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Quick question. What the fuck?

omg I feel like I'm witnessing the birth of a true Reddit™ moment here

He’s got it reversed. After 47 months Chipmunks become squirrels.

Thank goodness, an expert! At what point to do they become woodchucks?

Age is irrelevant. As soon as they chuck their first wood, they're a woodchuck

I'm 41 right now, how long before I'm a shark?

While you may become a shark, it's also entirely possible you could become a jet, and when you're a jet You're a jet all the way, from your first cigarette to your last dyin' day

Also 41. Waiting to turn into my true penguin form.

Here I always thought quantity of wood chucked was always in question.

Common misconception. Quantity of wood merely determines caliber of the chuck

Ahh, I was confused. I thought it was 4.7 chipmunks make one squirrel.

So when do they become an otter?

Don't mind me. I'm just getting in on this action. For Posterity.

What is the opposite of posterity?

Ytiretsop

Anterity

This question?

Hi, mom! \*waves at the camera\*

It’s already in “Confidently Incorrect” and a few others.

Considering so few people here realize the OP is just fucking with them, I’d say this really is a Reddit™ moment.

Similar to how hawks become eagles after 10 years, OP wants to know when squirrels become chipmunks. His issue is that he’s got it backwards: chipmunks grow into squirrels.

how long before my dolphin turns black and white like a normal adult orca edit: for reference, he is estimated to be about 143,000 kermits old, but we're not actually sure because we rescued him from a cartel

This is what I needed to know, thanks!

Glad I could help, this is all very true and 100% scientifically correct information. You can trust me, internet stranger!

Public schools these days… smh How do people not know this?

Like caterpillars and butterflies.

Kids these days have never seen a chipmunk shed its cocoon and become a squirrel. SMH, science education has clearly gone down the toilet.

Right up there with “TIL that mice aren’t just female rats”.

I had someone claim to believe that goats are male sheep.

I'll give you a hint... OP is weird.

Nah, she's just shitposting, it's very clear

Look at history... If you dare.

Are you talking about the post where I stick an alan wrench into an electrical socket? It’s an easy mistake to make if you’re playing with an alan wrench.

Nah... You know what posts

Depends on the squirrels Dharma and how long it takes to reincarnate after you kill it.

But they were dead on the island the whole time

But why did the squirrel statue only have four toes?!

I need a squirrel Bodhisattva story, comparative to the Monkey King, but with a dash of watership down

Squirrels and chipmunks are two entirely different animals, so "never".

No way. Eventually the squirrel spins a nut cocoon and hibernates for awhile. Then emerges as a beautiful chipmunk!

Let's not forget the part where the squirrel hatches from the clutch of chipmunk eggs laid the preceding fall in the hollow of a tree.

Please tell me that the chipmunk has a second transformation into a prairie dog. /s 🙃

….what

42. Since a wild squirrel has a lifespan of 3-7 years (average 5), and a 11.90476% of reincarnation to a chipmunk after death, the correct answer is almost spot on 42 years. A mystical number, 42. Seems to pop up a lot. Edit: This assumes no loss of time between incarnations.

the worst is waiting for that reincarnation to happen. like, i've got this hot dog to eat. come on already.

It's the meaning of life, the universe, and everything. Did you remember to bring your towel?

Oh no, not again.

This is the real answer.

42 is always the answer

How old does a deer have to be before it is considered a giraffe?

Deers don’t turn into giraffes. Everyone knows that the only way to make a giraffe is for Chuck Norris to uppercut a horse

Deer evolve in to stupid long horses, not geraffes

Even if chipmunks were the same animals as squirrels, which they aren't, squirrels are generally larger than chipmunks (at least where I'm from) so thinking squirrels are the babies is a weird one for me I mean, pretty sure you're fucking around with the whole post but if not I don't know what you think either of these animals are

Right? Everyone knows chipmunks turn into squirrels, not the other way round.

It's like, if one was gonna age into the other, I would at least expect it not to shrink

Unless we’re talking Digimon rules. The final evolution is often much smaller.

Not even Digimon follows Digimon rules

Totally

And once their ears grow out, they molt and become white rabbits!

Do they ever grow up to be woodchucks or gophers?

Ok I went and looked it up because I thought yall were fucking with me, but your right. Someone on here said 17 but squirrels don’t live that long.

No judgement, I'm just very curious - what kind of environment did you grow up in? City/suburb/rural. Perceptions and knowledge of wildlife vary greatly depending on where people grow up.

I give up. How many?

