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[–] [email protected] 55 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

If you skinned and sold squirrels at a rate of 7.56 squirrels per second, you'd reach his wealth in just 100 years! All it takes is a little hard work!

They'd also go extinct after 1 year. Maybe switch to rats.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

You could alternate between rats and squirrels to allow repopulation

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Rats don't have bushy tails, so you'd lose most of the value.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Even if you don't end up rich, eradicating squirrels is a pretty good consolation prize.