How many woods would a woodchuck chuck

A woodchuck is actually a groundhog, so it would probably just predict 2 more weeks of winter. New Country Todd Harding Published: December 5, Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. I suppose it depends on whether you are talking about African or European woodchucks.

A woodchuck would chuck as much as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. Filed Under: Groundhog , Siri. In , state wildlife conservation officer Richard Thomas of New York attempted to figure out just how much a wood a woodchuck could chuck, if a woodchuck was capable of doing so and had the inclination.

Woodchucks don't actually chuck throw wood, of course, but, since they are a burrowing rodent, they do know well how to toss around some dirt. So Thomas took to calculating a typical size of a woodchuck burrow, which consists of three rooms and a tunnel leading to it that is roughly six inches wide and extends 25 to 30 feet.

He determined that 35 square feet of soil needed to be excavated to create such a burrow. Knowing that a cubic foot of soil weighs 20 pounds, he calculated that a woodchuck can chuck pounds of dirt a day.

This calculation led Mr. Thomas, by extension, to an answer to what was then an year-old question. Should a woodchuck be so inclined, Thomas concluded, he could chuck about pounds of wood as well. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data.

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