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08-06-2019, 12:03 AM( This post was last modified: 08-06-2019, 12:04 AM by Shadow )
(08-05-2019, 10:41 PM)GuateGojira Wrote: I think I have the right to answer:
This is really stupid at this point, all this "drama" just for an statement that is only two lines is a page in a book that deserves more reputation for all what it presents!
Now I see that the form of writing of @Shadow is always in this cold and somethimes harsh form, so I will take it like it is, and that will be all with him. Now, about your post @peter, I am in completelly dissagree and I am going to answer it in a personal message, just for you, the drama must stop!
Honestly I am tired of all this, I will get the book of Mr Thapar the next week probably, as delivers from USA to Guatemala are slow. Then I will try to clarify the case and that will be all.
Now I remember where Mr Antle says that tigers reached the 80 kph. It was in a reality show from Animal Planet where they were searching the next TV "animal" presenter. The name of the show was "King of the Jungle", was hosted by Jeff Corwin, Nigel Marven was the judge and Mr Antle participated and shared its animals for the show (only the first season was broadcasted in Guatemala). If we belive in the link that I presented before (which I think is using real speed tests), then the highest speed reached for a tigress in Myrtle Beach Safari was of 47 miles per hour which is 75.6 kilometers per hour. That will explain where Mr Antle got the figure of "80". Actually it was just an aproximation, but the real figure was actually less.
My conclution at this moment is that the two lines of Mr Thapar book are just a typo and that probably he was trying to say that are "60 kilometers an hour", which is more likelly for a tiger at full rush.
No hard feelings. We Finnish people aren´t known for small talk, I think. If you look at interviews of our Formula 1 driver Kimi Räikkönen, you get the picture, what I mean Even though he goes to extremes time to time. Combining different mentalities to certain kind of language barrier, when most people aren´t speaking English as native language, bigger or smaller misunderstandings do happen. But maybe in time less.
Even though he goes to extremes time to time. Combining different mentalities to certain kind of language barrier, when most people aren´t speaking English as native language, bigger or smaller misunderstandings do happen. But maybe in time less.
