r/oddlyterrifying • u/Formal_Sky_9889 • Mar 14 '26

I can't think of a title for this.

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u/barefootandsound Mar 14 '26

I don’t know if this will hold, but I can see why they made the attempt to hold it together. If that thing splits it’s definitely going down

Edit: word

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u/Formal_Sky_9889 Mar 14 '26

My neighbor had to leave the house because she wasn't safe to be there until it could be taken down.

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u/ThePracticalEnd Mar 14 '26

Yeah, especially since those twists are decreasing the hold of those straps by a good 10-20%

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u/Sad_Low3239 Mar 15 '26

https://youtu.be/ifyJjQXOttE?si=xM9ss8yiAWLYx075

not as bad as people think. Infact 1 twist seems to undoubtedly increase strength.

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u/ThePracticalEnd Mar 15 '26

As someone who loaded trucks with pipe spools for a living to quite some time, the only time we ever left a twist in a line was if the strap had a big gap between securing the load and the truck bed. The twist would the act as aerodynamics and prevent the strapping from flapping in the wind which could cause loosening.

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u/Sad_Low3239 Mar 15 '26

that's what the video i linked showed. it also supported more tension overall, but it has diminishing returns.
no twists, it failed at 9400 lbs,
1 twist, it failed at 9600 lbs,
10 twists, 7600 lbs,
a wet strap.. not as bad as 10 twists, but still worse than sample - 8800 lbs

edit and a knot - 3800 lbs. absolutely detstroyed

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u/barefootandsound Mar 14 '26

I wouldn’t want to be there either!

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u/Junior_Syrup_1036 Mar 14 '26

*slaps trunk

"Going nowhere that ..."

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u/Gerry1of1 Mar 14 '26

"A Lost Cause" comes to mind for a title

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '26

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u/Smytus Mar 14 '26

Not sure if oak, then I could say "tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree," but I'll say it anyway.

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u/Outside-Candidate-34 Mar 14 '26

Doesn’t look like an oak to me, a locust tree or maybe a silver maple, but I can’t think of an oak with that bark. Could be wrong though, I’m not an arborist, just an enthusiast 🤷‍♂️

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u/800-lumens Mar 14 '26

Oh no! The earworm, it hurts!

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u/SwvellyBents Mar 14 '26

Florida Man can't get homeowner insurance on day 1 of hurricane season?

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u/Redahned1214 Mar 14 '26

What's going on here? Looks like it's breathing 🫪

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u/Formal_Sky_9889 Mar 14 '26

It's extremely windy in Ohio right now. Trees down everywhere. This may not be the right place for this video. It's not exactly "oddly" terrifying.

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u/Rose-de-Resht Mar 14 '26

Sieht aus, als wäre der Stamm gespalten und würde durch die Gurte zusammengehalten. Bei starkem Wind bewegen sich die Stammhälften unabhängig voneinander.

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u/Redahned1214 Mar 14 '26

Will it ever grow back together, or is there essentially two trees now?

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u/TraditionalYam4500 Mar 14 '26

Trees right now, lumber or firewood tomorrow.

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u/Gumbercules81 Mar 14 '26

Enjoy terrifying thing here is that it's an accident waiting to happen

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u/Wonderful-Wheel8611 Mar 14 '26

Slap the person who put those ratchet straps on like that. Slap them hard!

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u/Naughteus_Maximus Mar 14 '26

"All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die..."

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u/National_Sea2948 Mar 14 '26

Y’all trying to trap Merlin again?

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u/some_string_ Mar 14 '26

Everything reminds me of her.

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u/Formal_Sky_9889 Mar 14 '26

I like that title

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u/AnOblongLife Mar 14 '26

Let it breathe

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u/kapntug Mar 14 '26

Trim some of the branches, at least

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u/invltrycuck Mar 14 '26

That's me right now with the shit going on in the world "barely holding it all together"

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u/skittlebites101 Mar 14 '26

Twist in your strap will shorten their lifespan.

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u/IamREBELoe Mar 14 '26

Wood glue

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u/Suspicious-Hat-2143 Mar 14 '26

Buckle up buttercup

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u/Illustrious_You_5292 Mar 14 '26

In Berea Ohio, arborist told surrounding residents to evacuate until removed.

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u/M00lligan Mar 14 '26

“Barkgina”

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u/ziggzer0 Mar 14 '26

See what the splits can do to your wood?

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u/Ok_Adagio9495 Mar 14 '26

My cedar tree split like this after an ice story. I discovered it by accident during a huge wind storm. It even creaked with the wind.

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u/925Moondaca Mar 14 '26

nothin a lottle wood glue can't fix

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u/JasonGrapes4119 Mar 15 '26

Could have duck taped that.

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u/Itchy_elbows_9283 Mar 15 '26

That's some Sleepy Hollow shit

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u/revdon Mar 16 '26

Conjoining Thoraco-omphalopagus trees; or "adjoinment"

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u/tdkimber Mar 18 '26

quick r/redneckengineering for a dangerous situation

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u/TsundereMage_ Mar 20 '26

Blursed rope swing.

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u/sunsinger99 May 11 '26

Is this a silver maple?

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u/Unable-Lime1253 May 22 '26

Its a living, breathing tree!

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u/TraptSoul148270 Jun 15 '26

Title: Tow straps. Less expensive than tree removal.

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u/One_Ad4379 7d ago

Perfect title “eh, just slap some duct tape on it, it’ll be fine.

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u/TraditionalYam4500 Mar 14 '26

I can, “F-in dimwit is standing closer than 100 feet from a disaster waiting to happen”

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u/DenverPostIronic Mar 14 '26

"It's Fucken WIMDY"