QI | How Should You Fight An Alligator?

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    This clip is from QI Series A, Episode 2, 'Astronomy' with Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Bill Bailey, Rich Hall and Jeremy Hardy.

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  • @carriemrg05
    @carriemrg05 3 года назад +61

    I love Rich Hall and wish he was on the show again

  • @minewarz
    @minewarz 3 года назад +263

    genius, the etymology of allegation

    • @babboon5764
      @babboon5764 3 года назад +1

      @gridsleep He'd never have said that about sharks and the environment if he'd ever dared face off with the fearsom boxing octopus.
      But useful to know about Alligators being highly litigenous.

  • @7411y
    @7411y 3 года назад +189

    That's why hammerheads evolved, they're specifically designed to whack other sharks in the face.

    • @aaronchang9317
      @aaronchang9317 3 года назад +9

      Dolphins! They bop them with their boopers!

    • @elaineb7065
      @elaineb7065 3 года назад +3

      @@aaronchang9317 Right in the gills

    • @Monkey80llx
      @Monkey80llx 3 года назад +1

      😂😂😂

    • @elephantsmemory3142
      @elephantsmemory3142 3 года назад

      @@aaronchang9317 They would nut them to death

    • @JameZayer
      @JameZayer 3 года назад +1

      @@elaineb7065 POW RIGHT IN THE KISSER!

  • @lowercasej23
    @lowercasej23 3 года назад +64

    Actually, QI says the best place to punch a shark is in the eyes or the gills

    • @jennyjohn704
      @jennyjohn704 3 года назад +4

      Certainly the nose would not be a wise thing to aim for as you could so easily end up with your hand in its mouth....

    • @brandonsizer7533
      @brandonsizer7533 3 года назад +5

      Gouge at its gills, punching is useless under water

    • @BenjaminGoose
      @BenjaminGoose 2 года назад +1

      @@jennyjohn704 Boy would my face be red!

  • @magnificentfailure2390
    @magnificentfailure2390 3 года назад +4

    Apparently the English version of Crocodile Hunter, "Alligator Annoyer" ran at 2 am every third Sunday on ITV3

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage 3 года назад +89

    Drunk, if Florida is any guide.

  • @Monkey80llx
    @Monkey80llx 3 года назад +10

    Rich Hall is the epitome of droll comedy genius!

  • @Excludos
    @Excludos 3 года назад +8

    May I suggest that the way you fight an alligator is with a tactical retreat?

  • @scubaguy007
    @scubaguy007 3 года назад +5

    "All you would have to do." 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

  • @CricketEngland
    @CricketEngland 3 года назад +4

    Ah the late great Jeremy Hardy RIP

  • @vegladex
    @vegladex 3 года назад +19

    I would have actually picked the handbag, though for exactly the same purpose. I feel like one that's big enough to fit over its snout would be a little more secure than a rubber band

    • @derorje2035
      @derorje2035 3 года назад +6

      I thought why not show the alligator the handbag and tell them "this will be you when you come nearer"

    • @xaigoart
      @xaigoart 3 года назад +2

      @@derorje2035 my first thought too. Point to it and yell "You're next!"

  • @IRosamelia
    @IRosamelia 3 года назад +1

    American guy looks like Moe Szyslak the bartender from The Simpsons XD

    • @liamwalsh4008
      @liamwalsh4008 5 месяцев назад

      I'd never noticed that before, but you're absolutely right 😅

  • @charliewoodruff8186
    @charliewoodruff8186 3 года назад +11

    "There's no stout punching fish."
    First of all, there's no such thing as fish.
    Second, look up the mantis shrimp.

    • @sarahjones8396
      @sarahjones8396 3 года назад +2

      Oh yes, the Peacock Mantis Shrimp! Complete with punching “arm/leg”! I’ve seen footage of these twice in the past week - what an amazing animal!

    • @christopheromahony5526
      @christopheromahony5526 3 года назад +1

      QI had a fact about the mantis shrimp and its record-setting punches too, at one point. Seems like every thing know comes from this show.

    • @rexstetson1717
      @rexstetson1717 3 года назад +3

      I was going to mention the mantis shrimp, but you beat me to the punch.

