Thread: So, how much wood could a woodchuck....

Originally Posted by CarrieM

I would have to say the beaver would beat a woodchuck hands (or paws as the case may be) down. Woodchucks do not actually chuck any kind of wood. They are burrowers but have been known to climb trees to escape predators.

But of course there are others who may disagree
WikiAnswers - How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood

+1 different critters.

I do recall a woodchuck that crawled and dug his way under
the fence to the garden. He settled down and ate an entire
head of cabbage. The then waddled down the row and ate
half a head of cabbage. His greedy piggy little behind came
to a sad end. He was so fat that he could not drag his belly
back under the fence -- thus caught belly full -- he met his
maker.

The question asks "...IF a woodchuck could chuck wood," which implies that woodchucks can't chuck wood, so the answer would be a beaver if we believe the assumptions of the asker. However, the asker is asking for the outcome of a hypothetical situation in which a woodchuck can chuck wood, in which case there is no reason to limit the woodchucking capabilities of this theoretical woodchucking woodchucker thus the woodchuck would win. Get it? Got it! Good.

Everyone knows that the woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could if a woodchuck could chuck wood. However, woodchucks can't chuck wood, so the beaver would win. Having said that, if a woodchuck could chuck wood, it would win because it'd chuck as much wood as it could whereas the beaver would stop once he's fulfilled whatever purpose it had for chucking wood...

I would say a beaver. They're bigger and used to moving wood for their dams.

The real question though, is how many boards would the Mongols hoard, if the Mongol hoards got bored?

woodchuck norris.
'nuff said

Beaver. I've seen some pretty big trees felled by them critters
and beavers can get quite a bit larger than woodchucks.
Beavers also build their homes out of wood they are master carpenters.
Chucking wood is their profession.

The woodchuck is a misnamed animal in my opinion.

Originally Posted by Miner123

Beaver. I've seen some pretty big trees felled by them critters
and beavers can get quite a bit larger than woodchucks.
Beavers also build their homes out of wood they are master carpenters.
Chucking wood is their profession.

The woodchuck is a misnamed animal in my opinion.

Ah-ha. Now you've got it. The woodchuck is really just a groundhog and if it weren't for the tongue twister they would be just another rodent. Also remember it's how much wood COULD he chuck. Maybe none eh?

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Ah-ha. Now you've got it. The woodchuck is really just a groundhog and if it weren't for the tongue twister they would be just another rodent. Also remember it's how much wood COULD he chuck. Maybe none eh?

No, the question is how much wood WOULD he chuck IF he could chuck wood... It is dealing with the hypothetical motivation/determination of the woodchuck