Comparing zoos in Poland and Quebec. It's a real nails biter. As part of it, I calculated that a person in North America, tourist or local, was 36 times more likely to visit a zoo than someone in Africa.
- jugkope

well, I guess the African wildlife is already impressive by itself, so why bother having zoos lolll

"brown cows", that's with kalhua? I was drinking an Irish gin called Gunpowder, frickin' delicious
- Pat1993

Vodka, Kalhua and Chocolate Milk....

Gunpowder eh? I'll have to try it, I usually go with Aviation or Boodles

well, I guess the African wildlife is already impressive by itself, so why bother having zoos lolll
- Pat1993

You'd think so, BUT after North America the second region that had the highest ratio of people-to-zoo-visits was Oceania; my guess is that it's because the highlights of Africa are that much more common in developed country zoos, unlike Australia and New Zealand where you have some endemics that are not hardly exported like koalas, tree kangaroos, platypus, kiwi, etc.

Vodka, Kalhua and Chocolate Milk....

Gunpowder eh? I'll have to try it, I usually go with Aviation or Boodles
- obie

I was really impressed with it



(btw the bottle is blue, but the gin is clear)

and those brown cows do sound delicious, although I'd probably have only 1 or 2, too much sugar and alcohol makes me nauseous

You'd think so, BUT after North America the second region that had the highest ratio of people-to-zoo-visits was Oceania; my guess is that it's because the highlights of Africa are that much more common in developed country zoos, unlike Australia and New Zealand where you have some endemics that are not hardly exported like koalas, tree kangaroos, platypus, kiwi, etc.
- jugkope

a "people-to-zoo-visits" ratio, I didn't even know such a thing existed

a "people-to-zoo-visits" ratio, I didn't even know such a thing existed
- Pat1993

As far as I know it doesn't, I made it up - I made a lot up so far in my paper. I basically took regional population, number of international arrivals, did some multiplications to account for regional being there all year long vs tourists' limited time, then added and used the new value to divide the official number of visits - which I then multiplied by 1000 to get a number above 0.001

I was really impressed with it



(btw the bottle is blue, but the gin is clear)

and those brown cows do sound delicious, although I'd probably have only 1 or 2, too much sugar and alcohol makes me nauseous
- Pat1993

Yea I Googled it right away lol definitely gonna get some, as long as they have it at the LCBO.... I'm on my 7th brown cow already 🤪 now I'm gonna roll a joint!

As far as I know it doesn't, I made it up - I made a lot up so far in my paper. I basically took regional population, number of international arrivals, did some multiplications to account for regional being there all year long vs tourists' limited time, then added and used the new value to divide the official number of visits - which I then multiplied by 1000 to get a number above 0.001
- jugkope

well I guess part of writing a thesis is coming up with your own conclusions and bring something to the table that hasn't been covered yet

Yea I Googled it right away lol definitely gonna get some, as long as they have it at the LCBO.... I'm on my 7th brown cow already 🤪 now I'm gonna roll a joint!
- obie

damn

that doobie should be good haha

well I guess part of writing a thesis is coming up with your own conclusions and bring something to the table that hasn't been covered yet
- Pat1993

That's not even part of the main part, I just got carried away and spent 3 hours on that

I will accept my Nobel Prize tho.

damn

that doobie should be good haha
- Pat1993

I got started at 1 lol!!

I watch an NHL Classic game, the Mario Lemieux 5 goal game, completely unproductive day!!

I got started at 1 lol!!

I watch an NHL Classic game, the Mario Lemieux 5 goal game, completely unproductive day!!
- obie

the best kind of day

That's not even part of the main part, I just got carried away and spent 3 hours on that

I will accept my Nobel Prize tho.
- jugkope

if you got "carried away" like that it's probably a sign you're actually interested in what you're writing on. my best university essays were the ones where I could choose the subject I wanted, it helps a lot

the best kind of day
- Pat1993

You know it... I rarely get days off and I just got 5 in a row, well tomorrow being the 5th.... and damn, was that Pittsburgh team dominant, they pretty much double shifted the 2 C with different wingers..... but the Habs won the cup that year, so fawk the Pens 😛

4 hours later the driveway is shoveled.

if you got "carried away" like that it's probably a sign you're actually interested in what you're writing on. my best university essays were the ones where I could choose the subject I wanted, it helps a lot
- Pat1993

Really, I was just kind of unsatisfied with the available data so I decided to mess around with numbers. I just hope my supervisor doesn't tell me it's poop and I should scrap it

4 hours later the driveway is shoveled.
- Gramps28

I have a corner house with a 4 car driveway, I feel your pain

4 hours later the driveway is shoveled.
- Gramps28

4 hours...? jesus christ how many kilometers long is that driveway?

4 hours later the driveway is shoveled.
- Gramps28

you do know that if you shovel it ahead, and again and again... you will end up to the street but it takes much more time

4 hours...? jesus christ how many kilometers long is that driveway?
- Pat1993

its 120 feet. you do the conversion and we got 18 inches of snow

you do know that if you shovel it ahead, and again and again... you will end up to the street but it takes much more time
- fidopro

yeah i ain't big on shoveling the same snow 15 times

yeah i ain't big on shoveling the same snow 15 times
- Gramps28

18 inches, that's a lot. we didn't get as much total for the winter

I have a corner house with a 4 car driveway, I feel your pain
- obie

you need a snowblower. mine died and i haven't replaced it because we hadn't been getting much snow the last few years. today is only the 3rd day in Feb it hasn't snowed.

the piles are taller than i am in some spot and there is only one place to go with it between the houses. its halfway up my neighbors house.

18 inches, that's a lot. we didn't get as much total for the winter
- fidopro

that is on top of what we already had.


it was insane how fast it accumulating. i shoveled at around 6 last night and by ten i had to shovel paths for the 3rd time for me and the pooch.

he is a little guy.

you need a snowblower. mine died and i haven't replaced it because we hadn't been getting much snow the last few years. today is only the 3rd day in Feb it hasn't snowed.

the piles are taller than i am in some spot and there is only one place to go with it between the houses. its halfway up my neighbors house.
- Gramps28

Yea the wife keeps telling me to get one, gonna have to soon, because....