• Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    My wife was worried about raccoons around the dumpster, and I told her I classify animals into 2 threat levels. Puntable, and non-puntable. If you can punt it, you don’t need to be afraid of it. Raccoons, small dogs, even geese, all fit in this category. If you can’t punt it, then you need to be wary of it, so moose, mountain-lion, irukandji, best to keep your distance.

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      8 months ago

      Wolverines are a very puntable size but if you put your foot that close to one that’s picking a fight, you’re not getting that foot back. I would also consider snakes to be “puntable” strictly speaking but wouldn’t recommend trying. You might get it over the back fence but the chances you come back unscathed are slim at best.

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        8 months ago

        If you can’t punt it, then you should keep your distance. Snake is too low to punt, wolverine is too tenacious. Keep distance, and don’t punt.

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      8 months ago

      Bro, I’d rather try to punt a medium-size dog over a goose. You’re playing with fire there!

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        8 months ago

        A goose is a lot scarier than a medium dog, but if you punt a goose, it’s done for.

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          8 months ago

          Dude, I’ve seen geese shrug off a shotgun blast, wobble in the air, recover, and fly off.

          There are many, many puntable animals that are dangerous, both because you’re underestimating their toughness but also their ability to avoid being punted and attack.

          I’m not saying a goose or raccoon would be able to kill you, but there’s a lot of middle ground between “not dangerous” and “lethal danger”.

          A rat or squirrel or groundhog could easily leave a human minus a finger without breaking a sweat. Might not be able to kill a human, but that’s still dangerous in my book.