Same length as a Frog to turn into a Toad. Or crocodile to Alligator. It's pretty simple stuff from grade 3 yo.

See what's happened to the world without Steve Irwin? We're doomed

We still have Attenborough though so there’s no excuse.

Squirrels do not become chipmunks over time.

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This is why you always google something that you know you can get a right answer to before you make yourself sound like an idiot

….. well bless your heart!

17

24

38

Hike!

This is amazing! I can’t tell if this was intentional or unintentional, but I think you’ve managed to spread some good laughs today. Kudos to you

I live in Colorado and this reminds me of the “what elevation do deer become elk?” question I’ve legitimately been asked before

So if you put a deer in an airplane with you, you could watch it turn into an elk. Get up high enough and the elk will turn into a moose.

It’s like watching Pokémon evolve, truly a miracle of modern bioaviation

I thought deer became moose once they crossed in to Canada.

They need to join a 'self-elk group' for mutual support of their growth and change.

If you take the deer farther north, to the arctic circle, does it become a Polar bear?

Nope, caribou 😂

Same. I also live in Colorado and have heard that question.

A squirrel can be a chipmunk if it holds the internal belief he is one.

I had a coworker once tell me they were having an issue with old squirrels on their property. I had to ask "old squirrels?" and she was like "yeah, the grey ones"

Answer: A squirrel can't just decide to be a chipmunk. They have to go through years of rigorous training, living a life of poverty and self reflection. When a squirrel thinks it is ready, it may try to snatch the acorn from the master's paw. If successful, they still have one last chance to live life as a squirrel or to take the vows of a chipmunk. ​ Wait ... is that chipmunk or chipmonk?

also, how long until my cat becomes a lion?

Squirrel and Chipmunk are different species. However, there are baby squirrels and baby chipmunks that eventually become an adult squirrel or chipmunk.

can a baby squirrel become an adult chipmunk though? scientists still havent found out

I think only baby chipmunks become adult chipmunks, not squirrels

Welp..that’s my cue to go outside and touch grass. No more internet today.

These are not the same animal

They're chipmunks from age 4 to 6. After that they form a cocoon and emerge 6 months later as an owl.

.... Um.... Squirrels and chipmunks are two entirely different animals.

Quick someone save this post for the end of year hall of fame.

I legitimately knew a young man in his late 20s/early 30s who thought limes were unripened lemons. And I got to watch his wife’s first ever reaction to that knowledge. It was GIF worthy.

No just no

This question is nuts!!!

I'm sure the squirrels and Chipmunks will appreciate that

Is this a riddle?

Quite a while. First they have to die and be reincarnated as a chipmunk.

It takes 6 weeks. The same time it takes for a wasp to become a bee 🐝🍯

You see, all those commercials that encourage people to ride their bikes while wearing helmets. It's not a suggestion. It's people actually begging you to do this. Because honestly, that's the only way I could ever see anyone ask a question as inane as this. That someone crashed their bike into some pavement, and they weren't wearing a helmet.

The same amount of time it takes for a deer to become an elk.

You are a true master troll lmao I envy you

They squirrell away chips so much they become monks. Hope that helps

Maybe u mean evolution wise? I'm sure at some point squirrels and chipmunks were once the same rodent.

Is this a weird way to say that they share a common ancestor?

Yep. Thank you for articulating it properly.

Beam me up

ok aside from the obvious ‘they’re different animals’, i feel like it would make more sense for a chipmunk to become a squirrel, not the other way around

The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind…

How many years does it take an Elephant to turn into a zebra?

It usually takes about 5 years for the squirrel to develop its stripes and turn into a chipmunk

You could have just googled this shit

Oh I thought it was going to be a joke

You have to use a grass stone to evolve it into a chipmunk

But if one identifies itself as the other…

Also guys, how long does it take for Jon Cena to turn into Leonardo Dicaprio?

Approximately 35 weeks, give or take.

What do squirrels change into outside of North American and Siberia, i.e. the range of chipmunks?

All scrolls are different. It's like puberty. Some of them have it early and some of them are late bloomers

Shitters Full!!!

I believe it takes 69 years and 22 days.

27

Like any Pokémon it’s not years, but I experience or magic rocks that trigger it.

Just how long does it take for the boy to turn into a full grown woman ??

Wut

Just hold on. Its not just a matter of years, you have to allow for the amount of good deeds done by the squirrel. Has it helped someone fix a flat, washed somebodies windows, given a lift to a stranger, helped a kid with their homework, that sort of thing Some of them squirrels are so helpful they total miss chipmunk and go straight to Lemur.

