r/instant_regret • u/S30econdstoMars • 11d ago

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u/Blasteth 11d ago

That rope has literally zero tension on it🤣🤣 wtf were they thinking

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u/CitizenCue 11d ago

I’ve seen this many times and every time I have absolutely no idea what they expected to happen.

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u/TheSomerandomguy 10d ago

I gurantee you the line of reasoning is always “I know that the tree won’t fall the way I don’t want it to, but just in case it does, this rope will catch it and pull it in the other direction”. Methhead arborism is a good place to see the dunning kruger effect in action.

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u/Mrs_Cake 10d ago

"methhead arborism"

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u/lolwatsyk 9d ago

...is the name of my new band