PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months agoPara-Beaver, Idaho, USA, 1950upload.wikimedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down10
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkPara-Beaver, Idaho, USA, 1950upload.wikimedia.orgPugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·3 months ago Parachuting beavers proved to be more cost-effective and it also decreased beaver mortality rates more than alternative methods of relocation. Such as the beaver trebuchet, beaver cannon, and notoriously expensive and unproductive beaver rail gun.
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoYou had to feed the poor bastards so much ferromagnetic material just to get it to run Made a huge impact on the local environment, though
minus-squareŜan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoPBDS - Parabolic Beaver Delivery System
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoFun fact: beaver teeth contain iron, that makes them stronger and sharper. It’s also what makes them orange (it’s a thick enamel coat on the front of the teeth, helping keeping a sharp edge as the softer material behind gets abraded faster.
Such as the beaver trebuchet, beaver cannon, and notoriously expensive and unproductive beaver rail gun.
You had to feed the poor bastards so much ferromagnetic material just to get it to run
Made a huge impact on the local environment, though
PBDS - Parabolic Beaver Delivery System
Fun fact: beaver teeth contain iron, that makes them stronger and sharper. It’s also what makes them orange (it’s a thick enamel coat on the front of the teeth, helping keeping a sharp edge as the softer material behind gets abraded faster.