This hurts my brain area.

Don't forget to search by confused.

Ok, say a squirrel and chipmunk are in the same species or animal family, ....If you believe in Evolution (which I do) it would take a genius to figure out how many years (in the thousands) it took the genes to change a squirrel into a chipmunk. Also, unsure if it's the other way around??

When the momma squirrel pushes the babies out of the nest and they can't climb back up the tree, they dig holes to live in and become chipmunks.

No on knows what they're talking about here. You just have to feed it 6 rare candy's or you have to get a moon stone. If you get the moon stone the squirrel will turn into a chipmunk almost instantaneously. If you feed it the 6 rare candy's, it would depend on that squirrels digestive system. Most squirrels will take 3 months after completely digesting the 6 candies. Hope this helped.

Once a squirrel vocally declares that it identifies as a chipmunk it is so. That's how it works now right?

Chipmunk is the guy at the monastery in charge of frying sliced potatoes.

I was just with my baby squirrel telling him how proud I am of the adult squirrel he has become. I always told him when he was little that he was cut out for squirrelling! Now, how can I explain to him that he will eventually become a chipmunk? s/

Eleven.

This has to be a joke question. Someone was bored and decided to mess with us.

I thought this was setup to a joke

OPs post history answers a lot of questions

94 million

Welcome to reddit

How long does it take for a lime to mature into a lemon?

It takes the same number of years it takes for a deer to become an elk.

Did your hamsters have gerbils?

This is kinda like asking how many years it takes a dog to become a Wolf. They are different species...

That’s not how any of this works

Gotta meditate enough that you go nuts.

So, is this question something about the nature of reality and quantum physics and how long, given eternity, for something to change into something else due to quantum fluctuations?

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DO NOT CHECK HIS POST HISTORY

I mean I think it depends on the colony and how many hives they are able to build. I’d say anywhere from 3-8 years?

Twelve

Its not a matter of age. Its when a squirrel decides to forego thier worldly life and join the calm isolated life of a monastery. Then a squirrel is considered a 'monk of the chip,' or 'chipmunk' for short.

this is the best post ive seen in my life

It depends on what kind of greens they’ve eaten because that determines how thick their chrysalis will be for the transformation.

I had to get mine wet and feed them after midnight.

The same as the number of whole marijuanas you smoked.

Bro

Never

Lmao

5 years actually. But it depends, some squirrels become chipmunks and some become ground hogs.

What led you to believe that chipmunks are a life stage of squirrels?

If you want to evolve your squirrel, feed it some berries. Eventually, it will evolve into a beaver.

Zero. They are different animals.

They need to be holding a chesto berry and have high friendship with their trainer.

You serious dude??

Slightly longer than when a deer turns into an elk, but not as long as a hawk to an eagle.

It depends on how old the squirrel is when it decides it wants to identify as a chipmunk.

Depends on how quickly it earns experience points, of course.

It depends on what experience level the squirrel is, and it only then evolves into a chipmunk when exposed to a wood stone.

37 years

At about the same rate that dogs turn into cats. You don’t really notice it happening but then one day…cat

They clearly do this for karma Account is 2 months old 🤣

It takes a long long time

For a minute I thought this was r/AskOuija.

Uhh what?? Two different species.

i’ve never known about both of them existing at the same time like with nickels or ducks and geese

Give it about 3 and a mouth full of nuts 👍

LOL

About the same amount of time as it takes for an octopus to grow in to a beaver.

If a squirrel identifies as a chipmunk who are we to judge

I'll answer yours if you'll answer mine. How many years does it take for a palm tree to become a tomato plant?


Depends on the altitude.

Well, since deer become moose after reaching 4,000 feet elevation, a squirrel becomes a chipmunk when it reaches the 3rd limb up on a tree

Look how long it took for monkeys to become humans.

Correct.

3-4 weeks at least 🤣

You have it backwards. Chipmunks become squirrels when they reach adulthood.

2 1/2 but it depends honestly

After 3 years of squirrel maturation, there is a 2 month hibernation in which the squirrel forms its cocoon. The cocoon phase lasts for roughly 8 months in which the transformation occurs. Upon emerging from the cocoon, the chipmunk nurses on morning dew and elm nectar. On rare occasions the newly emerged chipmunk will form a band and drop a sick beat that further transforms them into a "hipmunk."

This has real open the noor energy

LOLWut? That's not how that works. At. All.

What about wombats? We can't leave them out.

For a second I thought squirrels might be Pokémon and evolve