That one viral video with the Mongolian heavy metal band

[madhatte]

I finally broke down and watched it. It's pretty cool, I like throatsinging and all.



BUT

Something caught my eye.



Is... is that... yes, I think it is, a thin of some sort. A few seconds earlier:



I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS

First: how did they get all of the logs and slash out with all the stumps so high?

Second: what do they want that stand to look like in, say, 20 years? 50?

Third: Could they have at least tried to match their cuts?

Fourth: what kind of grass is that that makes a lawn under a forest?

Fifth: surely I'm missing something.

 

[Drptrch]

Think they answered all the questions n there song, listen carefully Grasshopper


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[grizz55chev]

Think they answered all the questions n there song, listen carefully Grasshopper


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Or read the subtitles? That was a very well done video, cool costumes, beautiful instruments, stunning landscapes, and throatsinging. 5 stars!

 

[Oliver Durand]

Here's another one; gots trees in it, too. Latvian bagpipes 'n horses. Way cool

 

[Franny K]

I spent 5 minutes looking at the two screen shot captures and do not see any specific trees removed. The angle is different and the subject person may have moved.

It is a strange forest, one species of tree and one species of grass it would seem. I think of the pictures of people with bundles of sticks carried on their head. What do you think the altitude is, things seem different up near the tree line and I have minimal exposure in that regard.

 

[madhatte]

My guess is that they thinned to a basal area, so spacing may not be a concern.

 

[northmanlogging]

Just assumptions, and educated guesses

First: how did they get all of the logs and slash out with all the stumps so high?

Forwarder, its pretty wide open, lots of room

Second: what do they want that stand to look like in, say, 20 years? 50?

Staggered growth, some smaller stuff growing up, so they can do more sustainable harvests?

Third: Could they have at least tried to match their cuts?

When using a standard face cut, in a thin, its better to leave the back cut tall (cause only the west coast of america believes in humboldt faces)

Fourth: what kind of grass is that that makes a lawn under a forest?

The kind that grows there?

Fifth: surely I'm missing something.

Where is all the slash?

 

[madhatte]

Where is all the slash?

That was half of my first question!

Also: more love for the Humboldt, the superior face cut.

 

[wyk]

Judging by how old some of those stumps look(you can clearly see one that's all grey with the bark peeled), I would say that area has mostly died off. Mebbe beetles, bad music, poorly executed plantation, it just didn't take well, or whatever. Those trees maybe haven't competed with grass for resources for a while.
Also, did you say heavy metal?

 

[catbuster]

bad music

I see what you did there.

 

[madhatte]

Also, did you say heavy metal?

That's what they're being marketed as. I'm not inclined to argue with metal types. They get really protective of their extremely-niche genres.

 

[northmanlogging]

As a former/current punk band member, I can say that being lumped in with all the metal head morons is less then flattering...


And that literally all metal bands have a collective IQ of around 80

 

[madhatte]

I am a fan of both genres but have always gravitated more to punk than metal. Black Flag caught my attention early and that was that.

EDIT: also I have only ever been in punk bands so there's that.

 

[northmanlogging]

Sabbath, metalica, Judas priest, motorhead, all good metal... still though not a one of em boasts any real smart dudes. Just look at ozzy, or lemme and ask yourself, do I trust that man to balance a check book?

On the flip side Mike ness isn't exactly a genius either... but jello beofra has a degree, and 2 of the guys from offspring are doctorates

 

[madhatte]

As a squid, I'm especially fond of Mike Watt.

 

[catbuster]

If I ever did the “metal” thing I went towards prog. Methinks the Dream Theater guys have a collective IQ of at least 600, with 4/5 going to Berkelee and all. It still doesn’t explain the trainwreck of an album they put out and I saw them play in 2016.

Mike Watt and I couldn’t get along because of his love of the Gibson EB series mudbucker basses. But what do I know, I play a purple G&L.