November 19, 2007: Bear vs. Truck

Coign · 11-19-2007, 04:19 PM

I got this one via e-mail with only the subject line of Bear vs. Truck. Really that is all you need to know after viewing the pictures.

EDIT: UT can you change the date of this thread to today? Edit will not allow me to change my supbject line.

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Sundae · 11-19-2007, 04:24 PM

Sigh, poor bear.
All the protection nature can give doesn't count against a truck.

Nikolai · 11-19-2007, 05:48 PM

Why is it if a deer hits a truck they screw it up real bad but when its a grizzly all that happens is the bonnet gets a lil screwed up

Clodfobble · 11-19-2007, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nikolai

Why is it if a deer hits a truck they screw it up real bad but when its a grizzly all that happens is the bonnet gets a lil screwed up

Two theories:

1.) A deer is light enough to get thrown up onto the hood and go through the windshield, whereas hitting a bear is more like hitting a tree.
2.) A deer's skin is thinner and not covered with thick fuzzy hair, so it pops like a balloon, and the blanket of guts makes the impact appear more gruesome than it really is.

Rusty Mail · 11-19-2007, 06:14 PM

They are not the same trucks!

orthodoc · 11-19-2007, 06:35 PM

I can't believe how little damage there is to the truck. There's not much exterior damage to the bear either. Was it a head-to-head contest?

Those claws give me the creeps (shudder).

(Bears in general give me the creeps.) When I read John Gardner's Grendel I imagined the monster as a sort of humanized bear.

smurfalicious · 11-19-2007, 07:09 PM

I thought seeing the damage to the vehicle would be interesting so I clicked the link to this thread, however that turned out to by highly anticlimactic.

Now I'm only horribly saddened by the sight of the bear. Don't know why seeing the blood oozing from the bear's head is affecting me so.

Snapple · 11-20-2007, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by smurfalicious

Now I'm only horribly saddened by the sight of the bear. Don't know why seeing the blood oozing from the bear's head is affecting me so.

I'm with you. I feel for the bear.

spudcon · 11-19-2007, 08:54 PM

It doesn't even tell us how many steaks you get from a "grilled" bear of that size.

ViennaWaits · 11-19-2007, 09:37 PM

I was feeling REALLY bad for the bear.

Then I saw the front paws. Creepy. Yay truck!

ZenGum · 11-19-2007, 10:25 PM

Welcome Rusty!

Nice one Spud! Thats as much as I can bear.

I thought the paws were cute ... except for those giant claws! Whoah!

Nikolai, did you notice that big heavy crash bar on the truck? They're also highly effective against pedestrians. Also Clod's 2nd point holds - hit a deer and it comes over the bonnet and takes out the windscreen, hit a bear and you knock it to the ground. In Australia there is a similar situation with kangaroos which have no bloody road sense: they are often deflected off the 'roo bar and hit the windscreen. Some rural vehicles now sport 'roo bars that lean out at the top, designed to knock the 'roo downwards onto the road. SPLAT!

SPUCK · 11-20-2007, 03:44 AM

[quote=ZenGum;408838 They're also highly effective against pedestrians.[/QUOTE]

And Hugos and Volkswagens and Metros and Priuses and Miatas and motorcycles and ...

Saphyre · 11-21-2007, 01:40 PM

WHOA, that's a LOT of bear!
No witty repartee for me... just the obvious.
kthxbai

TheMercenary · 11-20-2007, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

:
Nikolai, did you notice that big heavy crash bar on the truck? They're also highly effective against pedestrians. Also Clod's 2nd point holds - hit a deer and it comes over the bonnet and takes out the windscreen, hit a bear and you knock it to the ground.

Thanks Zen, I was going to point that out. We live in deer country. The other thing to note about that truck is that the crash bar, we call them brush guards, is actually a physical part of a non-standard bumper welded to the bumper, obviously made of heavy guage steel. Most average trucks have a brush guard that attaches to the under body and frame of the truck, so when you hit a deer or in this case a bear, the brush guard would fold back on the truck and cause significantly more damage. The average brush guards in the US run the gamit of quality and strength. Your point about the weight of the animal is a good one.

