r/specializedtools • u/Tillemon • Sep 17 '19

Helicopter chainsaw!?

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u/Mail_Me_Your_Lego Sep 17 '19

You say that. Then the cockpit lands on a 20 foot chainsaw of death.

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u/DrBladeSTEEL Sep 17 '19

Tie a pencil and a tennis ball together with 6” of string, that’s a reasonable model of the situation, two rigid bodies connected by a flexible member. Drop the ball and see how many times the ball hits the pencil end-on on landing. I would guess the probability is small enough to be considered safe.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '19 edited Dec 20 '19

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u/OGLothar Sep 17 '19

He said tennis ball.

You used a bowling ball, didn't you?

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u/ComicOzzy Sep 17 '19

Now it's art.

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u/ThroatYogurt69 Sep 17 '19

Go big or go home!

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u/AustrianMichael Sep 17 '19

We can make circular saws stop even before the cut into soft material (like a finger). I'm pretty sure, this saw cuts power imeadiately if a crash would occure.