The GIF Thread, v. Do Over

[cramx3]

Those tree destroyer machines are fuckin awesome

[Chino]

Yeah. I've never seen one of those before. Seems like a ton of fun.

[cramx3]

Yeah. I've never seen one of those before. Seems like a ton of fun.

I've only ever seen them in Europe on the side of the roads trimming trees, never in the US.  I just imagine what they could do to a person, I guess I am sick.

[Chino]

Yeah. I've never seen one of those before. Seems like a ton of fun.

I've only ever seen them in Europe on the side of the roads trimming trees, never in the US.  I just imagine what they could do to a person, I guess I am sick.

Imagine what one of these would do...

https://i.imgur.com/NYg19BR.gifv

Those are cast iron engine blocks.

[cramx3]

Wow 

[gmillerdrake]

Those tree destroyer machines are fuckin awesome

they are but, they are also a tad depressing. They can destroy something that took a good 30-40 years to grow in the matter of 10 seconds.

 But it certainly does its job well.....

[Chino]

Those tree destroyer machines are fuckin awesome

they are but, they are also a tad depressing. They can destroy something that took a good 30-40 years to grow in the matter of 10 seconds.

 But it certainly does its job well.....

I just tell myself that the trees are covered with Emerald Ash Borers and we are doing their species a service 

[TioJorge]

Indeed...very awesome from a technological standpoint...and it does look cool, yet really symbolic of the human race and depressing if you think about how much we've raped this planet.

[Chino]

I read a few weeks ago that the Amazon's rain forests actually increased in size in 2014 for the first time in decades.

[gmillerdrake]

I read a few weeks ago that the Amazon's rain forests actually increased in size in 2014 for the first time in decades.

Man....that is awesome!!! did it give reasons why? Education of the locals? or has demand dropped off?

[Chino]

I read a few weeks ago that the Amazon's rain forests actually increased in size in 2014 for the first time in decades.

Man....that is awesome!!! did it give reasons why? Education of the locals? or has demand dropped off?

Yeah. It didn't go into as much detail as I would have liked, but their seemed to be 3 main components (I wish I could find it again).

1) Less paper is being used. PDFs and Email have made a lot of paper alternatives obsolete.
2) Toys are made with a lot more plastic than wood these days.
3) We've gotten really good at creating perpetual forests to supply lumber.

Interesting bit about #3 though. I work in catastrophe for one of the largest insurers in the country. We're finding that homes made with the perpetual forest lumber are nowhere near as strong as lumber taken from natural forests. Because we systematically grow and cut generation after generation, we are weakening the genomes of the trees. They no longer have to stand the test of time or survive in harsh conditions. We cut them down prematurely and grow in conditions that are more than ideal for trees. Our data is indicating that the lumber from perpetual forests can be upwards of 25% weaker than the natural counterpart.

[gmillerdrake]

Interesting bit about #3 though. I work in catastrophe for one of the largest insurers in the country. We're finding that homes made with the perpetual forest lumber are nowhere near as strong as lumber taken from natural forests. Because we systematically grow and cut, generation after generation, we are weakening the genomes of the trees. They no longer have to stand the test of time or survive in harsh conditions. We cut them down prematurely and grow in conditions that are more than ideal for trees. Are data is indicating that the lumber from perpetual forests can be upwards of 25% weaker than the natural counterpart.

That is fascinating.....and makes sense. It sounds along the lines of how we are making ourselves more prone to getting sick due to over using hand sanitizer and all these cleaners.....not letting our kids 'play in the dirt' and stuff.

Not to hijack the GIF thread....but do you know if the trees we are growing in these forests are genetically engineered to grow 'faster'?

[Chino]

Not to hijack the GIF thread....but do you know if the trees we are growing in these forests are genetically engineered to grow 'faster'?

That's a good question. I actually asked that at a presentation I went to and the rep didn't know. I'm sure there has been genetic manipulation to some extent. The trees grow in even distribution and are all virtually identical in height. Having uniformity across the 'fields' means super efficient harvesting. Now, whether or not that genetic manipulation was done through careful selection and breading or by scientists in a lab literally rewriting the trees' genome is beyond me.

Here's an example of one such farm (looks to be on the younger side);

[Zydar]

A saw that senses when it hits flesh.

[Chino]

A saw that senses when it hits flesh.

I saw something similar this in action last week at our forensics facility at work. In this gif it looks like the saw blade drops into the table. The one I saw demoed had a piston shove a block into the blade to jam it. The blade gets absolutely demolished.

[Kwyjibo]

A saw that senses when it hits flesh.

*cool gif*

so this means there are no more chainsaw massacre movies?

[jingle.boy]

Yeah, saw that on Discovery a couple years back.  The inventor actually has the stones to use his own finger.  https://youtu.be/eiYoBbEZwlk?t=260

[Chino]

Yeah, saw that on Discovery a couple years back.  The inventor actually has the stones to use his own finger.  https://youtu.be/eiYoBbEZwlk?t=260

https://www.theblaze.com/stories/2011/09/02/texas-ceo-has-coworker-shoot-ak-47-at-him-to-prove-bulletproof-glass-works/

"This is one CEO who stands behind his product — literally. And he’s got the video of an AK-47 firing three rounds at his face to prove it."

[floydian1975]

Yeah, saw that on Discovery a couple years back.  The inventor actually has the stones to use his own finger.  https://youtu.be/eiYoBbEZwlk?t=260

https://www.theblaze.com/stories/2011/09/02/texas-ceo-has-coworker-shoot-ak-47-at-him-to-prove-bulletproof-glass-works/

"This is one CEO who stands behind his product — literally. And he’s got the video of an AK-47 firing three rounds at his face to prove it."

Nice safety glasses, Mr shooter guy, glad the top of your head is safe.

[Chino]

My thoughts exactly  At least throw some safety glasses on.

[Zydar]

Slow-mo Jello Tennis (or how gummy worms are made?).

[hefdaddy42]

Nice!

[BlobVanDam]

I'd just like to see this thread has delivered greatly on the last couple of pages.

That jello is beautiful.

[Tick]

[SeRoX]

[Cedar redaC]

[ZKX-2099]

A saw that senses when it hits flesh.

What if you wanna cut a hot dog...

[jingle.boy]

Don't use a table saw.

[Chino]

Or at least buy a less safe table saw. 

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

What if you wanna feel safe while cutting a hotdog on a table saw?

[Zydar]

Then we are not a match.

[Chino]

[cramx3]

  got to get the perfect shot

[TioJorge]

Jesus. Fucking. Christ.

That is like...simultaneous and 

BE MORE OBVIOUS, GUY! Gawd. 

[lonestar]

Yeah that's hella creepy, what's she like 15 or something?