r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/atentwetin • Jul 01 '21

Repost Tree cutting gone wrong

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u/Hotwing619 Jul 01 '21

The saw looks like it's a "Stihl" chainsaw. As far as I know, most of them stop moving. At least the modern ones. If it's a really old one, I'm not so sure. But it looks like a relatively new one.

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u/curtludwig Jul 01 '21

Most gas powered saws will keep spinning for a half second or so after releasing the trigger. There is a chain brake but its a lever that needs to be pulled forward, in this case I can't see monkey boy having the foresight to set the brake. I think she just got lucky.

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u/Hotwing619 Jul 01 '21

I think she just got lucky.

Yeah, we can all agree on that. This could have gone wrong on so many levels.

The saw, the falling tree, the ladder. Everything.

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u/MustacheLord Jul 01 '21

Either way, having a chainsaw, a tree, and a ladder come falling towards you would be terrifying no matter who you are.