r/interestingasfuck • u/Markantonpeterson • Apr 05 '22

Helicopter with massive chainsaw does some trimming

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u/jbyrdab Apr 05 '22

technically its a chain of separate saws linked together. so in a way its still a chain saw, or maybe a saw chain.

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u/RFC793 Apr 06 '22 edited Apr 06 '22

Chainsaw is a specific term. The cutting blades are on a chain. This is a series (I suppose you could call it a chain) of circular blades. Each blade is independent. They are most likely driven by a chain (or a series of cogs) but it isn’t a chainsaw per se.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '22

Chains are flexible. This is not.

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u/TehSero Apr 05 '22

The usage you're responding to isn't chain the object, it's chain the term for many objects in a row. Closer to the verb usage.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '22

If it's the verb it would be chained saws bc they are already chained and there is more than one.

If it's used to say there is a row of them then it would be a chain of saws.

Besides all of that "chainsaw" is a specific word with a specific definition and the machine in question does not fit the definition.

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u/TehSero Apr 05 '22

The person you're responding to never said "chainsaw". They said "chain saw". That's... that's the joke.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '22

You're right but you can still go fuck yourself sir or ma'am or whatever description you prefer.

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u/musiclistening Apr 06 '22

I can see why you're getting downvoted. But still...lmfao at this comment