Very interesting article, Barb. We were volunteers for a national park in Wales' some years ago and were trained in case we were needed to help manage the controlled burning of heather. Since then, we have tended to question the conservation of a "traditional" grouse moor and farming environment because of the ecological harm this has done the UK over many centuries (increasing chances of bad flooding being one example). However, I can see how this could is very important in reducing the "powder keg" as you describe—and it is probably more important in a country like the US which has a more continental climate and parts of which get much hotter and drier than the UK. Funnily enough, a couple of days ago, I was looking at the math behind axe throwing!🤣 The axe must loop through one or more complete circles to hit the board with the correct orientation and this is dependent on the distance you stand from the board. Glad you had a good time with the IMETs!😊
Very interesting article, Barb. We were volunteers for a national park in Wales' some years ago and were trained in case we were needed to help manage the controlled burning of heather. Since then, we have tended to question the conservation of a "traditional" grouse moor and farming environment because of the ecological harm this has done the UK over many centuries (increasing chances of bad flooding being one example). However, I can see how this could is very important in reducing the "powder keg" as you describe—and it is probably more important in a country like the US which has a more continental climate and parts of which get much hotter and drier than the UK. Funnily enough, a couple of days ago, I was looking at the math behind axe throwing!🤣 The axe must loop through one or more complete circles to hit the board with the correct orientation and this is dependent on the distance you stand from the board. Glad you had a good time with the IMETs!😊
The physics of axe throwing sounds like another Jim Hicks (physics teacher) lesson for LauraPalooza!
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