The many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XXI

[Synobun]

If I recall, Canada successfully repulsed every attempted US invasion in that war.

Don't worry about the details.

 

[Farm Boy]

Shhh. Focus on that one battle that happened after the war was already over. The rest is just so much noise.

 

[Cutlass]

If I recall, Canada successfully repulsed every attempted US invasion in that war.

Which, to be fair, was not all that much.

 

[ace99]

Your loss.

 

[Quackers]

That's just another argument in the "PRO" column for forced annexation of Canada.

Thats our Canada buddy!
Leave it alone!

 

[madviking]

How many cases would doing something like this take?

 

[ace99]

I built one of those once but it kept collapsing (not as big as that), you need to build the base real solid and don't be afraid to use tape or glue if you have to its not cheating, sometimes some bottles are just stubborn and refuse to work with the group. Having cardboard or a wooden plank between each layer is also important.

I think 4 cases of 24 should do the trick. But hell get 6 to be on the safe side, you can never have too much beer.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

What's with you guys and drinking games/beer towers etc?


Link to video.

 

[ace99]

For shame. That's a beer Xmas tree. This is a beer tower.

 

[Borachio]

Which reminds me. I haven't seen anyone drink a yard of ale recently.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yard_of_ale

 

[Camikaze]

<insert more links to Bob Hawke videos>

 

[Chukchi Husky]

Is it true that when wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone they completely destroyed the ecosystem there?

What I read and heard was that there was a problem with a species, I think elk, that was so numerous that they had caused damage to the plants and land, and nothing else could grow, so wolves were reintroduce, keeping the numbers of elk in check, leading to all the other plants and animals to recover. Then I was told I was wrong, because a BBC documentary said that the wolves destroyed everything, with only beavers being the only other living thing to benefit.

 

[Borachio]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_reintroduction

The reintroduction of wolves has reportedly increased biodiversity within Yellowstone National Park. Along with (and partly because of) an increase in new-growth vegetation, such as aspen and willow trees, which has resulted from the reduction in elk numbers. The aspen and willow were able to recover because not only was the elk population reduced because of predation due to the wolves, but they quit venturing as deep into thickets due to the fear of being attacked by wolves in an area of very low visibility. This process of top predators regulating the lower sections of the trophic pyramid was dubbed, "the ecology of fear" by William J. Ripple and Robert L. Bestcha[9] In addition to the restoration of vegetation several important species such as the beaver (which had also become extinct from the park) and red fox have also recovered, probably due to the wolves keeping coyote populations under control

Whether this is correct or not, I don't know. But I've not found anything about them devastating the ecosystem, and no sign of a BBC documentary on the subject, yet.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Is it true that when wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone they completely destroyed the ecosystem there?

What I read and heard was that there was a problem with a species, I think elk, that was so numerous that they had caused damage to the plants and land, and nothing else could grow, so wolves were reintroduce, keeping the numbers of elk in check, leading to all the other plants and animals to recover. Then I was told I was wrong, because a BBC documentary said that the wolves destroyed everything, with only beavers being the only other living thing to benefit.

I have never heard such a thing about the reintroduction being bad. From all accounts I've read, it's been a great success. How does reintroducing a keystone species threaten to destroy an environment that it's absence is destroying? Honest question.

Argh, I don't have time to look up a source for you, sorry. But I get Nat Geo and they've covered this a few times and the verdict they gave is that the wolves are great. Is your source by chance sponsored by a rancher's association?

 

[Chukchi Husky]

How does reintroducing a keystone species threaten to destroy an environment that it's absence is destroying? Honest question.

He made it sound like Yellowstone was doing well without the wolves.

Is your source by chance sponsored by a rancher's association?

I was told by someone who claims it was shown in a BBC documentary about Yellowstone.

 

[Supr49er]

That's not a source. What was the name of the documentary?

 

[hobbsyoyo]

He made it sound like Yellowstone was doing well without the wolves.

Oh no. No no no no.

Yellowstone needs the wolves, when it lost them, the whole place suffered from the trees and plants to the animals. Really, I'm serious. They are extremely important to regulating the herds of big game and keeping the entire system in balance.

I was told by someone who claims it was shown in a BBC documentary about Yellowstone.

You were told by someone who is a liar.

What do those limey's know about our parks anyways!

I just asked if it came from a ranchers association because they hate wolves and will spam out scientific 'studies' about how bad they are for everything, just like big tobacco used to put out lolstudies about the benefits of tobaco. They want to protect their livestock herds, so I can't fully blame them.

 

[Borachio]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_(BBC_TV_series)

BBC documentary was called "Yellowstone". Surprisingly.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p006mzpy

 

[hobbsyoyo]

From the wiki on the documentary:

The wolf's return has restored the natural balance of Yellowstone: elk no longer graze along the river banks, leaving more willow saplings for beavers

Now that I've seen the wiki, I'm actually pretty sure I saw this and no, there was no wolf hating in it.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

That's not a source. What was the name of the documentary?

I was never told the name of the documentary, but I think it's Yellowstone as he has it on blu ray. Oddly I have a different BBC documentary on DVD about wolves that has an interview with someone who works in Yellowstone who says the wolves are important.

You were told by someone who is a liar.

He's far smarter than I am.