  • @puirYorick
    @puirYorick 3 года назад +4

    Hey, y'all, prepare yourself for the rubberband *bird*
    You've never heard a sound Like the rubberband *bird* You're bound to lose control When the rubberband starts to jam
    We're here all week spinning... unless a 'gator turns up.

  • @charlespeterwatson9051
    @charlespeterwatson9051 3 года назад +1

    Johnny Horton once sang about how U.S. fighters under Col. Andrew Jackson used an alligator in the Battle of New Orleans.

  • @treyjetson5320
    @treyjetson5320 3 года назад +1

    I wanna make my band name Stout Punching Fish.

  • @clockworkkirlia7475
    @clockworkkirlia7475 Год назад

    There is, however, a stoutly punching crustacean, the mantis shrimp.

  • @philg27
    @philg27 3 года назад +1

    Sure that's why crocs catches use 20 feet of strong tape wrapped around and around to secure the jaws , they do this obviously because they have forgotten to bring a rubber band with them...

  • @markwalker5723
    @markwalker5723 3 года назад +1

    RIP Jeremy Hardy

  • @rileydavidson207
    @rileydavidson207 3 года назад +2

    Usually while clothed, but hey I don't judge

  • @MrOneillrobin
    @MrOneillrobin 2 года назад

    Halfway up a tree 50 metres away, with a .50 calibre machine gun....

  • @poprivest4715
    @poprivest4715 2 года назад

    Actually QI went over this in an episode: best place to punch a shark is in the eye. ;)

  • @_Mentat
    @_Mentat 3 года назад

    Crocs instinctively roll when they've caught something, so throw the end of rope at one and it will probably tie its own jaws shut and starve to death.

  • @benjaminmann8028
    @benjaminmann8028 2 года назад

    Its also very hard for a human to create adequate punching force underwater. If you’re in a boat punching down on a shark in the water its very easy. Underwater and possible deprived of oxygen its a whole other fight

  • @gregiles908
    @gregiles908 2 года назад

    F: Elephant Gun

  • @sjimmie007
    @sjimmie007 3 года назад

    Ow nooo, they are back at the old Sandi :(

  • @standardaussie
    @standardaussie 3 года назад

    I miss stephen

  • @bibibrin5035
    @bibibrin5035 3 года назад

    There are no fish or birds running around with the rubber band to surprise an alligator 🤣🤣

  • @richbuilds_com
    @richbuilds_com 3 года назад

    I so want there to be a Rubber Band Bird in the Everglades...

  • @DursunX
    @DursunX 3 года назад

    more episodes with Stephen Fry please. he had a good chemistry with Alan Davis. when qi was fun

  • @dannis8552
    @dannis8552 3 года назад

    We are amused✌🇦🇺

  • @tryhardfinessedyou
    @tryhardfinessedyou 3 года назад

    I miller an alligator once.

  • @Scarletraven87
    @Scarletraven87 3 года назад

    Gator repellent spray.

  • @loonyt22
    @loonyt22 3 года назад

    Octopii are known to punch fish for both fun and hunting. Those sharks better beware.

    • @OnlyKaerius
      @OnlyKaerius 3 года назад

      Eh, that's more of a "latch on to" thing. Peacock Mantis Shrimps have quite the punch, but also weight class difference.
      Dolphins headbutt sharks to death.

  • @Jezidka
    @Jezidka 3 года назад

    I've seen a cat smack an alligator, not sure if I am just a weak excuse of a being or don't have the right timing.

  • @wich1
    @wich1 3 года назад

    What is this, scold-roulette?

  • @sendaikid1569
    @sendaikid1569 3 года назад

    Allegations have been made, and I intend to find the allegator.

  • @Wecoc1
    @Wecoc1 3 года назад +1

    I heard about this some years ago, and I still think it's bollocks. Good luck not getting bitten while trying to surround the rubber on its mouth... I think it's way smarter to run away 🤷‍♀️

    • @Magmafrost13
      @Magmafrost13 3 года назад

      I dont know about the american aligator, but you cannot outrun an australian saltwater crocodile, they're faster than they look

    • @Shadowlegendlover
      @Shadowlegendlover 3 года назад

      I think the idea is that you sort of just.. sit on its back and push its head down into the ground so it can't wiggle or open it's jaw and *then* try to tie the band around it.
      But at that point, why bother with the band.

