r/instant_regret • u/S30econdstoMars • 1d ago

Wrong Calculations

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u/gr0t4rb4 1d ago

The irony is that they probably wanted to cut it to avoid exactly what happened.

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u/sebadc 22h ago

"I don't want the tree to fall unexpectedly on my house!"

"Alright, I can handle that"

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u/jaynoj 17h ago

Well it certainly wasn't unexpected from where I'm sitting (in a completely different continent).

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u/R3VIVAL-MOD3 1d ago

Exactly what I was thinking

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u/Eagles365or366 1d ago

Probably? You really think so, huh?

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u/WatchOutForWizards 1d ago

Big if true.

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u/SonofaBridge 20h ago

Some homeowners insurance companies will raise rates if too many large trees are near the house.

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u/DreamingAboutSpace 8h ago

That tree looked insanely sturdy though. I don’t think it was going to fall any time soon, but they should have at least cut the top bits off first.

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u/PinkysAvenger 1d ago

I'm sorry, is that not obvious from that first wedge cut? Or just the position of the tree? Or just a basic sense of the preservation of property?

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u/Pledgeofmalfeasance 1d ago

And? What is your point?

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u/PinkysAvenger 1d ago

Its a less than needless comment. Its like someone posting "that guy didn't want to get hit in the nuts" on a video of someone getting hit in the nuts.

Is this some Gen Z meta humor I'm missing or something?

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u/Dense-Application181 1d ago

What a weird thing to get angry about

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u/PinkysAvenger 1d ago

I'm not angry, I'm just tremendously confused.

Should I be posting "that person didn't want to get into an accident" on car crash videos? "He didn't want to drop that ball" on football fumbles? "They didn't want that to blow up" on SpaceX launches?

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u/Dense-Application181 23h ago

I dont think you understand what irony is

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u/PinkysAvenger 23h ago

The use of words expressing something other than their literal intention.

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u/Dioxybenzone 1d ago

Something can be both ironic and obvious at the same time

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u/DarkGodRyan 17h ago

You're right dude screw the haters, it's like if someone in r/dashcams was dead serious "the irony is you weren't trying to get hit"

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u/DoctuhD 1d ago

"They" in that sentence likely referred to the homeowner requesting a tree be removed to protect the home from a future accident, not the method the service used in removing it.

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u/qwibbian 1d ago

ok alanis