How many 5 year-olds could you take on at once?

13-04-2005 06:55PM

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taken from 2plus2...

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=1556673&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=9&o=14&fpart=1&vc=1

The question: How many 5 year-olds could you take on at once?

The specifics:

- You are in an enclosed area, roughly the size of a basketball court. There are no foreign objects.
- You are not allowed to touch a wall.
- When you are knocked unconscious, you lose. When they are all knocked unconscious, they lose. Once a kid is knocked unconscious, that kid is "out."
- I (or someone else intent on seeing to it you fail) get to choose the kids from a pool that is twice the size of your magic number. The pool will be 50/50 in terms of gender and will have no discernable abnormalities in terms of demographics, other than they are all healthy Americans.
- The kids receive one day of training from hand-to-hand combat experts who will train them specifically to team up to take down one adult. You will receive one hour of "counter-tactics" training.
- There is no protective padding for any combatant other than the standard-issue cup.
* The kids are motivated enough to not get scared, regardless of the bloodshed. Even the very last one will give it his/her best to take you down.

I'd take 10 of the little bástards!

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#2 13-04-2005 06:57PM

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I'd try 15 or maybe 20. But I wouldnt go in without wearing a cup.

It is wrong that I wouldnt mind trying this out?

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#3 13-04-2005 06:58PM

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Oh please no....not this again...!!!

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#4 13-04-2005 06:59PM

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Lol. Got a great laugh out of that thread. I'd say 10-12 myself. Lol

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#5 13-04-2005 07:01PM

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fade2black wrote:

Oh please no....not this again...!!!

agreed, is there realy need for this thread again

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#6 13-04-2005 07:01PM

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It's an age old question. I find it hard enough to manage them as it is. I suppose, if they start running around like crazy, two could be one too many.

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#7 13-04-2005 07:02PM

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Your jokin me......... this thread is so last year! Get a life*!

*alternatively use the search bar before posting a "new" thread....

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#8 13-04-2005 07:03PM

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yeh prob the 15 mark!!!

and even though id do it yep it is wrong to want to!!!

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#9 13-04-2005 07:07PM

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JuliusFranco wrote:

* The kids are motivated enough to not get scared, regardless of the bloodshed. Even the very last one will give it his/her best to take you down.

A little change from last time round, where we all pondered the balls and sheer determination of a five year old witnessing his friends head being ripped from his shoulders, blood spurting from his brain stem, limp lifeless body sprawled on the tarmac as you step on the rib cage, compressing the heart to make the blood ooze out a bit faster...

How are we all today?

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#10 13-04-2005 07:12PM

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fade_to_grey wrote:

A little change from last time round, where we all pondered the balls and sheer determination of a five year old witnessing his friends head being ripped from his shoulders, blood spurting from his brain stem, limp lifeless body sprawled on the tarmac as you step on the rib cage, compressing the heart to make the blood ooze out a bit faster...

How are we all today?

Well the anger management classes are good since the last time I tried this game out

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#11 13-04-2005 07:13PM

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(30)I'd single out the russel crowe type leaders and anialate them first, the rest should fall like dominos....

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#12 13-04-2005 07:15PM

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1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

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#13 13-04-2005 07:19PM

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FFS! what kinda guy would have the heart to knock a 5 year old unconcious? I mean, is this Georgie Porgies idea of setting up the next generation for Iraq?

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#14 13-04-2005 07:24PM

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Marts wrote:

FFS! what kinda guy would have the heart to knock a 5 year old unconcious? I mean, is this Georgie Porgies idea of setting up the next generation for Iraq?

Snap out of it man, its you or them. This isn't woodstock, its war.

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#15 13-04-2005 07:28PM

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You are all mad. My twenty month has the potential to cause some serious damage. Children are vicious, i'd say I could probably take on three, but any more than that and you could be in danger.

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#16 13-04-2005 07:31PM

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Eh! bring'um all on they'll trying.

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#17 13-04-2005 07:36PM

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Myth wrote:

Snap out of it man, its you or them. This isn't woodstock, its war.

lol

i'd say 20, charge the biggest, grab him by the foot and use him as a club to batter the rest senseless, i've seen a friend of mine, 6'4" being mobbed by ten year olds, to be fair he wasn't allowed hit them, but 6 of them were enough to drag my mate down...

tbh though, i'd probably try and sneak in a shiv or something... stab'em in the eye that's what i say...

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#18 13-04-2005 08:02PM

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I originally posted it!
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=219120

And I stole it from TwoplusTwo.com as well, apparently its rapidly making its way around the net...

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#19 14-04-2005 12:27AM

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Jr.Shabadu wrote:

You are all mad. My twenty month has the potential to cause some serious damage. Children are vicious, i'd say I could probably take on three, but any more than that and you could be in danger.

A full force punch or kick to the head of a twenty month old from an adult will more than likely kill them instantly, a full force kick to the head of a five year old will kill them too more than likely.
If you could only manage to take on 3 five year olds you're a wuss.

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#20 14-04-2005 12:32AM

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as a man who has experienced being ganged up on by many a five year old (well kids very close to that age) i have found out that a) the feckers are fast b) in numbers they are lethal c) 5 of them is enough to leave a 19 yr old 6ft 4 chap battered and bruised d) they do not know yet that u dont hit a fellow man in the balls

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#21 14-04-2005 12:33AM

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Makaveli wrote:

A full force punch or kick to the head of a twenty month old from an adult will more than likely kill them instantly, a full force kick to the head of a five year old will kill them too more than likely.
If you could only manage to take on 3 five year olds you're a wuss.

thats the spirit,

kill the little fanta filled fu*kers

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#22 14-04-2005 12:34AM

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bravestarr082 wrote:

thats the spirit,

kill the little fanta filled fu*kers

ah tommy tiernan, u got love that chappy

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#23 14-04-2005 12:35AM

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Seriously- they're faster than you. If they'd been all trained to dodge as per the original post they'd make a formidable foe en masse.

I've gotten a full force open handed whack from my son that made my ears ring and slightly stunned me.*

*the dinner I provided was deemed unsatisfactory

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#24 14-04-2005 12:35AM

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Breaking limbs, necks, stomping on their heads, I'd say I'd be able to kill 30, if I'm in the mood (no online gaming for 2 weeks). Otherwise, 13.

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5 year old being trained. Trained to fight? THEY'RE F*CKING 5! They can learn to do adding, and subtraction. They are proberly weened on WWE on TV, but WWE will show them one thing; the big 6 foot 6" always wins against the little people.

Also, I'd doubt half of them paid any attention.

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#25 14-04-2005 12:36AM

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stuey wrote:

ah tommy tiernan, u got love that chappy

he really knows how to tangibilise the moment

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#26 14-04-2005 12:48AM

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stuey wrote:

d) they do not know yet that u dont hit a fellow man in the balls

As stated in the rules, we are provided with a cup, its all gravy baby!

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#27 14-04-2005 12:53AM

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no one gave me a cup!!

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#28 14-04-2005 02:44AM

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I'm not gettin involved in this debate (1,000,000 5 year olds easily), but just wanted to say the 2+2 forums are deadly, happy to see it referenced here

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#29 14-04-2005 02:49AM

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Easily a few thousand but after that i struggle a bit.

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#30 14-04-2005 02:53AM

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This sounds like the sort of question you'd ask michael jackson.

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#31 15-04-2005 07:30PM

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Jr.Shabadu wrote:

I've gotten a full force open handed whack from my son that made my ears ring and slightly stunned me.*
*the dinner I provided was deemed unsatisfactory

Only right and proper.

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