How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Well according to http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/…/ a woodchuck can move 325kg of earth in a day, so if a woodchuck could chuck wood I guess it would chuck that amount.
Science has long disputed over this extremely difficult question. Some scientists have reasoned that a woodchuck could chuck a quantity of wood approximately equal to the amount of dirt which they chuck while digging their burrows, which averages around 35 cubic feet. On the other hand, other respected individuals argue that woodchucks are simply incapable of chucking wood, and therefore the question is irrelevant. Of course, science changes its mind on things every day, so the world may never know. For the time being, we will simply have to settle for the general answer, “If a woodchuck could chuck wood, a woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck could chuck.” (Note: If you want to raise a heated debate among scientists, you can also bring up the subject of the real identity of the “she” who sells seashells by the seashore.
From Cecil Adams: “[According to] New York state wildlife expert Richard Thomas, who found that a woodchuck could (and does) chuck around 35 cubic feet of dirt in the course of digging a burrow. Thomas reasoned that if a woodchuck could chuck wood, he would chuck an amount equivalent to the weight of the dirt, or 700 pounds. We are pleased to know this, of course. But it sure isn’t easy to fit into a snappy verse.” But woodchucks can’t chuck wood. So, the point is moot. Sources: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_083a.
