Could a Polar Bear take a Baseball Bat to the Face?

If a reasonably strong 25-year old man hit a full grown Polar Bear in the face with a baseball bat as hard as he could, would it knock out the Polar Bear? Would it kill the bear? Obviously, this is a 10-beer argument that I had with a couple buddies, and there is no chance that any of us would hit any animal with a bat. We would just like to hear some opinions on this matter. Assume that you are going to fight the Polar Bear, but you get one free shot with a bat, and the Bear won't dodge the swing, he'll just take it right in the temple, or wherever you choose to hit it. Would you be safe after that one swing? Or would it just piss the bear off so that he could eat you with more fury and rage? Be sure and list your qualifications and/or sources to accompany your answer. I'd love to hear from some sort of animal expert or bear expert.

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  1. There is no way a grown man of any strength could knock out or kill the bear with his bare hands. Just take into account a polar bear has probably 50 time the strength we do. If a grown polar bear can take a hit to the face or body from another grown polar bear, what chance do you really think you have with a little stick. Thier skulls are enourmous and thick.....It would just embarass you and piss off the bear, and he would probably take his time killing you. I would say you have no chance of even phasing the bear.
  2. Well, I think the polar bear might bite the bat in half before the man can even hit him, then the man better run for his life before the bear bites him in half.
  3. well ,after the bear finishes shaking it's head. he'd probably swipe you down with one paw and bite your head off. and remember a full grown male polar bear weighs in at 1400 pounds and stand at least 10 feet tall not to mention he can run 50 Miles an hour( so running for safety is out of the question) so Imho .. the answer is No...
  4. To answer your question. Grizzlies (closely related) have been known to kill full grown 1200 lb steers with a single blow to the neck (consider that these same cattle ram each other in fights and do not accomplish this). This is well documented. Yet in fights these same grizzlies shake off blows from other grizzlies as minor irritations (unless the two grizzlies are very unevenly matched). Now suddenly we switch to an even bigger and stronger bear and you ask if a human could knock one out with a baseball bat. How mad are you trying to make this bear and how many peices of the man do you want left? BTW bears have been known to track men that have hurt or just irritated them for miles, lay down and wait until late at night and then go in and drag the man out to maul him. Until recently that was just documented stories for me but recently I happened to meet someone whom had first hand knowledge. Turns out a friend went up to Alaska to hunt grizzlies. But when he arrived he was told that the guide was unavailable. Turns out that during the hunt before his, the guide turned to the hunter and said 'We aren't hunting this bear any more he is hunting us." They tracked it for a little further then went back to camp. 1:00 in the morning the bear pulled out the guide, drug him off a few hundred yards and mauled him. The other camp members scared the bear off but the guide had to go to the hospital. Now did the bear just get lucky when he went after the guide or did he actually know who the threat was?
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