DJT just can't get anything right. Experts say run in a straight line.
Experts can't take a joke.
They can’t really be this dumb. Can they?
It’s hilarious that apparently earnest media-ites chose to fact-check Trump on this one. Still, since they’re going to take it seriously I’d recommend a few of them actually try it out. I’ll wait for the report.
human top speed 27mph
gator top speed 35mph
best advice is take a slower buddy with you
“Don’t run in a straight line. Run like this,” Trump said, as he moved his hand in a zigzag motion. “And you know what? Your chances go up about 1%.”There's nothing like News You Can Use from Parker and Mazzotti. I'll file that away the next time a 'gator is pursuing me.But whether the president was making a flippant joke or not, wildlife experts say that’s the wrong advice: You should run in the opposite direction as fast as you can, and in straight a line as possible. “An alligator won’t chase you very far,” said Frank Mazzotti, professor of wildlife ecology at University of Florida.
Alligator experts suggest it is better to dash in one direction in the rare situation when the reptile gives chase, according to a website run by the University of Florida. “Trying to zigzag is a distraction that you don’t need at that moment,” said Daniel Parker director of media for the reptile advocacy group, United States Association of Reptile Keepers, Florida, and a former biologist at the University of Central Florida and the Ashton Biodiversity Research and Preservation Institute.
And, instead of getting yourself farther away from the gator, you’re actually spending more time in front of it, Mazzotti said. “You want to get out of range the fastest you can,” he said.
Now, do these guys have advice regarding catamounts, grizz, and moose? That is info I could use up here in the northern mountains.
That was the first thing my aunt told me when I arrived at her condo in Florida...as she pointed out the little creek that ran through the project.
My advice is to stay in the inclosure until they send you back to your country....
Fact checking the fact checkers. They are illegal aliens, not immigrants
Trump is correct
But he is on team GATOR
“Zig-Zag” is merely a cost-cutting approach...
The fewer the number of inmates, the lower the costs...
Serpentine, Shel, SERPENTINE!
🎶Momma told me not to zig
Momma told me not to zag
That ain’t the way to outrun…Nooo!
Straight is the way to outrun…🎶
My experience with alligators is you can’t out run them over a short distance. I think they will attempt to bluff you off on land. They may attack you unannounced however in the water.
If they are an escaping illegal invader I suggest they drop to the ground and play dead.
We have bears in California. Too bad they don’t have a short running capacity.
If a gator is after you, climb a tree...
While a freshman at the University of Florida we were sitting around the dorm lobby and debated whether an Alligator could catch a dog in Florida Field (the football stadium). We called a professor and (I) was surprised that he answered and settled the debate. Yes; Alligators are very fast in a burst but have poor lateral movement. So actually Trump is mostly right. Changing directions can be a good strategy.
Peter Doocy was on “Fox and Friends” this morning and said his dad had sent him a clip from a movie showing someone running in a zig-zag pattern.