Can you play dead when you meet a black bear?

Is it safe to play dead when you meet a bear? Bears are omnivores. They are never picky eaters. They eat everything, whether animals or plants, and sometimes they can kill a cow. Bears like to eat live animals, but so do animals that die when they are hungry. When people meet bears, if they pretend to be dead, they are also in danger of being eaten. So it's not safe to play dead when you meet a bear.

If you really meet a bear suddenly, you must keep calm, don't move, and slowly put your belongings on the ground. If you have nothing on you, you can take off your clothes and put them on the ground, and then slowly retreat. When you retreat to a place where the bear can't see you, run away.