1) A tree weighs more than you think it does
2) A tree can take down a ladder when you least expect it.
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1) A tree weighs more than you think it does
2) A tree can take down a ladder when you least expect it.
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The stuff where a complete moron with no appreciation for physics either gets thrown off the ladder, or their car gets squashed, is just plain funny.
But why oh why they insist on dropping like tonnes of wood so close to their houses really is beyond belief.
But why oh why they insist on dropping like tonnes of wood so close to their houses really is beyond belief.
JeffGu
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In normal physiology, a man's brain is larger than his balls. When the reverse is true... this is what happens.
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This is why people should call a licensed, reputable and insured tree removal service. Oh yea, I am trying to save money. How did that work out?
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To think I trusted you. That's it. No more pictures for you, I don't care how many cheeseburgers you offer.
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got to mulch.
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The stuff where a complete moron with no appreciation for physics either gets thrown off the ladder, or their car gets squashed, is just plain funny.
But why oh why they insist on dropping like tonnes of wood so close to their houses really is beyond belief.
Why make it personal? What did I ever do to you?
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I'm normally pretty good with "surreal", but you got me beat on that one!
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I'm normally pretty good with "surreal", but you got me beat on that one!
in case you didn't notice, i'm completely out of my mind--on good days. just havin fun or "bunzers" as my daughter used to say.
"bootzers" were feet.
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Ha ha! No sweat, me too, I guess most people who are on AS must be somewhat unhinged!
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Ha ha! No sweat, me too, I guess most people who are on AS must be somewhat unhinged!
I'm just glad u ain't gotta go thru no police background checks to buy a chainsaw
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I've been lucky, I guess, just managed to squeeze underneath the radar sweep......
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You're so silly!
Training Wheels
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On the nerdy end I think that most trees need a few hundred gallons of water each day to make ATP. At 8 lbs a gallon that's a lot of weight just at the leaves.
BR,
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BR,
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I was going to ask, but didn't want to appear nerdy, how do you calculate the weight of a tree? Per foot x diameter? Is one tree species heavier than another?
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If you're male you always try to err a bit on the big side, I think.
Training Wheels
Sometimes nothing can beat a real cool hand
Not meaning to sound like Plato...I don't know, That's a good question.
But, I can tell you the hybrid poplar when bone dry is about 3% water. I'm not sure how much water a tree can hold in the cellulose, hemicelluose, lignin (xylan/phloem) in the trunk...... but in order to make sugar it needs a lot of water. They pretty much work the opposite of us:
Sorry about the nerdy stuff....I'm going to go drive my car real fast and eat some read meat now
BR,
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Don't go yet....Not meaning to sound like Plato...I don't know, That's a good question.
But, I can tell you the hybrid poplar when bone dry is about 3% water. I'm not sure how much water a tree can hold in the cellulose, hemicelluose, lignin (xylan/phloem) in the trunk...... but in order to make sugar it needs a lot of water. They pretty much work the opposite of us:
Sorry about the nerdy stuff....I'm going to go drive my car real fast and eat some read meat now
BR,
~TW
I suppose it would depend also on geographical location, soil, atmospheric conditions, and possibly the age of the tree and whether it is dead, or alive.
Density would count, too. An oak, I imagine, would be heavier than an Empress tree.
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