alt Hacker News> The sinking of the elephant into snow - how deep is too deep? Should there be snow on the elephant or would it have melted from body heat? Should some of the snow fall off during movement or is it maybe packed down too tightly already?
Should there be an elephant in the snow? The layers of possible confusion, and subtle incorrect understandings go much deeper.
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sccomps • 12/09/2024
With the same reasoning, do reindeer actually fly and pull a sleigh carrying a 200-pound man along with tons of gifts? I believe you're underestimating human intelligence and our ability to apply logic and reasoning.
Yes, they were used to traverse mountains paths.