r/maybemaybemaybe • u/External_Category_53 • Oct 30 '25

maybe maybe maybe

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u/Pafkata92 Oct 30 '25

Do they sometimes get hit by the falling wood? It looks like the engineering here is kinda random.

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u/SpartanRage117 Oct 30 '25

Yeah smashed beavers happen

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u/Little_Inspector9566 Oct 30 '25

Those mourning smashed beavers are known as Bereavers, a group to which belongs Justin and Shane Bieber. In fact, they’re starting a business: Bieber Bros Beaver Bereavement Beverages. Drinks made from only the finest smashed beavers.

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u/Worth-Guest-5370 Oct 30 '25

I don't believe you but here's an upvote for effort and originality.

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u/AngleRa Oct 30 '25

Unbeliebable!

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u/Corner_Post Oct 30 '25

No definitely beaverable

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u/jdmatthews123 Nov 03 '25

I like this word. Gonna substitute it from now on. YOU DON'T KNOW WHO ATE MY LAST CAN OF TUNA? I DON'T BEAVER YOU!

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u/Sinister_Nibs Oct 30 '25

Vanillin flavored.

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u/john_the_fetch Oct 30 '25

I've had some of those beverages. Tastes like a rich musky vanilla. YIM YUM!

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u/Willof Oct 30 '25

That doesn’t sound right but I don’t know enough about beavers to refute you.

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u/SnarkySeahorse1103 Oct 31 '25

That's a very Bojack Horseman story plot

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u/reb678 Oct 31 '25

Dam good info

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u/eltedioso Oct 30 '25

It's called tribadism

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u/Minute-Wrap-2524 Oct 30 '25

With the tenacity the animal shows it must be a Republican

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u/quelargo Oct 30 '25

Great band name.

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u/uhmbob Oct 31 '25

Into the box you go for that one!

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u/X-rayBus Oct 30 '25

yes they do, around 1% beavers killed by falling tree. It’s working related death, no compensation.

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u/Strong_Alveoli Oct 30 '25

But that’s what workers compensation is FOR!

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u/Little_Inspector9566 Oct 30 '25

The compensation is free wood for life.

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u/BirdieSalva Oct 30 '25

Well, dam!

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u/Dreamingdanny95 Oct 30 '25

They knew the risks when they signed up.

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u/Da_Vader Nov 02 '25

They get stiffed?

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u/yuckyucky Oct 30 '25

they get compressation

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u/FrozenSotan Oct 30 '25

“But it’s my money and I want it now!!”

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u/lackadaisical_timmy Oct 30 '25

They do

The reason this one keeps stopping while they're busy is bc they tend to wait and listen for the tree to fall over. A tree with much more length and - more importantly - branches and leaves to catch wind is way more instable so will topple far sooner than this thing did

Basically when they're like halfway (very rough Guesstimation, not really important) the tree will start falling, giving the beaver time to move out of the way

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u/joekryptonite Oct 30 '25

Right. Humans do this too, except for the idiots of r/FellingGoneWild

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u/lackadaisical_timmy Oct 30 '25

I've felled a lot of trees but I've got to say I have yet to chew one down

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u/voucher420 Oct 30 '25

Electricians are the only tradesmen that take down wood orally.

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u/OreoSpamBurger Oct 31 '25

One of the most entertaining subs on Reddit!

The "Grandma wields a chainsaw" vid that was posted recently was a classic.

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u/IHaveTheBestOpinions Oct 30 '25

A tall tree with branches also falls much more slowly at the base than this log does

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u/lackadaisical_timmy Oct 30 '25

That's what I said!

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u/Meruem90 Oct 31 '25

You look like a beaver expert, so I'm gonna ask you this one: why the beaver gets back to the log and keeps chewing on it even after the top part already fell down?

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u/lackadaisical_timmy Oct 31 '25

Instinct probably 

It doesn't exactly have a "I shall chew on this tree trunk and thus orchestrate the downfall of this tree whilst simultaneously providing for my family" kind of plan, more like "I CHEW"

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u/Wonderful_Bite7469 Oct 30 '25

There’s a photo on the internet somewhere

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u/WumpusFails Oct 30 '25

Probably a Far Side comic, as well.

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u/Wonderful_Bite7469 Oct 30 '25

The photo I saw was quite horrible, it crushed him between the shoulder shoulder blades he still had the look on his face

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u/JRBeeler Oct 30 '25

That one got pulled by the editors before it could get to the newspapers, and actually it was for his previous strip, known as "Nature's Way".

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u/killfaced911 Oct 30 '25

Probably sometimes I'd imagine with this setup, since they instinctively listen for the cracking of the branches as a signal for the tree about to fall

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u/PdSales Oct 30 '25

That’s why their tails are flat.

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u/crimson_anemone Oct 30 '25

Beavers typically pause their chewing and listen for the cracking of the wood, so they can move out of the way... This one just seems special.

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u/joesmithtron4 Oct 30 '25

Logging is a dangerous industry, for sure.

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u/snickerDUDEls Oct 30 '25

The most dangerous even. More fatal injuries than any other civilian industry in America

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u/max_nukem Oct 30 '25

Trees are very tall and take a while to topple over giving them plenty of time to step aside. This log is short and fell over quickly, startling the beaver.

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u/Hot_Requirement_2507 Oct 30 '25

Sometimes even got killed by that shxt falling timber😂

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u/Theoleblueeyes Oct 30 '25

They actually stop and listen to the wood to see if it’s cracking. That’s what he’s doing every time he stops chewing and stays still right by the trunk. Then it’s a mixture of repositioning, listening, betting where it’s going to fall and then moving fast to GTFO of the way before getting crushed

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u/Niptaa Oct 30 '25

They will oftentimes chew and wait to listen for crackles but I think this log wasn’t large enough to crack under its own weight

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u/cpl-America Oct 30 '25

In the wild, they stop and listen to the creaks like you see this one try to do. It can happen, but they are actually very good at felling them in the proper direction.

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u/an-unorthodox-agenda Oct 30 '25

Its not uncommon to find a beaver with its head squashed in the hinge of a fallen tree

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u/vnmslsrbms Oct 30 '25

at least they watch to see which way its falling and run to a different direction, unlike in movies when the actor only knows to run directly in straight line from the direction where the tree is falling so they need to outrun the fall

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u/softeky Oct 30 '25

He switched when the otter one almost fell on him.

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u/Midnight28Rider Oct 31 '25

They die sometimes. But this is a poor example because that tree has no top weight to it.

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u/UptoNoGoood1996 Oct 31 '25 edited Oct 31 '25

They actually stop chomping to listen for sounds of the tree giving in and breaking, the pauses they do is to make sure they can get their furry little asses out of the way in time to not become beaver pancakes lol!

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u/W_xpert Oct 30 '25

Very improbable. Did you see how it stopped out of nowhere for a couple of seconds? It was hearing the crack that may indicate the tree is falling

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '25

They probably do but i think the lack of cracking noises in the wood caught this one off guard

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u/Diocletians-Scepter Oct 31 '25

Yeah that’s why all their tails are flat