Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Wednesday Discussion Topic: USR Writers vs. 10 Giant Asian Hornets

Today, we are debuting a new weekly segment, entitled:

Could You Beat it in a Fight?

This week's challenger is the Asian Giant Hornet...how would our writers fare in a battle with the foreign insect?

From Wikipedia:

The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), including the subspecies Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica),[1] colloquially known as the yak-killer hornet,[2] is the world's largest hornet, native to temperate and tropical Eastern Asia. Its body length is approximately 50 mm (2 in), with a wingspan of about 76 mm (3 in).[3] The Japanese name for this insect is suzume bachi, literally "sparrow hornet".

Also worth noting is the fact that it has the most painful sting of any insect, and that 30 of them have infamously killed 30,000 honeybees in a few hours:


The question is: could you take on 10 of these?  How many COULD you beat straight up? With weaponry/protection? What strategy would you use?  Any other thoughts regarding the matchup are encouraged as well. 

Feel free to refute other's theories in the comments sections under their posts. 



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