Tree Falling Puzzle

[bergerud]

I have argued with physicists, mathematicians, and loggers about this for years and am relieved to finally hear someone else with the same explanation. Thanks.

Well, that was quick, I thought this thread would go on for weeks!

[fwharris]

Here is some things I did find after I posted my thoughts..

http://tnvalleywoodclub.org/articles...esentation.pdf

I was sort of correct in what I was trying to say. brdad had the better terminology!

[bergerud]

I still did not see in the link an explanation of how the hinge compresses and causes the torque.

[Underdog]

Huh. I've never even thought about it. I usually cut quite a bit more than 1/4 of the way for the notch...

I suppose that's not safe?