and you'd never get another. still, if you were fast enough and could stay away from those awesome tusks.....two guys now, should be a cinch. Know where to find a mammoth? this i"d like to see. you could sell tickets.
2006-09-11 16:34:33 · answer #4 · answered by La-z Ike 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All it would take for the mammoth to come down would be one leg cut off. If he tried to gore him the guy could cut off the tusks, and if he tried to step on him the guy could cut the mammoths foot. I felt really stupid writing that.
2006-09-11 16:21:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Won't the mammoth fall on him if he cuts the leg nearest to him?
Also, a team of sabertooth tigers couldn't bring down a healthy mammoth, so one man has no chance.
2006-09-11 16:23:41 · answer #6 · answered by Pseudo Obscure 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you cannot see her eyes through an un-womanly-like amount of facial hair & 2 meter tusks hanging from her mouth than by all means call that freak a woolly mammoth face
2016-03-26 21:19:02 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any thing is possible when luck is on his or her side. One luckly shot could be enough to kill the beast on the other hand one unluckly shot could see the man squashed like a pancake under the hairy beast's foot.
2006-09-11 19:32:39 · answer #8 · answered by Mr Hex Vision 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give Woolie Bullie a chainsaw too. Up and up fight you lose unless you cut off it's snooter with 1 blow then run like hell cause he won't forget you dude.
2006-09-11 17:36:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well even I agree with u, and even I thing in the same way as u thing, a man can slain the mammoth, not easily but yes he can do it.
2006-09-11 16:23:12 · answer #10 · answered by rohit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