ZenGum · 11-20-2007, 07:35 AM

Hi Merc:
Rather than weight I was thinking more in terms of bears having a lower center of gravity than deer, and also of deer tending (I guess) to leap when they panic. Hence they'd flip over the bonnet more easily. Although I guess a bear might rear up to fight - imagine seeing THAT through your windscreen!

11-19-2007, 04:19 PM	#1
Coign Wanted Driver Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vail, CO Posts: 279	November 19, 2007: Bear vs. Truck I got this one via e-mail with only the subject line of Bear vs. Truck. Really that is all you need to know after viewing the pictures. EDIT: UT can you change the date of this thread to today? Edit will not allow me to change my supbject line. . __________________ Quoting yourself is the height of hubris. -Coign Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 11-19-2007 at 05:00 PM. Reason: Forgot to update the date from my cut and paste.

11-19-2007, 04:24 PM	#2
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Sigh, poor bear. All the protection nature can give doesn't count against a truck. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-19-2007, 06:35 PM	#6
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I can't believe how little damage there is to the truck. There's not much exterior damage to the bear either. Was it a head-to-head contest? Those claws give me the creeps (shudder). (Bears in general give me the creeps.) When I read John Gardner's Grendel I imagined the monster as a sort of humanized bear. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

11-19-2007, 07:09 PM	#7
smurfalicious Tool. Not the band - you are one. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 501 Northlake Blvd., North Palm Beach FL Posts: 329	I thought seeing the damage to the vehicle would be interesting so I clicked the link to this thread, however that turned out to by highly anticlimactic. Now I'm only horribly saddened by the sight of the bear. Don't know why seeing the blood oozing from the bear's head is affecting me so. __________________

11-19-2007, 09:37 PM	#10
ViennaWaits That's some bad hat, Harry. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 83	I was feeling REALLY bad for the bear. Then I saw the front paws. Creepy. Yay truck! __________________ There is no smoking on this flight, but you can light up whatever you like once we land in Jamaica.

11-19-2007, 05:48 PM	#3
Nikolai Greener than the rest Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Near London Posts: 68	Why is it if a deer hits a truck they screw it up real bad but when its a grizzly all that happens is the bonnet gets a lil screwed up

11-19-2007, 06:14 PM	#5
Rusty Mail Recruit or Something Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4	They are not the same trucks!

11-19-2007, 08:54 PM	#9
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	It doesn't even tell us how many steaks you get from a "grilled" bear of that size.

11-19-2007, 10:25 PM	#11
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Welcome Rusty! Nice one Spud! Thats as much as I can bear. I thought the paws were cute ... except for those giant claws! Whoah! Nikolai, did you notice that big heavy crash bar on the truck? They're also highly effective against pedestrians. Also Clod's 2nd point holds - hit a deer and it comes over the bonnet and takes out the windscreen, hit a bear and you knock it to the ground. In Australia there is a similar situation with kangaroos which have no bloody road sense: they are often deflected off the 'roo bar and hit the windscreen. Some rural vehicles now sport 'roo bars that lean out at the top, designed to knock the 'roo downwards onto the road. SPLAT! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

11-20-2007, 03:44 AM	#12
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	[quote=ZenGum;408838 They're also highly effective against pedestrians.[/QUOTE] And Hugos and Volkswagens and Metros and Priuses and Miatas and motorcycles and ...

11-21-2007, 01:40 PM	#13
Saphyre Dedicated WoWer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Fernando Valley, So. Cali Posts: 35	WHOA, that's a LOT of bear! No witty repartee for me... just the obvious. kthxbai __________________ You used to captivate me, by your resonating light, now I'm bound by the life you left behind Your face, it haunts my once pleasant dreams, your voice, it chased away all the sanity in me

11-20-2007, 07:35 AM	#15
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Hi Merc: Rather than weight I was thinking more in terms of bears having a lower center of gravity than deer, and also of deer tending (I guess) to leap when they panic. Hence they'd flip over the bonnet more easily. Although I guess a bear might rear up to fight - imagine seeing THAT through your windscreen! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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