http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kostroma-moose-farm So, essentially, the USSR had the idea of their cavalry riding into battle on mooseback. Unfortunately, moose were too smart to be tamed by puny humans. Damn straight! Nobody makes a moose do what moose doesn't want to do! (shame about the brutal and bloody experimentation. but I'm sure revenge is forthcoming). Check out the photos. Moosetastic!
One reason for the rise of certain civilisations over others is the availability of easily domesticated species in the area. You can't be ploughing no field with a moose.
How can you say you've discovered something soon if it took years of brutal and bloody experimentation? Also, why moose? Those whacky soviets.
If this was a success, I believe the USSR would've won any war due to the awesomeness of simply rockin' up. *Image of a People's Republic Propagander poster Zangief in full USSR Military Regalia on Mooseback comes to mind. Now...wheres that artists thread?
Well we've had the film 'The Men who Stare at Goats' concerning the USA's contritubution to World Wackiness during the Cold War. Maybe it's time we had a film called 'The Men who try to ride on Mooses'.
Au contraire. If the moose decides that your civilization is ready for progression, it will plough your fields for you. Sorry, USSR, you were judged and found wanting by the moose species.
P.S. anyone else think we should all chip in and commission PASmith to paint a Russian Hussar riding into battle on a moose? Edit: looks like someone beat us to it.
It's all been done before .... silly Russians just don't know how!! http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcREF03SJzD5-j3SpjtDPXQxnCOmrBgStdSVsBaU-V7s4K2w9Nrh7xCauQ http://www.icdc.com/~neubauer/images/moose&flea.jpg http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR3jrQc0a0KC4ZE27gtq0AXVEdRnNgRhh35fBJuP4yHkg4RrsEHcC6C6g http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRdMG1pOjWWNMborYREhYKIPY-4n2PfbfzSmTskCqoHCDF4vYb6 Bet she might have done better if they used this image a bit more http://www.urantiansojourn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/palin-moose1.jpg LFD
One day mankind will invent brainwashing devices and I'm pretty sure I know what the Russians are going to use it for. Heck, they might even invent it. +1 point of awesome if you know where this picture is from.
