42 Midgets vs a Lion

So I got this link this morning. I suspected it wasn't real because of the domain. It wasn't a coworker sent me this link that it was confirmed to be a joke. Still, we've been discussing the virtues of 42 midgets against a lion.

We've come to the conclusion that the midgets, although superior in numbers, have a distinct size and weight disadvantage. The only possible way for the midgets to win, is to poke out the lions eyes, encumber it enough to start piling on top of it. The sheer weight of 42 midgets "should" eventually crush the lion. Assuming the average midget weighs 50 lbs, the combined weight of all the midgets would be 2,100 lbs, or a little more than one ton.

Granted, the actual execution of this would be extremely difficult and there would be a lot of lives lost. It would be interesting to see how the midgets would proceed as people died around them.