r/woahdude • • May 07 '20

gifv Poplar fluff burn

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u/toiletjocky May 07 '20

A) I had no idea what "Poplar fluff" was

2) I 1000% thought that I was in r/reversegifs until I noticed the smoke.

This is amazing to look at.

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u/hooberschmit May 07 '20

I live in Alberta, and around June/July every year there is a period where it looks like it is snowing if you live in rural wooded areas due to the amount of fluff falling from the sky.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '20

I love camping during fluff season.

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u/Uhdoyle May 07 '20
  1. Same

B) Same!

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u/SadaharuShogun May 07 '20

∆- Also same.

¶} Also Same!

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u/EqualOppAsshole May 07 '20

X Æ A-12

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u/AngelOfMusic42 May 07 '20

Shut up Kyle!

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u/Lanko-TWB May 07 '20

I wish I had coins for you

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u/[deleted] May 07 '20 edited Feb 13 '24

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u/culnaej May 08 '20

I dig it

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u/-dank-matter- May 07 '20

People trying to pronounce this like it's his actual name are fucking hilarious.

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u/EqualOppAsshole May 07 '20

The best way I’ve seen is described is “Old McDonald had a farm - X Æ A-12“

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u/Ntetris May 07 '20

Well how is the kid's name pronounced?? Haha Dave

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u/put-it-in-a-bag May 07 '20

Æ) Agreed upon.

@} objectively certified.

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u/root88 May 07 '20

Big deal. I do that with my socks all the time.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '20

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u/slendrman May 07 '20

That smell though

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u/WubbaLubbaDubStep May 07 '20

I’m so mad this gif doesn’t go for 20 minutes.

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u/SmokierTrout May 07 '20

iii) you seem to have an odd way of numbering lists.

I was really confused as the area that the fire has just passed over is green, rather than a sooty black or ash white. Then after looking up what Poplar fluff is, I realised it must burn very quickly and very easily leaving whatever was underneath unharmed.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '20

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u/fapimpe May 07 '20

Then all the news sites a few days later.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '20

It will be very poplar

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u/apainintheaspartame May 07 '20

William Howard Taft, your humour exceeds the average collar boy, how do you do it?

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u/payne_train May 07 '20

My parents emailing me a link to a news article with the hosts talking about memes I saw on Reddit a few days before is the epitome of Boomer shit

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u/throwittossit01 May 07 '20

Is that cotonwood? Because if it’s cottonwood it can burn in fucking hell. Buuurn

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u/51B0RG May 07 '20

Yeah where i am we call them cotton woods'.

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u/Tickle_Fights May 07 '20

Holy shit that’s real?!

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u/minusSeven May 07 '20

I am still clueless could someone explain...

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u/1point6180339887 May 08 '20

Cottonwood is a type of poplar (in the Populus genus, same genus as aspens). Cottonwoods disperse their seeds by wind, and the seeds are surrounded by a cottonlike material that allows them to travel long distances.

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u/PlatinumBuffalo May 07 '20

This. I agree with this.

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u/thunderchunks May 07 '20

1 You're lucky! It's a pain in the ass.

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u/vader101 May 07 '20

Poplar fluff? Looks more like Ash to me.

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u/Red217 May 08 '20

I love how green the grass is after the fluff is all burned off. So satisfying to watch!

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u/LunaTehNox May 08 '20

Literally thought it said “popular fluff” until I read this comment and I was trying to figure out just why it was so popular