Would you rather be in a 10x10 room with 100 rats or 1000 black widow spiders

[shiv]

Rats or Spiders

 

[shiv]

I’m struggling with how I want to answer this question

 

[tiderollsonu]

Not even a close choice, rats all fucking day. Better option is 10 rattle snakes or 1000 black widows

 

[BamaRidger]

I’m struggling with how I want to answer this question

You should consult with @imprimis before giving your final answer. IMO

 

[GarnetPild]

The spiders, and I hate spiders...but you could just step on all 100 of them in about 10 seconds, then you are in a room all by yourself. 100 rats might could take you, if they teamed up.

 

[shiv]

The spiders, and I hate spiders...but you could just step on all 100 of them in about 10 seconds, then you are in a room all by yourself. 100 rats might could take you, if they teamed up.

1000 spiders not 100

 

[Long Cat V2.0]

Are the rats well fed or pissed?

 

[shiv]

Are the rats well fed or pissed?

Good point that would make a difference, let’s go with somewhere in between

 

[shiv]

I’m surprised rats are pitching a shutout, but that’s my answer too

 

[ChingChongDingDong]

Do I start with a weapon, or do I need to find one?

 

[madman71]

The spiders, and I hate spiders...but you could just step on all 100 of them in about 10 seconds, then you are in a room all by yourself. 100 rats might could take you, if they teamed up.

Who said the spiders were on the floor?

 

[ChingChongDingDong]

How tall are the ceilings?

 

[GarnetPild]

1000 spiders not 100

My bad. Point still stands though. I could stomp 1000 of those fuckers in no time at all.

 

[TJHall1]

Not even a close choice, rats all fucking day. Better option is 10 rattle snakes or 1000 black widows

Black widows all day

 

[Timothy]

definitely the rats…. They are quite fun to kick

 

[GarnetPild]

definitely the rats…. They are quite fun to kick

 

[shiv]

Is that the one where he gets a worm hat at the end with his new rat stick?

 

[shiv]

I’m gonna have to think of a better one next time. I need to find one I can get 50/50 on

 

[GarnetPild]

Is that the one where he gets a worm hat at the end with his new rat stick?

Yes!

 

[shiv]

Yes!

Forgot about denim chicken

 

[imprimis]

I'd choose rats.

You can stomp on them, throw them against a wall. Kill a couple and the rest will eat them. Although it would soon become a bloody mess.

Spiders can be stomped on but with a 1000 it is quite possible at least one will bite you. If so, you will either die or have the worst pain you've had for 24 hours and wished you were dead. While you're flailing away in pain, it's reasonable you'd get bitten several more times. Plus they are stealthy and could get under your clothes to bite you. And rats won't slide down their silk to the top of your head.

 

[shiv]

I'd choose rats.

You can stomp on them, throw them against a wall. Kill a couple and the rest will eat them. Although it would soon become a bloody mess.

Spiders can be stomped on but with a 1000 it is quite possible at least one will bite you. If so, you will either die or have the worst pain you've had for 24 hours and wished you were dead. While you're flailing away in pain, it's reasonable you'd get bitten several more times. Plus they are stealthy and could get under your clothes to bite you. And rats won't slide down their silk to the top of your head.

Shut it down, rats have won as the preferred roommate

 

[Scratchmyvolsroughly]

You get bit by 4-5 black widows you are in trouble.

 

[OrangenBlue98]

Can I just slit my wrists instead?

 

[Jayhacker]

Good point that would make a difference, let’s go with somewhere in between

So they're not NY rats?

 

[Cre8ive]

Rats or Spiders

I don't give a rat's ass - that's why.

 

[TJHall1]

I hate rats for the ways they were used for torture. Heated bucket on a head or midsection is one of the most fucked things I can imagine.

 

[LVRebel]

I've killed plenty of black widows, so I'd go with them. I killed one rat that was on the side of my house, and even after I shot it with a pellet gun, it still tried to come at me. If the rats were like the ones you get from the pet store, I'd take the rats, but if they were the pissy ones that are crazy and bound to take a run at you, give me the spiders. They pretty much just stay where they are and try not to be bothered.

