I dunno, but it's a great story. I also found it reported on news.com.au and huffpo among others when I googled it for more sources but I didn't click on the links.
That movie looks awesome. Never heard of it, but if it comes to our local art house, I'd check it out.
BTW, you'd never launch a rocket from one of the poles. The closer to the equator you are, the more kinetic enrgy you start out with. Means you can lift more shit.
But I digress. Back to the original post. HuffPo and most other websites that mentioned this, said it was bullshit.
The skeptical community has a saying that's apt here: "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof".
In the future, if you're posting an article here which seems a little out in left field, find a couple more sources to verify. Trustworthy sources. Not online tabloid sites that feature bigfoot and UFO stories.
Give this story the sniff test.
Why would anyone go down a badger hole? They're not terribly friendly & cuddly.
Would he actually fit? Probably not.
If he went all the way inside the badger den, how was he found?
None of it makes any sense, get it?
You have fucked up, this is not an auspicious start to your S & W forum experience.
If you are:
a) Of legal age
b) decent looking
You can redeem yourself by posting pics of your tits.
FYI - the articles on The Onion are not real, don't post them here. I know they're funny, and they seem realistic, but it's just talented comedy writers at work.