    • @sjimmie007
      @sjimmie007 3 года назад

      They are pretty fast. But luckily only for a short burst. So if you have some distance, keep it!

    • @liamwalsh4008
      @liamwalsh4008 5 месяцев назад

      @@Magmafrost13 My favourite BBC headline of all time is "Drunk Australian rides crocodile". I mean, they could leave out the word "drunk" there, it's already implied by the word "Australian". Greetings from across the ditch, and happy Anzac Day. Lest we forget 😅🇳🇿🇭🇲

  • @andrewhamell2274
    @andrewhamell2274 3 года назад

    What to do about that tail though?

  • @himaditya1
    @himaditya1 3 года назад

    Yea so with closing the jaws shut you have saved yourself from one of the ways the croc can kill humas, waht about thise paws and bloody tail and the fact they run way faster than hoomans.

  • @howardsmith9342
    @howardsmith9342 3 года назад

    I would have chosen the rifle.

  • @kevinbennett7615
    @kevinbennett7615 3 года назад

    A great panel of guests. Funny and intelligent. Sometimes, now, they just have comedians on, who have very few brain cells between them.

  • @demos235
    @demos235 3 года назад

    Fight an alligator? With a rifle...from WAY over there...

  • @gelraldoldo5152
    @gelraldoldo5152 3 года назад +2

    Only one way to fight an alligator, SUCCESSFULLY!

  • @JD-xn4ls
    @JD-xn4ls 3 года назад

    Yah put a rubber band on its mouth, good luck with that 😂

  • @bradameerbeg2154
    @bradameerbeg2154 3 года назад

    Rubberband

  • @BumMcFluff
    @BumMcFluff 3 года назад

    How would I fight? By proxy.

  • @Usmodlover
    @Usmodlover 3 года назад

    Reupload :/

  • @sushilbhandari4068
    @sushilbhandari4068 3 года назад +1

    I am early but i don't know what to type!

  • @acmiguens
    @acmiguens 3 года назад +2

    I think it's safer to challenge the alligator to a footrace and run for your life

    • @almostfm
      @almostfm 3 года назад +2

      Unless you're Usain Bolt, that's a good way to end up as a tasty snack for an alligator. They can run at up to 20 mph.

    • @acmiguens
      @acmiguens 3 года назад +5

      @@almostfm Maybe I just have to outrun you :)

  • @OlgaRykov
    @OlgaRykov 3 года назад

    F. a cat

  • @drakeluxus
    @drakeluxus 3 года назад +2

    Punch a Shark on the nose? 🙄 Thought it was common knowledge, they paralyze when turned upside down.

    • @philiphicks1273
      @philiphicks1273 3 года назад +3

      Show me.

    • @yesdcotchin
      @yesdcotchin 10 месяцев назад

      while the nose thing is bs, I'll be sure to remember to flip that 6m long 2 tonne great white the next time it looks at me funny...

  • @GeloDianela
    @GeloDianela 3 года назад

    The Brits in the show are trying so hard to laugh at lame American jokes.

  • @LilleTotte
    @LilleTotte 3 года назад

    You should fight alligators from a great distance, with a sniper rifle.

  • @flyawaytodie
    @flyawaytodie 2 года назад

    "There is no Stout-Punching fish that roams the ocean"
    That we know of...!

  • @bsjeffrey
    @bsjeffrey 3 года назад +49

    i'd like to see the fish that has evovled one arm on its side just for punching sharks.

    • @noatrope
      @noatrope 3 года назад +5

      Troutdor the Swiminator

    • @_Mentat
      @_Mentat 3 года назад

      The mantis shrimp has a mighty punch.

  • @mickregan2620
    @mickregan2620 3 года назад +32

    Good to see the late, great Jeremy Hardy👍

    • @CricketEngland
      @CricketEngland 3 года назад +1

      Yes Jeremy and the late great Linda Smith were in very few episodes

  • @TheYpurias
    @TheYpurias 2 года назад +14

    I love the point he makes about how in their environment, there's nothing that punches sharks on the nose or slips rubber bands around the mouth of a gator. I'm not sure that shark thing is actually true, but the point stands that these seemingly simple things are a problem that simply doesn't exist in the context of these predators' natural environments.

