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Can a human outrun a gorilla?

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No, a bear can run much faster than a human.

However, most problems with bears come from territoriality, food aggression (they want your food), or if you make the truly epic mistake of getting between a mother bear and her cubs. As all these are "positional", you can easily avoid confrontations with bears. The human Musculoskeletal system maxes out at 27 miles per hour (theoretical) After that the pressure your muscles must provide is strong enough to break the bones it's trying to move. The fastest human on record runs about 23mph. So even in theory for you vs. bear; Bear > You.

...Yes it is possible to outrun a bear, because I've done it. In fact, I may be the only written documented case with an official eyewitness and police report. I outran the bear over a stretch no less than 100 yards, possibly much longer. I don't know what my clock speed was as I was fighting for my life. As for my musculoskeletal system, I pulled several ligaments in my leg in the process according to the Doctor Who treated me. The bear itself may have weighed between 350-400 lbs. and was very large, an adult. So it is possible, but you have to be extremely lucky.

DISCLAIMER: In case anyone wants to try this out for kicks, I don't ever recommend it. Because you probably will not live to tell your tale. 99.998% sure it will either kill or maim you very severely for life. Please don't attempt it as animals in the Wild are extremely dangerous. Don't ever taunt a bear thinking you can outrun it. They are not your domesticated pet. They kill to eat and to survive. They eat anything which fulfills this need...including you.

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no, that is humanly impossible. the average speed of a human is 7.3 yards per minute. a cheetah can run up to 73 MPH! i dont think anyone would have a chance of outrunning an animal like the cheetah =]

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no bears run between 20 and 35 mph

...Yes it is possible to outrun a bear, because I've done it. In fact, I may be the only written documented case with an official eyewitness and police report. I outran the bear over a stretch no less than 100 yards, possibly much longer. I don't know what my clock speed was as I was fighting for my life. As for my musculoskeletal system, I pulled several ligaments in my leg in the process according to the doctor who treated me. The bear itself may have weighed between 350-400 lbs. and was very large, an adult. So it is possible, but you have to be extremely lucky.

In case anyone wants to try this out for kicks, I don't recommend it. Because you may not live to tell your tale. Please don't attempt it as animals in the Wild are extremely dangerous.

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12y ago

Uh... no. Some bears can run as fast as a train! (heheh, so can I, because some trains are really slow.) The fastest human in the world can only go 24 mph, which is about 40 kmph.

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9y ago

The average speed of a bear is 30 miles per hour. The Average speed of a horse is 47.5 miles per hour. Technically, no a bear could not outrun a horse.

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No, cheetahs are often considered the fastest animals in the world.

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