r/Whatcouldgowrong 6d ago

Breaking a tree by jumping on it

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u/GraySelecta 6d ago

He hold on to the tree well and doesn’t hit his head when he lands, he’s probably fine it’s those head impacts that are worrying. Even just hitting your head on the ground from standing position can be bad let alone suplex’ed by mother nature.

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u/Grannypanie 6d ago

Post this to r/feelinggonewild and get their take.

That kid may well be dead.

A dead tree is a widow maker.

A hung branch on a dead tree is quite literally gambling with your life. The torque and power just waiting to unload can be very significant. A lot of potential energy was converted to kinetic energy in that clip.

For context. A city can and will shut an entire park, road, or area down then call the fire department and tree services to manage something that big.

I hope is ok but He may not be.

Kids are stupid.