8 Tricky "Would You Rathers...?" Answered By Science

5. Fight A Lion Or A Bear?

Lion. Every time. Okay, entry over, everyone go home.

Fine. Let's show our working. This is science class after all.

When pitted against one another, grizzly and polar bears would kill a lion in virtually one swipe. Lions are pretty much apex predators on their home turf, but that's only because their aren't any bears around. They, bears, are generally much bigger, much more powerful and their thick fur, skin and fat layers make them much more resilient to injury.

In order to kill a bear, both you and a lion will need to get around the throat and asphyxiate it. A bear will simply swipe you out of the way, probably crushing your skull in the process. The bear is bigger, stronger and more difficult to hurt, you definitely stand more of a chance of (A) reaching the lion's face to get a punch in and (B) being able to choke it out.

The bear's one saving grace is that it's more likely to leave you alone, and much more likely to leave you alone if you run (whereas this will usually trigger a lion to just chase you). However, in our hypothetical scenario, we're assuming that each animal is up for a bit of fistycuffs.

That said, either way you're probably screwed. If either of these animals decide to kill you then that's probably what's going to happen. In this case, you're probably better off with the bear as it would be over quicker.

Verdict: Fight A Lion.