Would you rather fight a great white shark or giant squid?

[phillybear 366]

A question was recently posed. Faced with a life or death consequence, which would you rather fight, in the ocean, with the intention of staying alive, a great white shark or giant squid? Why?

[penultimatestraw 473]

A question was recently posed. Faced with a life or death consequence, which would you rather fight, in the ocean, with the intention of staying alive, a great white shark or giant squid? Why?

I'll take my chances with the squid.

 

Fun fact: The only known predator of giant squids is the sperm whale, which coincidentally was my nickname in college.

[phillybear 366]

I'll take my chances with the squid.

 

Fun fact: The only known predator of giant squids is the sperm whale, which coincidentally was my nickname in college.

 

The problem with the squid is that it's highly intelligent, has a beak for biting, those suction cup things, and I'm pretty sure it can choke you out faster than Michael Hutchence.

[Cruzer 1,995]

The great white... Re: As fast, strong and mobile as the GW is, it's noting compared to a giant squid. Also it's been shown that if you show a bit of aggression and face a GW - it will not attack. A GS - that thing is like lightening, and it has a gazillion arms to grab you with.

[Artista 460]

Both, at the same time, head on! Kind of am right now in a sense. The "shark" is causing my pain while the "squid" is causing discomfort by squeezing and twisting sensations.

[phillybear 366]

The great white... Re: As fast, strong and mobile as the GW is, it's noting compared to a giant squid. Also it's been shown that if you show a bit of aggression and face a GW - it will not attack. A GS - that thing is like lightening, and it has a gazillion arms to grab you with.

 

Showing aggression is not easy towards a shark is not easy. Some have supposedly survived by punching a shark in the nose. I question this because how much force can someone generate throwing a punch underwater. The fist is traveling in slow motion.

[phillybear 366]

Both, at the same time, head on! Kind of am right now in a sense. The "shark" is causing my pain while the "squid" is causing discomfort by squeezing and twisting sensations.

 

Both is not a bad strategy. A three way dance.

[penultimatestraw 473]

The great white... Re: As fast, strong and mobile as the GW is, it's noting compared to a giant squid. Also it's been shown that if you show a bit of aggression and face a GW - it will not attack. A GS - that thing is like lightening, and it has a gazillion arms to grab you with.

Has a giant squid ever killed a man? Only thing I can find:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0uMwRs42PA

[RLLD 4,143]

I saw a video of a squid killing a shark.....they are badass....those humbolts are nasty

[Frozenbeernuts 2,101]

As fast and agile as a seal is, it usually doesnt escape from a great white once they are in close proximity to each other. You do have a better chance against a great white however if both animals are intent on eating you. The Ampullae of Lorenzini are incredibly sensitive. I have seen a great white put into a trance before by rubbing this area. If you punch it with enough force, yes thats difficult under water, the shark will probably back off.

[Djgb13 2,339]

As other posters said I would fight the shark. At least you have some strategy of fighting a shark. What's your strategy of fight the squid? Let it strangle you?

[penultimatestraw 473]

As other posters said I would fight the shark. At least you have some strategy of fighting a shark. What's your strategy of fight the squid? Let it strangle you?

Swim away, as it probably wouldn't attack in the first place?

[MDC 7,082]

Swim away, as it probably wouldn't attack in the first place?

Yep. The GS isn't going to attack you in the first place.

 

Assuming the GW and GS are going to attack though I'd rather go shark. At least then you're just worried about the mouth. The squid has hooklike "teeth" in it's suckers and a bird beak, not to mention a longer reach. F that.

[frank 2,275]

I'll take my chances with the squid.

 

Fun fact: The only known predator of giant squids is the sperm whale, which coincidentally was my nickname in college.

Because of your blow hole?

[Mookz 1,336]

The shark, as it has probably grown fat and lazy from its great white privilege.

[parrot 789]

What color is the squid, racist?

[Magnificent Bastard 190]

The shark, as it has probably grown fat and lazy from its great white privilege.

Winner by KO. Well done sir.

[Djgb13 2,339]

Swim away, as it probably wouldn't attack in the first place?

The question is which would you rather fight? Here we are assuming the situation you are being forced to fight them and they are fighting you.

[Cruzer 1,995]

The question is which would you rather fight? Here we are assuming the situation you are being forced to fight them and they are fighting you.

Agreed. The likelihood of you having to face one over the other is inconsequential - it's just which of the two assuming the circumstances were equal.

[Magnificent Bastard 190]

Either one. Doesn't matter to me.

[penultimatestraw 473]

What color is the squid, racist?

The blacker the ink, the sweeter the juice.

