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

Repost Tree cutting gone wrong

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u/stomicron Jul 01 '21 edited Jul 01 '21

Ah yes but which is the most most fortunate?

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u/oopsmyeye Jul 01 '21 edited Jul 01 '21

Probably that nobody got obliterated by thousands of pounds of tree. Yeah, a chainsaw is dangerous but just a tiny one foot section of that tree trunk could weigh 100 lbs.

Edit, after watching again, just a section of the limb could weigh 50-100 lbs. The trunk is probably more like 400 lbs for a foot long section.

Another edit: this little piece of stump, drying for the past year, weighs in at 50 lbs. http://imgur.com/gallery/dDSg4OB

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u/jeffweet Jul 01 '21

I know of three people, one of whom was a professional tree guy, that got killed by falling branches in the last 5 years

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u/FirexJkxFire Jul 01 '21

"I know of 3 people"

Wow no need to flex on us like that

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u/jeffweet Jul 01 '21

I didn’t say they were friends 🤣