Random find: snake sprinter

Skybird · 12-06-11, 06:49 PM

I just read that the Black Mamba can reach a top speed of 24 km/h.

That is 400 m/min. That is 15 seconds over 100 meters.

When I was at school, I did jogging and long distance and orientation running. Endurance over longer distance was okay for me, but I never were a sprinter - running fast was what I was not made for. I took short of 14 seconds over 100m.

To imagine that I try to run away from that reptile, but cannot.

That made me say "Gulp!"

CCIP · 12-06-11, 08:16 PM

Hopefully that's only for very short distances, like pouncing its prey

Platapus · 12-06-11, 08:37 PM

If I had a Black Mamba chasing me, I think I could do the 100m in exactly 14.9 seconds.

It is all about the motivation.

1480 · 12-06-11, 09:00 PM

I guess I am canceling that east African vacation I had planned...

Gerald · 12-06-11, 09:07 PM

There are more than snakes to be vigilant if you are going to Africa,

frau kaleun · 12-06-11, 09:24 PM

Yikes.

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To imagine that I try to run away from that reptile, but cannot.

All I can do is pass along the wisdom that was passed along to my father when he was growing up lo these many years ago, and then passed along to me. My pop was born in mountain country in 1918 and once asked a local old-timer what he should do if he was out in the woods and found himself being chased by a bear.

The old-timer told him he could try to outrun it if it was far enough away, but if all else failed he should just throw poop* at it.

"But... where am I going to get poop?" my father asked.

"Just reach around," the old-timer answered, "it'll be there."

*Not the actual word used in the story, much to my mother's dismay when she overheard him telling it to me.

Sailor Steve · 12-06-11, 10:33 PM

Of course that leads to the other Old Tale:

Son: If I see a bear, should I climb a tree?

Dad: No. That won't work. You need to run as fast as you can.

Son: Dad, nobody can outrun a bear!

Dad: You don't have to outrun the bear, you just have to outrun the guy you're with!

1480 · 12-07-11, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

There are more than snakes to be vigilant if you are going to Africa,

Well said

@ both SS & FK,

Jimbuna · 12-07-11, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

If I had a Black Mamba chasing me, I think I could do the 100m in exactly 14.9 seconds.

It is all about the motivation.

Precisely...or being faster than the guy alongside you

12-06-11, 06:49 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,660 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Random find: snake sprinter I just read that the Black Mamba can reach a top speed of 24 km/h. That is 400 m/min. That is 15 seconds over 100 meters. When I was at school, I did jogging and long distance and orientation running. Endurance over longer distance was okay for me, but I never were a sprinter - running fast was what I was not made for. I took short of 14 seconds over 100m. To imagine that I try to run away from that reptile, but cannot. That made me say "Gulp!" __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

12-06-11, 08:16 PM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Hopefully that's only for very short distances, like pouncing its prey __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

12-06-11, 08:37 PM	#3
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,379 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	If I had a Black Mamba chasing me, I think I could do the 100m in exactly 14.9 seconds. It is all about the motivation. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-06-11, 09:00 PM	#4
1480 Lead Slinger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chitcago, Illinoise Posts: 1,442 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	I guess I am canceling that east African vacation I had planned... __________________

12-06-11, 09:07 PM	#5
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	There are more than snakes to be vigilant if you are going to Africa, __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

12-06-11, 10:33 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Of course that leads to the other Old Tale: Son: If I see a bear, should I climb a tree? Dad: No. That won't work. You need to run as fast as you can. Son: Dad, nobody can outrun a bear! Dad: You don't have to outrun the bear, you just have to outrun the guy you're with! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo