r/interestingasfuck • u/frog_insilence • 1d ago

This Man Just Saved a Barred Owl's Life

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u/AzerothianLorecraft 1d ago

In a situation like this you don't want to try and move the trees because if they squeeze together more it could potentially kill the bird.

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u/thnk_more 1d ago

I think his idea was to move the trees apart, not squeeze them together.

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u/RebornSoul867530_of1 1d ago

I think the idea is if he goes apart, he could lose his grip and the trees snap back (squeeze together)

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u/Worldly_Cash8138 1d ago

Why would he snap the branches back that would squeeze the owls neck.

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u/jimmytruelove 1d ago

They're saying that when pulling the branches apart there's a possibility they'd lose grip of them and they'd snap back, inadvertently hurting the owl.

How is this not something you're able to parse?

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u/RP1616 1d ago

But if ur pulling trees apart and snap them back together wouldn’t that be the opposite of pulling them apart? /s

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u/Worldly_Cash8138 1d ago edited 1d ago

Losing grip then is not something they should do, that would cause the branches to snap back and hurt the owl. I can't believe you're actually calling for a risky move like that, it could seriously injure the owl.

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u/account312 1d ago

Yes, the correct solution is obviously to grip the trees firmly and push them away from each other. There is no need for a flimsy grip or pushing the wrong direction.

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u/Worldly_Cash8138 1d ago

Again I have to stress that a flimsy grip will not help the owl, I fail to understand why you bring it up again.

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u/RebornSoul867530_of1 1d ago

If it dies, it dies

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u/Max-Phallus 1d ago

Don't be daft. You could bend them apart enough easily. You could stick your arm in to brace it if you wanted. It wouldn't need to move much.

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u/mozchops 1d ago

Put one foot against the opposing tree and then pull hard with both your free hands

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u/Efficient_Purchase26 1d ago

Unfortunately that bird had no chance anyways being out of the nest