Hillbilly Nerd Talk

In 1948, 76 beavers were dropped from an airplane with parachutes. All but one survived. It started because beavers were causing problems in a small town in the mountains of the northwestern United States. The wildlife department wanted to move them to a remote basin deeper in the wilderness, but transporting them overland by mule wasn’t working. The beavers got aggressive in the heat. The mules panicked at the smell. Too many animals were lost on the way. An employee named Elmo Heter came up with something else. Surplus parachutes from the war. Wooden boxes designed to snap open on impact. Drop them from a plane. They tested it on one old male beaver they named Geronimo. He was dropped over and over on a flying field. Heter wrote that after a while, Geronimo just gave up and would crawl back into his box on his own, ready to go up again. On 14 August 1948, a twin-engine plane took off with eight crates. Over the following days, 76 beavers were parachuted into a remote mountain basin. Geronimo got the first flight. Three young females went with him. The only beaver that didn’t make it had chewed its way out of the box mid-air. When officials checked a year later, every beaver had built a dam, stored food, and started a colony. The original footage was lost for decades until an archivist found it misclassified in the state archives in 2014.

The Tiger Woods parking method is gaining in popularity. 😂😂

Timeline of the Artemis II mission [🎞️ thebrainmaze]

So true

After more than half a century, humanity is returning to the Moon, today. The timeline

ARTEMIS II MISSION TRAJECTORY 380,000 kilometers of empty space. Four astronauts. One spacecraft. And the courage to go where humanity hasn't ventured in half a century. Artemis II — the journey home to the Moon begins in 2026. Credit Video: NASA/JSC/Kel Elkins (Science and Technology Corporation) Ernie Wright (USRA) ORCID

ARTEMIS II MISSION TRAJECTORY 380,000 kilometers of empty space. Four astronauts. One spacecraft. And the courage to go where humanity hasn't ventured in half a century. Artemis II — the journey home to the Moon begins in 2026. Credit Video: NASA/JSC/Kel Elkins (Science and Technology Corporation) Ernie Wright (USRA) ORCID

I don’t want to overrate William Shatner’s performance of Rocket Man, but it may be the greatest thing that has ever fucking happened.

“All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you…” - President Donald J. Trump

This might be one of my favorite Trump tweets of all time- 😂

Buffett: “We could deploy $100 billion if there is a big market decline.” He thinks valuations are still high, and it’s the case for many stocks he is interested in, like $AXP. But some others he has never looked at, like $META, are the most attractive they have been in years.

Classic cartoons from the golden era never disappoint me 😹🎬

What is the most iconic sports photograph ever taken?

The birds don’t take him seriously yet 😢

Five Habits A GP Says Separates People Who Age Well From Those Who Don't health.yahoo.com/wellness/healt… via @@Yahoo

The uniparty in action

Charlie Munger: “I have had my Berkshire stock decline by 50% three times and it doesn’t bother me.” Drawdowns are natural consequences of owning stocks. An average stock swings by 100% from peak-to-trough every year. If you own good businesses, there is nothing to worry about.

This man was told his lost dog was spotted in a local field. This is what happened when he picked him up