Here’s my answer from April 2017: According to the Poetry Foundation, a woodchuck would
chuck “As much wood as a woodchuck could chuck, If a woodchuck could chuck wood
.” (bit.ly/woodchuck-poem) Researchers at Cornell determined that a woodchuck could chuck about 700 pounds: (bit.ly/cornell-woodchucks).
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck riddle answer?
Here’s a totally worthless – yet interesting – groundhog fact that shows how extensive a groundhog’s burrow is and, at the same time, answers that age-old question: “How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?” If by “chucking wood” you mean moving wood, the answer is
about 700 pounds
.
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood tongue twister?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood
, as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood. She sells sea shells by the seashore.
What is the answer to if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
A traditional, if nonsensical, “response” to the question is: “
A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood
“.
How many pounds of wood can a woodchuck chuck?
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
About 700 pounds
. A wildlife biologist measured the inside volume of a typical woodchuck burrow; he estimated that if the burrow were filled with wood instead of dirt, the industrious animal would have chucked about 700 pounds’ worth.
Why is a woodchuck called a woodchuck?
The name woodchuck has nothing to do with wood. Or chucking. It is
derived from the Algonquian name for the critters, wuchak
.
What is the hardest tongue twister in the world?
“Pad kid poured curd pulled cod.
” A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have dubbed this tongue twister the world’s most difficult. “If anyone can say this (phrase) 10 times quickly, they get a prize,” said Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel, an MIT psychologist.
What are the best tongue twisters?
- Wordy Woodchuck – How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? …
- Bear-ly Babbling – Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. …
- Pete’s Pick – Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. …
- Baker Blurb – Betty Botter had some butter, “But,” she said, “this butter’s bitter.
What is the difference between a beaver and a woodchuck?
Beavers are roughly three times larger at
approximately 40 pounds, spend the bulk of their time in and near water, and have webbed hind feet and long, flat tails. Woodchucks weigh about 12 pounds, have short tails, stubby legs, and spend most of their time underground.
Can a woodchuck chuck wood tongue twister?
Wordy Woodchuck –
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood
. Bear-ly Babbling – Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
Does a woodchuck actually eat wood?
Woodchucks don’t typically eat wood
. In fact, woodchucks/groundhogs only eat tree bark if they arise from hibernation before vegetation has sprung.
Do beavers chuck wood?
It’s a classic question with a simple answer: The woodchuck, also known as a groundhog or marmot, is a close relative to the beaver: it looks roughly the same, but is about 1/5 the weight (10 pounds versus 50 pounds), and
beavers do chuck wood
, using their teeth to pile it onto their dams.
Do woodchucks chew wood?
Compared to beavers, groundhogs/woodchucks are not adept at moving timber,
although some will chew wood
. (At Cornell, woodchucks that gnaw their wooden nest boxes are given scraps of 2-by-4 lumber.)
Does bubble gum really work on groundhogs?
Noel Falk, the “Plant Doctor” had recommended using “Double Bubble” brand bubble gum to eliminate groundhogs. Supposedly groundhogs love this particular brand of bubble gum, but
once they eat it, it gums up their insides and ultimately kills them
.
Do groundhogs really scream?
The name whistle-pig comes from the fact that, when alarmed, a
groundhog will emit a high-pitched whistle
as a warning to the rest of his or her colony.
Are groundhogs afraid of cats?
A big dog will kill a groundhog, and a small dog probably wouldn’t get close enough to get bitten.” Cats, on the other hand,
are rarely threatened by groundhogs
; a cat “probably wouldn’t have anything to do with it, and a groundhog won’t go out of its way to attack if he’s not threatened.”
