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Has anyone here ever been tree bending?
Haven't you been paying attention? Tree bending can kill you.Originally posted by wasteofo2
This is considered an extreme sport?
Originally posted by zoobyshoe
Haven't you been paying attention? Tree bending can kill you.
Yep.Originally posted by wasteofo2
So can russian roulette, football, working on poorly insulated electrical wiring and running in the middle of the freeway, are they all extreme sports too?
Originally posted by zoobyshoe
I thought I had invented it.
The Sci-Fi Channel recently did a special about an unknown object that fell from the sky onto Kecksberg, Pa. in the 1960s. Now we know.Originally posted by Njorl
Alas, Timmy was last seen hurtling over the treetops of easten Pennsylvania.
Oh man. I can just picture a little kid being flung into a tree. I probably shouldn't laugh, but that's just plain funny.Originally posted by Gale17
i live in new hampshire... and yep, when we were kids we did that... though nothing so extreme. My brother probably did it with his friends in higher trees, but we had a nice small tree in our yard that we'd swing on and all sorts of stuff. and to get down, we'd do some tree bending. ocassionally, we'd go into the woods behind our house looking for fun. And one time we found a really great tree. i have no idea how tall, but taller than the tree we were used to. And the three of us, my brother sister and i, all tried to swing down at once on the same branch. my little brother decided to try and be cool, and held on once we'd let go, and pushed off the ground to try and swing a bunch more. But i guess his hands slipped when he launched back up, and he flew into the tree. I think he cried, but he didn't get hurt too bad. My sister and i, who are older than him, both just laughed and hit him for crying. So he got up and we never told mom, and kept on tree bending on the smaller trees like we were used to.]
I can't understand why you'd think it was a myth. There's nothing really extrordinary about it.Originally posted by photon
Are you guys serious? After reading the second post, I thought the whole thing might just be an urban myth or something like that.
You don't jump out of the tree! You hold on till the tree bends down far enough that your feet touch the ground gently.Originally posted by photon
but it just seems odd that people are jumping out of trees without getting hurt,
Darn. That kind of takes some of the fun out of it.You don't jump out of the tree! You hold on till the tree bends down far enough that your feet touch the ground gently.
mickeyt said:I was wondering if anyone knew of a site that gives some kind of instruction on treebending, or are we on our own here??
Moonbear said:I'm not quite sure my "natural reaction" would have been to hang on with my hands and let go with my feet though. I'm sure I'd have found myself with both arms and legs wrapped tightly around the tree trunk if a tree did that to me.
My neighborhood was the same way. Very old pine trees everwhere. HUGE trees. I think I had the same neighbor when I grew up.Moonbear said:I guess my neighborhood mostly had mature trees, and too many parents on the lookout for mischievous children, so no treebending for us. I think we did try climbing the neighbor's little tree once, at which time he came running out the door screaming at us to get down before we hurt the tree (mind you, nobody seemed concerned about us hurting ourselves, just the tree).
wasteofo2 said:So can russian roulette, football, working on poorly insulated electrical wiring and running in the middle of the freeway, are they all extreme sports too?
Tree bending is a phenomenon in which trees appear to have a curved or bent shape. This can occur naturally due to environmental factors such as wind or snow, or it can be caused by human interference.
Tree bending can occur naturally due to strong winds, heavy snow, or other environmental factors. Trees can also be intentionally bent or trained by humans for various purposes, such as creating archways or shaping them for decorative purposes.
In some cases, tree bending can be harmful to trees. If a tree is bent too far or too often, it can cause damage to the trunk or branches, making the tree more susceptible to disease or infestation. However, if done carefully and in moderation, tree bending can be beneficial for certain species of trees.
In most cases, tree bending cannot be reversed. Once a tree has been bent, it will continue to grow in that shape. However, some species of trees have the ability to straighten themselves over time if the bending was caused by environmental factors.
Yes, there can be benefits to tree bending. For example, some species of trees, such as willows, can be trained to grow in a specific shape for decorative purposes. Tree bending can also help create unique and aesthetically pleasing landscapes. Additionally, in some cultures, tree bending is used for practical purposes such as creating living bridges.