[penultimatestraw 473]

The question is which would you rather fight? Here we are assuming the situation you are being forced to fight them and they are fighting you.

If they both were trying, I'd pick the one that would kill me the least painfully: the shark.

[parrot 789]

Either one. Doesn't matter to me.

 

MB would tell either one to bring the other for backup just to make it semi-interesting.

[tanatastic 2,062]

Shark by a mile. Can just poke him in the eye or something. The squid is an alien abomination with many arms for grabbing and squeezing.

[wiffleball 4,788]

Squid for sure. I can take down an entire plate of calamari in a heartbeat.

[frank 2,275]

In water or on land?

[wiffleball 4,788]

Ill take runnin with the sharks for a hundred.

[BunnysBastatrds 2,294]

I read somewhere that if you can turn a female great white over, you got em. I can do that.

[Giants Fan 85]

K ... Here is your first problem. Great White, is carcharadon carcharius, a very specific animal. "Giant squid" is not. They do exist, and there are known living species. Architeuthus is one such animal.

 

However, the scars on some whales are larger than the suckers for Architeuthus and there is some argument that there is a LARGER living "giant squid".

 

Here is the thing, if a giant squid gets you, you are gonna be about 50 feet underwater in like 2 seconds. So, given that IF it instantly gets bored of you and lets you go, which it prolly wont, very intelligent animal,with excellent eyesight, you gotta swim to the surface,,and then survive the bends.

 

Where as a Great White is most likely gonna just taste you, realize you are not a seal and let you go.

 

So, easy choice. Great White.

[Giants Fan 85]

Trust me, if this thing wants to drag you down to it's lair and play with it's new toy .... you are stone cold focked!

 

[penultimatestraw 473]

K ... Here is your first problem. Great White, is carcharadon carcharius, a very specific animal. "Giant squid" is not. They do exist, and there are known living species. Architeuthus is one such animal.

 

However, the scars on some whales are larger than the suckers for Architeuthus and there is some argument that there is a LARGER living "giant squid".

 

Here is the thing, if a giant squid gets you, you are gonna be about 50 feet underwater in like 2 seconds. So, given that IF it instantly gets bored of you and lets you go, which it prolly wont, very intelligent animal,with excellent eyesight, you gotta swim to the surface,,and then survive the bends.

 

Where as a Great White is most likely gonna just taste you, realize you are not a seal and let you go.

 

So, easy choice. Great White.

I thought this was assumed to be a fight to the death?

[Giants Fan 85]

I thought this was assumed to be a fight to the death?

 

Well you are pretty much fawked either way then. Either one of those animals really goes after a human in the water ... zero chance.

 

Here is the thing though. Like an octopus, a squid has 8 arms, but it also has two tentacles. The tentacles shoot out, grab prey,,and then drag it to the beak where it is eaten. Yer gonna be 50 feet underwater so fast, you would prolly pass out.

 

I guess, given that either way the thing is gonna fight me to the death, prolly take the squid. Be over faster and less painfull. But if you actually wanted a chance to live ... great white.

[Drizzay 696]

In water or on land?

[Giants Fan 85]

Giant squid eat whales.

 

A human, in the water ... would just vanish. No blood, just, swoop! Gone.

[penultimatestraw 473]

Giant squid eat whales.

So do great whites.

 

Then again, whales eat both. So I'd rather fight either of those aquapvssies than a killer whale.

[Giants Fan 85]

Do you realize how much smarter a cephalopod is than a fish? Some people say that if cephalopods lived to be 100 years old, they would be the smartest creatures on Earth, not humans. As it is, the Giant Pacific Octopus only lives to be about 5 years old. 20 years, would be a really long lifespan for a cephalopod.

[Giants Fan 85]

So do great whites.

 

Then again, whales eat both. So I'd rather fight either of those aquapvssies than a killer whale.

Killer whale, prolly like a giant squid, would drag you under real fast. It's a mamal. Smarter than a shark.

[penultimatestraw 473]

Do you realize how much smarter a cephalopod is than a fish? Some people say that if cephalopods lived to be 100 years old, they would be the smartest creatures on Earth, not humans. As it is, the Giant Pacific Octopus only lives to be about 5 years old. 20 years, would be a really long lifespan for a cephalopod.

Meh. We ain't playin chess.

[Giants Fan 85]

Also of interest, while,the human body could likely never withstand the velocity required to travel at near light speeds, getting too close to a star, the gravity would crush us,,invertebrates like cephalopods could possibly survive some,really heavy g forces.

 

They may be the greatest hope for the planet Earth, in a post Earth world.

[KSB2424 3,148]

In water or on land?