    • @rasmusfabernrgaard6461
      @rasmusfabernrgaard6461 2 года назад +7

      You are actually supposed to hit them in the eye. They talked about it in a later episode. I haven't tried it myself

    • @lobsters12111
      @lobsters12111 Год назад +2

      @@rasmusfabernrgaard6461 Or for the gills

  • @eliasstrand6313
    @eliasstrand6313 3 года назад +4

    "how should you fight an alligator"? No, the question is why

  • @kenwynmorris4042
    @kenwynmorris4042 3 года назад +29

    Missing Jeremy Hardy all over again. What a treasure. Rest in peace.

  • @GummyBearWA
    @GummyBearWA Год назад +1

    The scariest thing about gators is they can run as fast as a horse for a very short time.

  • @lestmak
    @lestmak 3 года назад +5

    Hey, you’ve reverted back to the previous closing with Sandi asking us to pick something!

  • @TK-ux5du
    @TK-ux5du 10 месяцев назад +1

    It seems like Stephen's sense of humour deserted him a bit and gave way to exasperation in this clip - it makes me wonder what on earth was edited out. 🤣🤣

  • @TallSilentGuy
    @TallSilentGuy 3 года назад +1

    There's no stout punching fish or rubberband birds? Checkmate, atheists!

  • @davidharrison9324
    @davidharrison9324 2 года назад +1

    love rich hall..miss jeremy hardy...

  • @BenMCramer
    @BenMCramer 3 года назад +3

    Rich Hall is brilliant

  • @linebrunelle1004
    @linebrunelle1004 2 года назад +1

    damn it. volume control

  • @achaladka7225
    @achaladka7225 3 года назад +3

    I would use my mom's way which she uses on me..... Crocs

  • @angrytedtalks
    @angrytedtalks 3 года назад

    Jab a pencil in their eyes. There's one in the handbag...
    They are totally docile if you close their eyes.

  • @morningcoffeecat2271
    @morningcoffeecat2271 3 года назад +12

    I like Sandi pestering me to pick something at the end always makes me smile

  • @Dragonfly-0010
    @Dragonfly-0010 2 года назад

    A allegation, is a alligators vacation.

  • @777logos2
    @777logos2 3 года назад

    Not.. is the correct answer

  • @EebstertheGreat
    @EebstertheGreat 3 года назад +1

    I assume the usual way to do this is to have one person hold the jaws shut while another person puts the rubber band on, but I have seen people handle smaller alligators this way on their own (with duct tape though, or electrical tape, not rubber bands). You can hold the jaws shut with one hand and put the tape on with the other. It's surprisingly effective for people who know what they're doing.
    No doubt, people who don't know what they're doing try this and get their hand bitten off from time to time.

    • @fishamaphone
      @fishamaphone 2 года назад +1

      Even with a larger alligator, if you can get on their back and grab their snouts then what you do is pull their head up to your chest and lock the snout shut between chin and chest. Then you've got two hands free to tie a rope or wrap duct tape, or whatever you choose to subdue your innocent victim with. Using rubber bands if you're alone would be a bit tricky, though.

  • @bipolarminddroppings
    @bipolarminddroppings 3 года назад

    Dolphins whack Sharks on the nose, clever buggers.

  • @stevie-ray2020
    @stevie-ray2020 3 года назад

    Straighten one end of the paper-clip, then poke the gator in its eye/s!

  • @richardlamarre3610
    @richardlamarre3610 3 года назад

    if I had an aquarium I'd get one of those arctic punching fish that's all the rage these days

  • @alanwhite7912
    @alanwhite7912 3 года назад

    I don't think that's true about punching a shark on the nose.

  • @cloudsparrow7729
    @cloudsparrow7729 3 года назад

    according to Andy Hamilton, hitting them on the nose with a rolled up newspaper works with alligators, but if you try that with a crocodile, you've fked

    • @PabloSanchez-qu6ib
      @PabloSanchez-qu6ib 3 года назад

      And don't bother hitting a shark with a rolled newspaper. That won't work.

  • @SickSkilz
    @SickSkilz 3 года назад +1

    I think you'll find that the rubber band will not "defend against" an alligator as you will have to subdue it first. Thus, I'll take the handbag and try to get it to bite that. And then run.

  • @FreakyLeek
    @FreakyLeek 3 года назад +1

    Well please come on, pick something.