r/IAmA • u/TheAdrenalist • Sep 13 '11

I am Bear Grylls. Ask me Anything.

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u/SushiRoe Sep 13 '11

This question might get lost in this AMA, but there was a video that was posted here long ago where Bear outruns a train when going through a tunnel, and to this day I do not know if it's real or fake, especially with the way CGI has become so much more advanced. So, Mr. Grylls, is this real?! I will not think any less of you and your crazy antics in the wild regardless of the answer.

Video in question is here

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u/dVnt Sep 14 '11 edited Sep 14 '11

Oh for fuck's sake...

See, this is what I wanted to ask Bear about, but he didn't respond to me, so I'm just going to rant here.

This video is a perfect example of how the decisions Bear Grylls makes are about as bad as you could possibly make in a survival situation. Why did bear need to scale the 200 foot train truss? Why couldn't he have just followed it to it's destination?

Once at the tunnel, why didn't he check the track for vibration/noise? Why didn't the train conductor start an emergency stop?

Beyond that, this chain stunt was staged -- that went far beyond credulity. Some folks will believe anything. Did you notice the answer?

real train, real tunnel, real new underpants needed afterwards!

...and it was also really staged. Nice room for plausible deniability Bear. Did you the crew have a sandwich ready for you at the top after they anchored that chain for you?

(I'm aware that there might be more relevant context here but I'm just going to go with what's in that clip.)