Normally giraffes and elephants coexist quite peacefully (as a matter of fact at the Dallas (Texas) zoo’s “Giants of the Savanna” exhibit, we occasionally allow our giraffe and elephant herds to intermingle) but IF it came down to a battle it would be the elephant that would win due to sheer mass, And adult male giraffe weighs in at an average of 2,600 pounds (although there have been occasional specimens that can get to be as heavy as 4,200 pounds) while an adult male African elephant averages 15,000 pounds.
That same nuclear explosion (Starfish Prime) also did other damage.
According to the Wikipedia article:In July 1962 the Starfish Prime test, damaged electronics in Honolulu and New Zealand (approximately 1,300 kilometers away), fused 300 street lights on Oahu (Hawaii), set off about 100 burglar alarms, and caused the failure of a microwave repeating station on Kauai, which cut off the sturdy telephone system from the other Hawaiian islands.
Leroy over 6 years ago
Not because they couldn’t fix it—But FAA rules don’t permit butt-crack in flight.
Templo S.U.D. over 6 years ago
Britain lost lots of pounds in that satellite.
therese_callahan2002 over 6 years ago
And of course, that same year, the Tornadoes topped the charts with “Telstar.”
Gent over 6 years ago
You mean Rusty in lost forest just escaped with his life?
BearsDown Premium Member over 6 years ago
Just when you need a snake on a plane…
Neo Stryder over 6 years ago
I wonder what would be the result between a Giraffe and an Elephant.
h.v.greenman over 6 years ago
Normally giraffes and elephants coexist quite peacefully (as a matter of fact at the Dallas (Texas) zoo’s “Giants of the Savanna” exhibit, we occasionally allow our giraffe and elephant herds to intermingle) but IF it came down to a battle it would be the elephant that would win due to sheer mass, And adult male giraffe weighs in at an average of 2,600 pounds (although there have been occasional specimens that can get to be as heavy as 4,200 pounds) while an adult male African elephant averages 15,000 pounds.
Casey Jones over 6 years ago
And yet, Giraffes are NOT allowed to be Rockettes.
Teto85 Premium Member over 6 years ago
Adult giraffes have no predators other than humans.
Camiyami Premium Member over 6 years ago
Hey! That toilet thing happened on my birthday! Woot woot! :D
pearlsbs over 6 years ago
That same nuclear explosion (Starfish Prime) also did other damage.
According to the Wikipedia article:In July 1962 the Starfish Prime test, damaged electronics in Honolulu and New Zealand (approximately 1,300 kilometers away), fused 300 street lights on Oahu (Hawaii), set off about 100 burglar alarms, and caused the failure of a microwave repeating station on Kauai, which cut off the sturdy telephone system from the other Hawaiian islands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-altitude_nuclear_explosion
ChessPirate over 6 years ago
And thus was “Star Wars” born…
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 6 years ago
There are far more satellites today. Think of the damage a hydrogen bomb detonated in open air could do. That is what Kim Jon Un has threatened to do.
RonBerg13 Premium Member over 6 years ago
Yeah, sure… accidentally… uh huh… yep.