Com: Evil Rot : The one with logger @ about 2:50 to 3:10 is NOT an idiot thing, it's a rotten tree core.
It happens sometimes that a trees' core is rotten while the outer layers are solid and sound.
When cutting into that rotten core though .....
it causes the whole tree to come apart and literally split or fall in random ways.
There is no good way to detect such trees without doing a core sample of EVERY tree being cut down.
Since this would be far too costly,
the only thing that can be done is training loggers to be aware of such things and how to act
- which is run like hell, hopefully in a direction the tree will not fall on the logger...
Com: ilyon : 4:40 I would love to know the story behind that epic dozer-fight. Edit: I googled it.
Apparently those are workers from two Chinese construction companies that are competing for the same contract..
Who knew China has a public procurement by battle procedure....
