While government officials spent 5 years planning, beavers built their dam for free in 48 hours

Remember when humans could build stuff? Like, "Hey, let's slam 4 million cubic yards of concrete between two canyon walls" and five years later — two years ahead of schedule — Hoover Dam? Well, nowadays it takes longer than that to approve the font size on the "No Smoking" sign for a public park bathroom that'll cost $2.3 million and require 47 community input sessions. — Read the rest The post While government officials spent 5 years planning, beavers built their dam for free in 48 hours appeared first on Boing Boing.

Feb 5, 2025 - 14:41
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While government officials spent 5 years planning, beavers built their dam for free in 48 hours
Beaver, by Joseph Scholz, (1829-1880) (Public Domain)

Remember when humans could build stuff? Like, "Hey, let's slam 4 million cubic yards of concrete between two canyon walls" and five years later — two years ahead of schedule — Hoover Dam?

Well, nowadays it takes longer than that to approve the font size on the "No Smoking" sign for a public park bathroom that'll cost $2.3 million and require 47 community input sessions. — Read the rest

The post While government officials spent 5 years planning, beavers built their dam for free in 48 hours appeared first on Boing Boing.