if a snail and a lizard had a race, but the snail has a jetpack and the lizard has eaten too many sleeping pills, who

Question: if a snail and a lizard had a race, but the snail has a jetpack and the lizard has eaten too many sleeping pills, who would win a 200 metre race?
- Keywords:
  animal,
  jetpack,
  lizard,
  race,
  snail
Asked by lupopippa to Davie, Gemma, James P, James V, Nuala on 25 Jun 2012.
- Davie Galloway answered on 25 Jun 2012:
  
  have to be a very small jetpack … but my money would be on the snail 🙂
- James Pope answered on 25 Jun 2012:
  
  Hi lupopippa,
  
  I’m going to say that the lizard would win, as I think the snail wouldn’t be able to carry enough fuel to run teh jet pack for 200m, and the lizard would wake up and win! Sadly this is something we can’t experiment to find the answer to as it wouldn’t be fair to do this to the animals!
- James Verdon answered on 25 Jun 2012:
  
  Hi lupopippa,
  Most lizards are predators, and I reckon most of them would happily chow down on a snail, (even if it had a jetpack on). So unless you’re careful to keep them apart, I reckon the lizard would win by eating the snail.
- Gemma Purser answered on 25 Jun 2012:
  
  If the sun was shining and it was a really hot day I think the lizard would still win, as it would have lots of energy stored in its body! plus theres more risk of the snails jetpack having a mechanical malfunction and breaking down mid race!!! my money is on the lizard!! 🙂

Question: if a snail and a lizard had a race, but the snail has a jetpack and the lizard has eaten too many sleeping pills, who would win a 200 metre race?