# Amish Demoliton team. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 14, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143 "2009-04-14T12:58:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![burnt\_toast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnt_toast/32/7518_2.png) [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/21 "2009-04-14T13:24:01Z")
> [@Adictd2b00st](#): > > yea but as it collapses, will it still continue to fall in a straight line? i’d imagine there is some margin for movement there All they had to do was ensure it would start to fall in one direction… gravity takes over after that. Once it starts to fall, all of the mortar breaks free and there’s really no resistance to pull it in any other direction. ---
**Author:** ![burnt\_toast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnt_toast/32/7518_2.png) [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/22 "2009-04-14T13:25:30Z")
> [@02svtfocus](#): > > Thats pretty awesome! > > The Amish didn’t know they were being taped did they? Yes they did, they are actually quite jolly and friendly. As said before, they’ve done work for my grandfather before, so they are kinda like pals. ---
**Author:** ![02svtfocus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/02svtfocus/32/7318_2.png) [@02svtfocus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02svtfocus)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/23 "2009-04-14T13:26:43Z")
Hmm, I thought they don’t want to be photographed/videotaped because it “steals their soul”? ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/24 "2009-04-14T13:29:07Z")
> [@Adictd2b00st](#): > > yea but as it collapses, will it still continue to fall in a straight line? i’d imagine there is some margin for movement there > > _edit_ like someone just mentioned the tree…every tree i’ve seen cut down always has a rope or something attatched to it so they can keep it away from a house/power lines etc. yes i know its going to fall to that side, but that can be pretty vague From what I’ve seen the rope is used when they have to force a tree to fall in a direction it won’t naturally because of wind or balance issues. Once all that mass gets moving in one direction it’s not going to change direction half way down. The tree cutter that took down the 5 foot diameter willow at my mom’s used a rope because he said the tree would naturally want to fall toward the neighbor’s house. So he put some tension on it, took some branches off one side to change the balance, and made the cut so it would start falling the other way. He ended up dropping it within 1.5 feet of where he said would. ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/25 "2009-04-14T13:52:01Z")
thanks JayS for answering what I was actually asking lol ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/26 "2009-04-14T13:59:12Z")
Not like it was going to fall straight down like this: FAIL :lol: ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/27 "2009-04-14T14:44:51Z")
LOL whoops… With the amish I don’t think its the camera steals their soul kind of thing… its more of a vanity kind of thing… IIRC. its just disrespectful to them. I forgot what are amish neighbor said it was all about. I haven’t talk to him in a while ---
**Author:** ![burnt\_toast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnt_toast/32/7518_2.png) [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/28 "2009-04-14T15:31:13Z")
looks like youtube finished processing it, it’s available in HD now. haha ---
**Author:** ![PureXTC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purextc/32/5223_2.png) [@PureXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureXTC)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/29 "2009-04-14T23:11:17Z")
> [@burnt\_toast"](#): > > They provide +10 to dexterity and extra defense against modernization. Truth. Thats fuckin great ---
**Author:** ![PureXTC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purextc/32/5223_2.png) [@PureXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureXTC)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/30 "2009-04-14T23:18:41Z")
> [@02svtfocus](#): > > Hmm, I thought they don’t want to be photographed/videotaped because it “steals their soul”? Thats voodoo. Haitians manly practice that. They freek out when you are about to take their picture. I learned the hard way when I was in Florida. ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/31 "2009-04-14T23:49:25Z")
I have a lot of respect for the amish. Pretty cool stuff. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/32 "2009-04-15T06:05:09Z")
> [@ILC](#): > > I forgot what **are** amish neighbor said… lol. really? You better be drunk. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/33 "2009-04-15T06:19:49Z")
Hey Burnt, where was this? Just curious. ---
**Author:** ![maverick27](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maverick27/32/4946_2.png) [@maverick27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maverick27)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/34 "2009-04-15T06:39:39Z")
i never thought watching a silo demolition would be so hilarious. nice work. to you and the amish, ---
**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/35 "2009-04-15T07:26:25Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > If that were a union job it would have required 50 guys, 20 permits, 2 years of planning and would have cost 2 million dollars. Nope it would only take 1 laborer and 1 operator, and would be down and cleaned up within an hour, Ask me how I know. The only time things get retarded is when the state or erie county get involved, surprise surprise. Putting up windmills all summer I got to watch alot of amish in action and I don’t think they really sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/36 "2009-04-15T07:30:17Z")
those guys are nuts ---
**Author:** ![blackout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@blackout](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blackout)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/37 "2009-04-15T17:45:49Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Not like it was going to fall straight down like this: > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsePUn5-88c](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsePUn5-88c) > > FAIL :lol: should have hired these guys… ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143/38 "2009-04-15T17:48:49Z")
:biglaugh: > [@newman](#): > > lol. really? You better be drunk. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/amish-demoliton-team/66143.md?page=1)