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Beer_Suitcase posted:Leaping from tree to tree as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia. The giant redwood, the larch, the fir, the mighty Scots pine! Not yet. British Columbia is too cold for them. So is Washington and most of Oregon. But it was warm enough forty million years ago, and it may be warm enough again soon. 
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Jan 10, 2024 06:19
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:They don't send logs down river anymore. They store them in log booms in lakes or the ocean, while they wait to be processed. They don't spend that much time in the water overall, maybe a couple weeks at the most. Not enough time to cause any real damage. If anything it's beneficial, as it softens the bark and makes it easier to remove during processing. Wasn't there a show about it too, another of those history channel reality things? Maybe ax men?
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Jan 10, 2024 06:21
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Azhais posted:Wasn't there a show about it too, another of those history channel reality things? Maybe ax men? There was a cancon drama in the ‘80s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erd4vN40jYw
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every year logs have to swim back upriver to breed though fewer and fewer logs make it thanks global warming
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Jan 10, 2024 07:01
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Platystemon posted:Not yet. https://youtu.be/pfRdur8GLBM?si=DSRDTRZjINBxHPq6
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Jan 10, 2024 07:03
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Jonny Nox posted:There was a cancon drama in the ‘80s More of a comedy. Almost every episode had some light hijinks, then something would happen, but dangit, we'll never make it in time in the Persephone (a boat)! Then they'd have to ask lovable old curmudgeon Relic for help, and then he'd bomb rear end off to save the day in his sleeper jet-boat.
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Jan 10, 2024 07:09
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Every time I see people running across floating logs, I think of that one post10 video where he visits this lake where there are thousands of logs floating and how he was walking across some of them while also warning people that a log could roll under his feet and trap him in place atop at this remote log ocean or trap him underwater with no way out if he didn't get crushed outright.
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Jan 10, 2024 07:18
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:They don't send logs down river anymore. They store them in log booms in lakes or the ocean, while they wait to be processed. They don't spend that much time in the water overall, maybe a couple weeks at the most. Not enough time to cause any real damage. If anything it's beneficial, as it softens the bark and makes it easier to remove during processing. My grandpa lived along the Columbia river and when he took his boat out and came across any loose floating logs he would tie a rope or chain around it and tow it to the nearest mill to sell it to them
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Jan 10, 2024 07:25
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gently caress SNEEP posted:My grandpa lived along the Columbia river and when he took his boat out and came across any loose floating logs he would tie a rope or chain around it and tow it to the nearest mill to sell it to them Yeah, I had several uncles that did the same, in the Kitimat area of BC. My grandfather owned a logging mill there, and all my uncles would go beachcombing in their off hours to make some extra bucks.
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Jan 10, 2024 07:28
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the thing that surprises me the most is that the Popcorn Gun That Explodes And Injures Bystanders is Chinese and not American
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Jan 10, 2024 07:35
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Glad to see sex robot is still getting work https://youtu.be/Fvh32fQ8nNI?si=BolPXCAKrss6UPOq
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Space Kablooey posted:Sending logs downriver seems pretty weird to me because won't the logs rot, waterlogged like that? Aside from what was already mentioned, freshly felled timber already has a barely lower water content than the river itself, cutting green logs feels kinda like slicing into a one-ton watermelon and it takes weeks to months and an insane amount of energy to eventually dry the lumber to a commercially workable state
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Jan 10, 2024 09:30
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Platystemon posted:Not yet. Years ago I stumbled across a few people discussing that they had planted some redwoods on their properties deep in the Norwegian fjords - it's surprisingly sheltered and temperate in there, so they do apparently grow fine. They won't reach their full remarkable heights in my lifetime, but it's a fun thought. There's also a single young one in the botanical gardens here, and it's still just a normal sized tree - but if it's happy with the conditions, I imagine it will eventually be a bit of a landmark.  And yeah invasive species and all that. I'm not super worried about these sneakily taking over the coast or being hard to keep in check. Computer viking fucked around with this message at 10:25 on Jan 10, 2024 |
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:They don't send logs down river anymore. They still do! But anyway trees don't rot while standing even though they're full of water, because they are also full of biological compounds that prevent fungi and other microbes from spreading. It takes some time for those to deteriorate or evaporate.
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I think invasive species get a bad rap. Like those Joro spiders. They're loving huge and look like something out of a futuristic horror movie. I love them because as huge as they are, you know they have to eat a gently caress ton. And I'm troubled by what may not be an invasive species, but sure as gently caress is an annoying species: the gnat
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Computer viking posted:Years ago I stumbled across a few people discussing that they had planted some redwoods on their properties deep in the Norwegian fjords - it's surprisingly sheltered and temperate in there, so they do apparently grow fine. They won't reach their full remarkable heights in my lifetime, but it's a fun thought. Coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) are my favorite. They’re the ones with valuable lumber that could potentially grow in a warmer BC, but they’re by far the least cold tolerant of the redwoods. Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) though take at least negative twenty Celsius. This makes sense, because they grow at altitudes nearing three thousand metres. This species is probably the one to plant as an exotic spectacle. Historical specimens rival coast redwoods in both height and bulk; today they hold the latter and coast redwoods the former. Giant sequoia lumber is nearly worthless, but that didn’t stop scoundrels from logging many of them. The University of Oslo has some giant sequoia. There are four older ones elsewhere in the country cataloged here. The dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) is deciduous and even a little tougher. They have a cool history, but they do not grow to great height, size, or age. There are some of these at the University, too.
