Bear
Penguin August 5th, 2008
Yesterday, Ninja sent me a link to how to survive a bear attack.
If you surprise a bear, don’t run away. That invites an attack. Instead, stand up and back away slowly, without looking the bear in the eyes. Speak softly to the animal (no loud shouting). If it does charge at you, try to make yourself look as large as possible: Stick out your chest, raise your arms, and spread your legs. Now you can yell at the bear, to frighten it.
If it’s going to attack, lie facedown, with your hands clasped behind your neck. Play dead and don’t get up until you’re sure the bear is gone. Leave the area immediately in case it returns.
If you’re in bear country, carry a bear-deterrent pepper spray (find one at epa.gov). Make sure the wind isn’t blowing toward you, and spray for one to two seconds when the bear is 30 to 40 feet away.
That part about the wind crystallized an image in my mind and I saw a man whipping out the can confidently, depressing the can, the wind suddenly changing and blowing it back in his face. It was hilarious.
So I threw together a quick 1 page script. Sometimes inspiration comes from the oddest places. Hopefully, I’ll be able to shoot it this Sunday. I’ve been itching to make something.
-Penguin
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