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[Tack]

Ooh. He's back.

Does this mean I have to change my avatar back?


Well, or- forth, or something.

[Il Palazzo]

Today I found that I have a skill that may be useful on a deserted island. I can run faster than a Kodiak bear, assuming that the chase lasts less than six miles. I'm totally ready to survive anywhere in the Aleutian Isles.

Fastest is 27.5 mph, actually. Also, I meant that I could outrun it if I spotted it from over 100 meters away, in which case I could outlast it, due to their inability to keep up 30 mph for more than a couple hundred meters, whereas I can keep up 10 mph for hours.

By the powers of high school-grade physics, I declare you mauled, dead and consumed 50 meters into the chase.
You might want to reconsider your trip to the island.

[Nikov]

See, you should take me instead. I could put five rounds into that bear at 100 meters.

[Heron TSG]

Il Palazzo, did you factor in the fact that for the first quarter mile or so, I'd be running at least 15 miles per hour? What does your science think of that?

^{Yay for giving homework over the internet.}

[Il Palazzo]

Your life span has been increased from 12 to 16 seconds, and the bear feasts on you 100 meters from your starting point.

Yay for giving homework over the internet.

Bored Palazzo is bored.

[mainiac]

In order for you to narrowly miss the bears jaws, the ratio of the distance that you have a head start to the distance before the bear slows down must be proportional to the ratio of your speeds.  So if you can run fast as half as the bear, you must have a head start half as long as the bears distance to slow down.  150 meters IIRC.

[Il Palazzo]

If I remember correctly, the bear was supposed to slow down after 200m, in which case 15kmph takes Barbarossa exactly to that point. I took the pessimistic approach, and assumed that the transition point is the last one where the bear catches up, rather than the first one where the Seal God escapes.
Besides, it's all assuming that our bear slows down to less than Barbarossa's speed after a 100 hundred meters run.

[Grakelin]

Why is this even an issue? Just use Dead Eye Aim and target the eyes. You'll want to practice this for the Sharpshooter Achievement, anyways.

[Il Palazzo]

Barbarossa wanted to use his "Crosscountry Runner" skill to win the "I'm not afraid of no bear" achievment while retaining his "Pacifist" badge.
Obvious, really.

ed:typo

[inaluct]

I bet it wouldn't even notice you. It would be too busy either dying of heat stroke or eating the ice cream beach.

[RedWarrior0]

Klondike bars, probably.

[Nikov]

Fun new calculation, how quickly must I fire my rifle if it takes five rounds to kill the bear, but each bullet halves the bears top speed. Assume 100 yards.

[Tack]

Real men shoot bullseye from 250 feet.

[Nikov]

Kentuckians shoot bullseye from 250 yards.

Made relevant.

[Leafsnail]

So they're slightly worse at shooting than real men?