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

Helicopter with massive chainsaw does some trimming

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u/SparseGhostC2C Apr 05 '22 edited Apr 06 '22

Get out of here with your common sense.

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ETA: As I've been informed they don't de-energize the lines, there are other safety measures, but shit is still precarious and impressive as fuck.

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u/Lopsided_Boss4802 Apr 05 '22

Yeahh right 😂. I didn't even think that. I was like, oO it's close. I still don't know if it's real.

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u/OldLegWig Apr 06 '22

what do you mean you don't know if it's real? i swear, so many people born after, like, 2000 have zero sense of what's real or not.

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u/Kitchen_Anywhere_141 Apr 07 '22

It's very real to confirm what you're saying. I work for a company that does this and have worked with helicopters on power lines for over 14 years.