 

[Cre8ive]

I hate rats for the ways they were used for torture. Heated bucket on a head or midsection is one of the most fucked things I can imagine.

On yeah! Listen to this, and this is true. Very, very good friend and Nam vet had the job of rescuing downed fighter pilots. They have a cool Vietnamese contact on the ground called "Papa San." It was Papa San's job to lead this group of men to a Vietcong camp so they could capture one of them. Once they did Papa San would pull out a pillow case teaming with 6-10 large rats going ape shit due to hunger (they would often eat one of their own). Papa San would hold the bag next to the prisoners face while my buddy would ask questions about the location of the downed pilot - if he refused to answer any questions he would be given one warning.

Remember that the prisoner had his hands and feet bound. If he did not answer after that Papa San would pull the bag over his head and they all would listen to the screaming for about one minute. Papa San would pull bag off (and would usually loose a couple of rats) and give the prisoner one more warning. If he did not comply Papa San would put bag over head and tie off. they would all leave because the VC could usually hear the screaming in the distance. It was rare when a prisoner would not comply after the 60 seconds of rat snacking that was done on his face.

 

[Alpha_Cock]

It depends on the logistics of how each were introduced into the room. But, let's say they are dumped into a room that you already occupy.

• 100 rats would occupy at least a third of the floor in the room. 3 rats/SF
• 1,000 black widow spiders would occupy about 5 SF of the room.

100 rats will straight up kill you in no time and they are incredibly fast and very hard to kill. Spiders have absolutely no interest in biting you if they don't have to.

I'm going to go with the spiders.

Spoiler

In the summer of 2020, I was bitten by a brown widow (what the dr thought) on my forehead while I slept. I woke up with a bump the size of a golf ball under my skin and had to lay out of work for 5 days on antibiotics. On about day 3, the swelling ran down my nose and cheeks, and I looked like Rocky Balboa until it went away. It was pretty shitty.

 

[TopHook]

My bad. Point still stands though. I could stomp 1000 of those fuckers in no time at all.

you walk on walls?

 

[GarnetPild]

you walk on walls?

I'm 6'4" with long legs. I could stomp on alot of the bastards on the walls if need be.

 

[TopHook]

I'm 6'4" with long legs. I could stomp on alot of the bastards on the walls if need be.

This is what I imagine.

 

[GarnetPild]

This is what I imagine.

 

[shiv]

I hate rats for the ways they were used for torture. Heated bucket on a head or midsection is one of the most fucked things I can imagine.

That’s kind of what I was trying to go for here, but didn’t land it right

 

[BamaRidger]

That’s kind of what I was trying to go for here, but didn’t land it right

A true story there was an old guy that lived near fairly close to us when I was a boy. He still had an outhouse one day while using it a black widow bit him on his pecker.
He was hospitalized and one of his neighbors visiting him asked him where did the spider bite him. Embarrassed he said Charlie he got me on my Jim Dog.

That's all I got for the thread.

 

[Pete_Cawthon]

I would make friends with the rats like MJ

 

[shiv]

A true story there was an old guy that lived near fairly close to us when I was a boy. He still had an outhouse one day while using it a black widow bit him on his pecker.
He was hospitalized and one of his neighbors visiting him asked him where did the spider bite him. Embarrassed he said Charlie he got me on my Jim Dog.

That's all I got for the thread.

I bet he was jerkin it

 

[racernhra]

A true story there was an old guy that lived near fairly close to us when I was a boy. He still had an outhouse one day while using it a black widow bit him on his pecker.
He was hospitalized and one of his neighbors visiting him asked him where did the spider bite him. Embarrassed he said Charlie he got me on my Jim Dog.

That's all I got for the thread.

That‘s what you call a good ole fashioned black-n-decker pecker wrecker.

 

[OldBuzzard]

Rats or Spiders

Don’t ever describe your nightmares to me. Please.