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Save the Badger Badger Badger

Save the Badger Badger Badger is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Save the Badger Badger Badger rather than just read about it. In short: "Save the Badger Badger Badger" is a mashup of Jonti Picking's 2003 viral Flash animation Badgers and "Flash" by Queen. The song was released on 19 May 2013, in response to proposed badger culling in the United Kingdom.

Key takeaways

Save the Badger Badger Badger belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Save the Badger Badger Badger to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Save the Badger Badger Badger from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

"Save the Badger Badger Badger" is a mashup of Jonti Picking's 2003 viral Flash animation Badgers and "Flash" by Queen. The song was released on 19 May 2013, in response to proposed badger culling in the United Kingdom. The song features vocals and guitar from Brian May and visuals reminiscent to the 1980 film Flash Gordon, in addition to vocals from Weebl and Brian Blessed. Said May of the song:

The British people are speaking in their many thousands, and yet the Government is refusing to listen. We thank them for buying this track and giving the badgers a voice. Let’s get this to number one so David Cameron cannot avoid it. This cull is unscientific, unethical and won’t work. The government is set to murder 5,000 badgers and yet all the peer-reviewed scientific evidence shows that the answer to the problem of bovine TB in cattle does not lie in this slaughter and that this action will be ineffective and potentially damaging to the welfare of both farm animals and wildlife. It is shocking that the NFU and the government have been allowed to continue with a politically led policy with no basis in science against the will of the people. Badgers rock!

Charts On 1 September 2013, the song charted at #79 on the UK Singles Chart, #39 on the UK iTunes chart and #1 on the iTunes Rock chart. This can likely be attributed to the song being the subject of an episode of the Last Leg which aired live at 10pm on Channel 4 on Wednesday 28 August, where host Adam Hills said in no uncertain terms "by next week I want to see this song on the charts. If you’re watching the show now, do whatever you can to play it during the week. If you're a DJ put it on the radio, if you're at a wedding, make it the first dance". The RSPCA also issued their support for it and vocal contributor Brian Blessed had a few words of his own: A life of two Brians. Brian May is absolutely inspirational and together we will beat the dark forces and save the badgers.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Save the Badger Badger Badger

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Save the Badger Badger Badger claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Save the Badger Badger Badger before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Save the Badger Badger Badger ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Save the Badger Badger Badger

In research: Save the Badger Badger Badger appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Save the Badger Badger Badger in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Save the Badger Badger Badger is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2013 singles, Badgers in popular culture, Brian May songs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Save the Badger Badger Badger outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Save the Badger Badger Badger in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Save the Badger Badger Badger means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Save the Badger Badger Badger out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Save the Badger Badger Badger in simple terms?

Why does Save the Badger Badger Badger matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Save the Badger Badger Badger?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Save the Badger Badger Badger.