I asked AI
Theoretical Estimate:
- Low Estimate (5–10 men): Possible if perfectly coordinated, targeting limbs to pin the gorilla. However, the gorilla could quickly injure or kill several attackers, reducing the group’s effectiveness.
- Realistic Estimate (10–20 men): Accounts for casualties and the need to overwhelm the gorilla through sheer numbers. Even then, success is uncertain due to the gorilla’s strength, speed, and lethal capabilities.
Conclusion:
In a hypothetical, unarmed confrontation, it might require
10–20 average men to subdue a silverback gorilla, assuming ideal coordination and willingness to sustain severe injuries. However, this scenario is unrealistic and strongly discouraged, as gorillas are endangered wild animals, and human-gorilla conflict is ethically indefensible.
So there you have it. AI says that a gorilla would beat 30 men, but when asked how many men it would take the answer is 10-20!