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Azhais posted:Wasn't there a show about it too, another of those history channel reality things? Maybe ax men? Pretty sure Dirty Jobs did an episode about a guy that collects logs like that
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Platystemon posted:Coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) are my favorite. They’re the ones with valuable lumber that could potentially grow in a warmer BC, but they’re by far the least cold tolerant of the redwoods. Ah, thanks for the precision. I've actually been to visit the ones in the UiO botanical garden, they're neat trees even at their current height.
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Computer viking posted:Years ago I stumbled across a few people discussing that they had planted some redwoods on their properties deep in the Norwegian fjords - it's surprisingly sheltered and temperate in there, so they do apparently grow fine. They won't reach their full remarkable heights in my lifetime, but it's a fun thought. Well at least they don't immolate themselves to out compete everything else like eucalyptus do 
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coldpudding posted:Well at least they don't immolate themselves to out compete everything else like eucalyptus do Hah, I'd forgotten that. I think the american redwoods are adapted to forest fires, but there's a step up from that to trying to summon them.  Also, Norway is absolutely covered in Thuja, it's by far our most popular hedge plant. If we can deal with millions of one North American cypress variant, we'll probably survive a handful more.
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Computer viking posted:Also, Norway is absolutely covered in Thuja, it's by far our most popular hedge plant. If we can deal with millions of one North American cypress variant, we'll probably survive a handful more. Thujas are the worst pine filth in existence. Horrible, greasy plants. One of the few that should be outright illegal to plant.
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PurpleXVI posted:Thujas are the worst pine filth in existence. Horrible, greasy plants. One of the few that should be outright illegal to plant. On the other hand, they make for a dense, evergreen hedge that takes very little work apart from trimming once a year; I see the attraction. How is it as firewood? (I live in an inner city apartment anyway, so it's theoretical to me.)
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Computer viking posted:On the other hand, they make for a dense, evergreen hedge that takes very little work apart from trimming once a year; I see the attraction. How is it as firewood? All resinous softwoods make for terrible firewood. Great as fenceposts since the oil content protects them but they will clog up your flue something fierce with creosote and they smell pretty strong when burnt, possibly even with irritating fumes. Good as kindling or for (non cooking) outdoor fires Rigged Death Trap fucked around with this message at 13:18 on Jan 10, 2024 |
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Rigged Death Trap posted:All resinous softwoods make for terrible firewood. The majority of firewood burnt in the nordic countries is softwood. Or mixed rather. It's not the best, but it's perfectly usable. e: I can personally attest to burning nothing but softwood for 5 years without any of these problems. Now I run a mix but majority softwood. His Divine Shadow fucked around with this message at 14:03 on Jan 10, 2024 |
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Computer viking posted:You may enjoy this: This must be the home version of the one they had on Mythbusters (with guest star Alton Brown!) https://youtu.be/lhTdAMWiYeo?si=hFRzVzmz5sXV55Mg
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Beer_Suitcase posted:Leaping from tree to tree as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia. The giant redwood, the larch, the fir, the mighty Scots pine! Oh Bevis 
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He's a lumberjack and he's okay, even though that he might be gay.
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Thanks for the responses! My only experience with timber in water is from driftwood at the beach, and those felt more like paper than wood.
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Vampire Panties posted:
Great picture! How long were you in that standoff with the buffalo?
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Buffalo are loving HUGE. A few years ago I took a cross-country road trip visiting national parks. I was at Badlands National Park at sunset, driving from the viewing area back to the campground when I encountered a buffalo directly. The buffalo got close enough to sniff the bumper 
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HolHorsejob posted:the thing that surprises me the most is that the Popcorn Gun That Explodes And Injures Bystanders is Chinese and not American THIS SIDE TOWARD
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More tunnel madness in Brazil https://twitter.com/MailOnline/status/1744330916602777808?t=3-VtjfkmHDqir9Awi1JXiA&s=19 This inspired a little known Philip K Dick story called "Do Brazilians Dream of A Gilded Keep" Beer_Suitcase fucked around with this message at 00:15 on Jan 11, 2024 |
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Was the gold down there
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Jet Jaguar posted:This must be the home version of the one they had on Mythbusters (with guest star Alton Brown!) LOL that he holds it upright in front of his face 
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Jonny Nox posted:There was a cancon drama in the ‘80s The 'combers! That was a staple in our house when I was *really* young
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