Other Uses for Bears?
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rats with reliable explosives strapped/tied to them would be far more dangerous ... and since you can't really tell a rat to go thataway ... they'd be dangerous to both sides.
If you're going to use suicide animals, you're going to have to train them ... but, wouldn't it then be cheaper to just use a bunch of canons?
hmm, how about dolphins? did anyone train dolphins pre 1900?
there the damage caused would justify the cost of training ... but, how to detonate them at the right time?
and, could a dolphin carry enough explosives to do the necesary damage?
If you're going to use suicide animals, you're going to have to train them ... but, wouldn't it then be cheaper to just use a bunch of canons?
hmm, how about dolphins? did anyone train dolphins pre 1900?
there the damage caused would justify the cost of training ... but, how to detonate them at the right time?
and, could a dolphin carry enough explosives to do the necesary damage?
NomadicSky
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Snake Featherston
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Indians eat bears?
They used to.
Nowadays like other Americans they eat at whatever local fast-food chain has engaged in corporate imperialism in their lands.
They used to.
Nowadays like other Americans they eat at whatever local fast-food chain has engaged in corporate imperialism in their lands.
I've never heard that before. How did they catch them?
I realise bear traps weren't invented back then. Also, as this is a thread about the uses of bears, surely the Indians used the bears skin etc?
People has been killing bears all over the world, eaten them and then used the fur for cloth...
I don't think bears wiht explosives would be very cost-efficient, you have to capture them alive and them feed them. Horses/cows/pigs/sheep with explosives would be alot easier to bring in an army...
I don't think bears wiht explosives would be very cost-efficient, you have to capture them alive and them feed them. Horses/cows/pigs/sheep with explosives would be alot easier to bring in an army...
I always thought that the Romans used fire pigs, but maybe that was just Rome:Total War............
Perhaps they did. My point was that if you're into suicidal animals, stick to the animals you can control and don't bother with bears...I always thought that the Romans used fire pigs, but maybe that was just Rome:Total War............
Snake Featherston
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I've never heard that before. How did they catch them?
I realise bear traps weren't invented back then. Also, as this is a thread about the uses of bears, surely the Indians used the bears skin etc?
Very carefully.
In all seriousness, they likely did use dogs and other hunting methods to keep the bear population down. After all, they kept bison and passenger pigeons from exploding everywhere, until that went kablooie after the 1492 epidemic.
Indians also had a rich mythology about bears, and IIRC to go back way further than that, weren't Neanderthals supposed to have had some sort of bear-cult? Or is that my reading too much of the Earth's Children series?
mojojojo
Gone Fishin'
I have heard that in the case of Neanderthals that is a mistaken assumption. However, bears have been the focus of human religious activity all over the world. The Ainu of Japan used to have a bear ritual where a cub was raised for a year (and treated quite well, spoiled even) the sacrificed at the end of the year.IIRC to go back way further than that, weren't Neanderthals supposed to have had some sort of bear-cult? Or is that my reading too much of the Earth's Children series?
BTW: I have heard bear is very good eating, supposedly it tastes like fatty beef
I've often thought that equipping a squadron of bears to act as Forest Rangers would be more effective than the dunces the Sheriff of Nottingham employed agains that paper tiger extremist, Robin Hood.
It would save also money on uniforms and food, as bears could harvest from the forest to feed themselves, thus easing the burden on the good taxpayers of the local County.
Further, it would also nicely pre-empt anti Furist movements in modern times, as the bears would be a valued part of the civil service and therefore not at risk of being killed to make coats or related things.
The bears could also provide assistance to the Royal Navy's shipbuilders, in their search for the perfectly shaped tree. This would improve the Royal Navy's performance immesurably, probably resulting in a global British Empire by the 17th century
It would save also money on uniforms and food, as bears could harvest from the forest to feed themselves, thus easing the burden on the good taxpayers of the local County.
Further, it would also nicely pre-empt anti Furist movements in modern times, as the bears would be a valued part of the civil service and therefore not at risk of being killed to make coats or related things.
The bears could also provide assistance to the Royal Navy's shipbuilders, in their search for the perfectly shaped tree. This would improve the Royal Navy's performance immesurably, probably resulting in a global British Empire by the 17th century
The bear already has many uses.
Sexy rug.
Manly study decor.
Pendant material source.
Team mascot.
Threat to America.
Unicyclist.
Baitee.
Symbol of icecap meltage.
Sexy rug.
Manly study decor.
Pendant material source.
Team mascot.
Threat to America.
Unicyclist.
Baitee.
Symbol of icecap meltage.
I always thought that the Romans used fire pigs, but maybe that was just Rome:Total War............
They did they were particularly useful against War Elephants
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_pigs_(ancient_military_weapon)