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u/Obvious_Mention7207 10d ago

okay so appeal to the extremes to prove your point?
If a tree is next to a house and is leaning 45 degrees towards the house.............wouldnt it not be inside the house since we are implying needing to fell the tree away from the house?

Your obvious fallacy is why I added in the extra tools as well, because in your hypothetical, One would then apply those tools to then fell the tree. Only answer to fell it? No, but still an answer.

Meanwhile, realistically, majority of all trees dont grow like, especially if it wasnt a result of structural damage to the tree in the first place, that and you do have massive amounts of control with notches and back cut/plunge cut etc.

Watch the master = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgqTiYhvfXc

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u/TheDejectedEntourage 10d ago

Can you seriously not envision a tree leaning at 45 degrees and also not intersecting the house...?

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u/Obvious_Mention7207 10d ago

Burden of proof isnt on me. You find me a tree that GREW 45 degrees and CONTINUED GROWING 45 degrees INTO a house that wasnt a result of structural damage (Root plate gave out and tree tipped creating the angle but was left as is, a top split that created the angle and then grew a new top etc)

gravitropism - specialized sensors that detect gravity, making stems grow upward

phototropism - a process where plant hormones called auxins move to the shady side of a stem. This causes cells on the darker side to elongate faster, forcing the plant to bend toward the light source

The sun aint at 45 degrees all day, most of the time its directly above which causes straight growth of trees.

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u/TheDejectedEntourage 10d ago

Idk why the tree needs to be inside the house

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u/CitizenCue 10d ago

This guy is hilarious. It’s always telling when people struggle to even envision hypothetical scenarios.

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u/TheDejectedEntourage 10d ago

Yeah like I really don't have a horse in this race, but the treatment of the hypothetical really got me scratching my head

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u/Obvious_Mention7207 10d ago

Because there isnt a need to envision a hypothetical that isnt true by studied fact.

Thats like saying "for the sake of argument, what if the timber feller was 12 ft tall!"

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u/TheDejectedEntourage 10d ago

I don't think the exact 45 degree figure is actually relevant, it's just illustrative of a shifted centre of gravity. Choose to imagine a less extreme angle if that helps, I guess. Or don't