If a grenade was thrown infront of you would you kick it away or would you run away ?

Nat

Finding some sort of cover is better than nothing. Depending on what the fuze setting of the grenade is (0-5 seconds, depends on type, quality of munitions, etc) you don't really have much time to actually run. That exposes you to more of the concussion and fragmentation, increasing the chances of lethality.

Best thing actually is to throw something to cover the grenade to absorb the fragmentation and a lot of the concussion; then lie down, preferably behind some cover. There's about a 5 degree "dead zone" from the base of the ground spreading around the grenade, where the fragmentation is least likely to hit you (explosive force vs ground = most of it channeled straight up in a hemisphere).

Above all, don't kick it, unless it's right there and you have no alternative. That just exposes you to more of the blast, and could actually set the grenade off quicker, depending on the setting.

judkins1808

it all depends on the situation. i would never kick it though. i would not run either, i would dive if anything because the schrapnel of the grenade most likely would not travel parallel with the ground as much as in any other direction. if there were others around the best thing to do is to shout a warning like "GRENADE!!!!" and if you have enough courage or are brave enough dive on top of it yourself, better one gone that more.

SilentAssassin

it depends really if as it was about to land and I kicked it, I could possibly hurt my toes, and then the grenade wouldnt get that far and i wouldnt be able to run.... so to save all that I would probaby just run.... find my own grenades and throw them back ;)

jarhed

If other people were around, I would jump on it and tuck it underneath me as tight as I could and hope that nobody else would suffer. My only regret would be that I didn't have the chance to say goodbye to my wife and daughters and hope they would understand.

topgun

throw it away.....i will fight till my last breath.....

Khapera

If I kicked it away,surely I would be blown off.So I will run away to save my life.

larry365

I think i'd run away and just as it explodes I'd jump through the air in slow motion shouting NOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo

Tuna-San

I'd kick or throw it away. I can't run as fast as I can throw.

Ted v

I am in the military and I was never taught to jump on a grenade. Who says that. What a freak. But situation depends. If someone else is there i would tackle them and cover them, if i liked the person of course. Whatever-dumb question.

love_miel

kick it..i'm a slow runner but maybe a good kicker..

ginger

If it was close enough, I would throw it. If not within arm's length, I would run like hell.

forest

run until i find a safe place to hide

freded_124

Run if you kick it it may explode.

brilliantyetconfused

Since I'm not in the military I would have no clue. But you know, don't you?

cannon_21b

i personally would yell "GRENADE" and jump on top of it. that is what i was taught in bootcamp and throughout my military career. and another thing you don't have much time to react you technically have about 2 seconds to decide what you are going to do.

yahwhoon

Run

Raja

better to run since while kicking the impact can make it blow on your foot. run Lola run. better to run and then duck

HHH

Pick it up and throw it back

mouffaq

run away.......

melange4

Kick it turn around an run

trumpets_rock88005

wouldn't i pretty much already be dead because if they threw it in front of you then you wouldn't have much time to really do anything... right???

blondie22139

I would run as far and as fast as i could and dive for the ground.

schizophrenic

i'd better run than kick it, other people might get hurt if i do.

amg503

Well, depending on who's next to me, I'd have different choices.

If there were people I loved near it, I'd probably jump on it, to minimize the blast to them.

If it was people I hated, I'd throw them on the granade, to minimize the injuries to me.

If it were in a group of strangers, I'd run like heck, pushing people out of my way. If they get hit by it, it's sad, but I lived. Everyone's on their own in this case.

I would never kick it. It might be an impact granade, and go off when I kick it.

Ash

Kicking a grenade can be more dangerous as in panic you may kick it to a direction where it causes more harm.

Running is also not an advisable option as the pallots of the grenade spread in the air when it explodes. Instead try to take the closest cover and be as close to the ground as possible.

If you keep your wits awake, try to put some object like a helmet, a drum or some heavy but hollow object on it so that it does not spread the pallots in a large area.

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