Majority of Americans Think a Bear Could Beat a Shark in a Fight

New York Magazine ^ | 6/17/2013 | Dan Amira

[CodeToad]

As someone who has tangled with both, I’d fight a bear over a shark any day! Both would overpower a human in most fights but sharks have serious homefield advantage.

[gov_bean_ counter]

What if the shark had a frickin’ laser on top of its’ head?

It's not complicated...

[tumblindice]

So it’s an American bear! USA USA USA!
Ursine ursine, teeth like a saw,
Eat that fish up
Raw raw raw!

[9YearLurker]

The majority of Americans have never contemplated such a match, let alone decided on a theoretical victor.

[jttpwalsh]

The bear will retreat, upon serious injury, if it’s cubs are not in danger. A shark will never stop trying to eat, as long as it is capable. If you gut a shark in the water, it’s instincts will compel it to devour it’s own entrails. My money’s on the shark.

[Fiji Hill]

I don’t know about a shark, but these days, I would bet on a bear versus a bull.

[plain talk]

Yeah. largest Bear vs Great White? Seems that makes a difference although I don’t see how even a large bear would prevail against any moderately sized shark if the bear stayed in the water. Shark would destroy his legs, he would fall down and the shark would eat him in a matter of minutes. No contest

[OKSooner]

Who has home field?

[Amagi]

I’d bet depending on who has the home field advantage.

[Sherman Logan]

Shark on land = helpless. Bear in deep water = almost helpless.

Depth of water would seem to be a major variable.

A more important issue. Bear vs. Tiger.

[3Fingas]

Why can’t they just be friends?

[rlmorel]

There was once lots of betting on Bears and Bulls in an arena...

Heh, not the pussy-footed financial ones, but the actual ones...:)

[Steve Van Doorn]

This is just stupid. The answer is they wouldn’t fight.

[higgmeister]

What if the shark had been trained to kill by Chuck Norris, and the bear could shoot rockets out of its paws?

What if the Bear was from San Francisco, spoke with a lisp and wore Mossy Oak boots?

[caltaxed]

A polar bear and a great white; great white wins.
A polar bear and a sand shark; polar bear wins.

I worked as a machinist for a few years and we had these stupid discussions every day on the shop floor. This was an easy one.

[eyedigress]

A bear is armed, therefore he wins.

[kik5150]

If the shark is swimming upstream to spawn, I go with the bear.

[Procyon]

Easy. A shark is nothing but a big salmon to a bear.

[blueunicorn6]

Shark - teeth
Bear - teeth and claws

Game, set and match......bear.

[skinkinthegrass]

what a really asinine question.