How much wood can a woodchuck chuck?
A real question from a BBN viewer. Our fictional anchors answer it, then inevitably take it too far.
On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale BearmanAired
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What BBN said on air
Hank LedgerA viewer on bbn.live asks how much wood a woodchuck could chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
Hank LedgerThe honest answer is none, because woodchucks don't throw wood.
Vera BullockBut the rhyme has such confidence! It deserves a number, and I want us all to feel good about it.
Dale BearmanThe number is not the scandal, Vera. A woodchuck is a groundhog, and it digs.
Dale BearmanA famous estimate says one moves about seven hundred pounds of dirt building a burrow.
Dale BearmanConstruction crews need permits and inspectors, but groundhogs don't care about either one.
Hank LedgerSeven hundred pounds.
Dale BearmanPer burrow, Hank. Now picture it in a hard hat, chewing a clipboard, in your back garden, and nobody has asked about the zoning.
Vera BullockThen the wood it never chucks is a labor dispute, and I will personally mediate it with snacks and a very firm handshake.
Dale BearmanThe woodchuck will not negotiate. It has tunnels, Vera, and an exit strategy.
Hank LedgerFinal answer: zero pounds of wood, and a lot of dirt. Ask us anything at bbn.live.
Dale BearmanIs that your full statement?