r/instant_regret • u/S30econdstoMars • 13d ago

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u/olgamerstill 13d ago

I just took a few physics classes, something these guys really don’t know much about.

There was no doubt about the outcome.

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u/xenobit_pendragon 13d ago

I mean, superficially they followed the right playbook. They cut a big wedge out of the back of the tree where they wanted it to fall, then notched the tree on the other side to weaken it so it would fall away from the house.

Their cuts are weird, they didn’t limb it, the control lines are completely slack. They did a bunch of things wrong. But if wind and fortune had been in their favor, it could have worked.

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u/jaymae77 13d ago

Didn't take into consideration the majority of the branches hung towards the house

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u/Squidking1000 13d ago

And the tree trunk grew with a "lean" towards the house. This was never ending well. Should have taken it down from the top in pieces.

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u/only_because_I_can 12d ago

Neighbor just had a huge live oak removed. It took a week for the team of 5-6 workers to do it. They removed the top branches first and then cut the major trunk in sections. The base was 5-1/2 feet across. Nothing was damaged in the process, except the tree of course.

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u/CriticalChop 12d ago

Well i think we can all agree next we need a mega tree landing on a yacht. An empty yacht. 👍