How many 5 year-olds.....

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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and, suppose you could pick any weapon, but each kid gets the same weapon. what would you choose (if anything)? I would take a 35-pound spiked elongated mace or a 45-pound broadsword.

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the problem with heavy weapons is that they will tire you out swinging them, even if you are stronger-than-average. sure, the kids won't be able to lift the heavy weapons, but you've only got a limited number of swings in you, stamina-wise.

i'd take a nice aluminum baseball bat. sure, the kids will be able to lift it, but there's no way they have the strength to swing it hard enough to hurt you. and don't say they could all team up, because only a few kids can all hold it at the same time, and even then their swing would be terribly uncoordinated and weak. you could just stand there and play tee-ball with their heads all day, using the occasional kicks, etc., to deal with some of them.

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I've been thinking about this, and my weapon of choice would definitely be a chipper/shredder. It would get slippery, but I'm thinking I could chuck a few of the kids in there and then "aim" the small shards of flesh and bone at the eyes of the other children, blinding them. Rinse and repeat.

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The problem here is that there's not just going to be one of these - all the kids will each have their own too. So you'll have 100 chipper/shredders. Actually, this might be to your advantage, as it would inhibit any sort of massive herd if they were scattered about the playing field and you could potentially arrange them in such a way to give you a territory advantage where you could force them to come at you one or a few at a time.

[Shajen]

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and, suppose you could pick any weapon, but each kid gets the same weapon. what would you choose (if anything)? I would take a 35-pound spiked elongated mace or a 45-pound broadsword.

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the problem with heavy weapons is that they will tire you out swinging them, even if you are stronger-than-average. sure, the kids won't be able to lift the heavy weapons, but you've only got a limited number of swings in you, stamina-wise.

i'd take a nice aluminum baseball bat. sure, the kids will be able to lift it, but there's no way they have the strength to swing it hard enough to hurt you. and don't say they could all team up, because only a few kids can all hold it at the same time, and even then their swing would be terribly uncoordinated and weak. you could just stand there and play tee-ball with their heads all day, using the occasional kicks, etc., to deal with some of them.

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I've been thinking about this, and my weapon of choice would definitely be a chipper/shredder. It would get slippery, but I'm thinking I could chuck a few of the kids in there and then "aim" the small shards of flesh and bone at the eyes of the other children, blinding them. Rinse and repeat.

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The problem here is that there's not just going to be one of these - all the kids will each have their own too. So you'll have 100 chipper/shredders. Actually, this might be to your advantage, as it would inhibit any sort of massive herd if they were scattered about the playing field and you could potentially arrange them in such a way to give you a territory advantage where you could force them to come at you one or a few at a time.

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If they all get their own chipper/shredder, then I'd have to say that's a no go. Take up too much space. Hmmm...maybe a flame thrower. I doubt the kids could get it started...but the smell would be horrible.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

I guess I'm just old-school. I'll take no weapon or one that would essentially boil down to no weapon.

[Shajen]

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I guess I'm just old-school. I'll take no weapon or one that would essentially boil down to no weapon.

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True enough. I was just trying to maximize my score is all.

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Select a handgun with a combination safety lock and unlimited loaded magazines. How many 5 year olds will be able to successfully unlock a combination lock before you have blasted their little brains all over the gym? Plus if any of them start to get close you just pick them off early.

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I think the number is a lot less than people think, and definitely less than 30.

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I agree. I heard about an 800 pound tiger getting killed by a pack of 30-40 wild dogs. I think the five year olds would have you on the ground pretty quick and that's the ballgame.

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there's NO WAY you can analogize a room full of 5 year-olds to a pack of wild dogs. the dogs will be MUCH BETTER at working as a team, both instinctually and from their life experiences. also, the dogs would know where to attack to take the prey/opponent down and incapacitate it fastest, and they would strike quickly and effectively. one day of training could not bring 5 year-olds up to this level.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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Select a handgun with a combination safety lock and unlimited loaded magazines. How many 5 year olds will be able to successfully unlock a combination lock before you have blasted their little brains all over the gym? Plus if any of them start to get close you just pick them off early.

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Does the one-day training include training on the weapon being used, or is the weapon a surprise just dropped in at the beginning of the day? If the training includes the weapon being used, your plan is seriously flawed and is sure to produce the lowest score possible.

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how about a weedwhacker with the metal blade attachment? the 5 year-olds won't even be able to start it, and even if they do they can't lift it. you could just lay into them with that spinning blade.

note that this carries a big risk, as you're in a room full of 5 year-olds and weedwhackers, and if you fall down they probably won't even need to start the thing to [censored] you up.

choose the weedwhacker if you like to GAMBOOOOL!!!!111

[Slacker13]

I see many responses in the 10 range and cannot figure this out. I got jumped by 5 adults once and though they did some damage they never came close to taking me out. One swat to a 5 year old and he's on the floor crying. I would say stamina comes into play, you would tire after x amount of 5 yr olds so that's what needs to be determined first. I would say for myself, in my current shape I could take at least 30+ 5 yr olds, give me a cup to protect the jewels and increase the number to 50. Give me a month or two to exercise and I think I could do 80 easily. Now I am talking your average 5 yr old, untrained and not organized.
You could stand in one spot spinning in a circle with your arms out and take out at least 10 or so.

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Select a handgun with a combination safety lock and unlimited loaded magazines. How many 5 year olds will be able to successfully unlock a combination lock before you have blasted their little brains all over the gym? Plus if any of them start to get close you just pick them off early.

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Does the one-day training include training on the weapon being used, or is the weapon a surprise just dropped in at the beginning of the day? If the training includes the weapon being used, your plan is seriously flawed and is sure to produce the lowest score possible.

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I think it has to include training for them as well. The contest must be fair.

BTW, I think Rockstar, the makers of manhunt would be most interested in this idea.