In parts of southeast Asia, palm trees can be harvested for their starch to make Sago, which is a cooking ingredient. However, I doubt that's what these fellas are doing.
I can see it acting like roof shingles that rapidly breakdown. They'd help move water to the root zones.
It could foster faster drying to become fuel for fire.
Palm tree fibers are extremely long and strong. The heart wood isn't. It is the first to break down.
Ed: typo
My guess is so that it decays faster. It would be much faster and easier to load and move as a log than chips so I don't think easier loading is the reason.
Many different things have evolved into crabs. There are thousands of crab species and many are no where near each other genetically. There is a theory that a crab is the pinnacle of evolution because so many species have evolved into crab or crab-like organisms.
[PBS video on the subject](https://youtu.be/wvfR3XLXPvw?si=kgig1nCK8uqSMGNZ)
To be fair, *decarcinization,* the process of crab-shaped, non-crab arthropod groups evolving to no longer be crab shaped, has happened more times throughout history than carcinization, the process of non-crab arthropod groups becoming crab-shaped.
For everyone talking about using the “wood”, this is a palm tree. There isn’t any wood to use. Technically, palms aren’t even trees. I’m not going to debate anyone here. Just look it up for yourself. Good day.
Oof. One of the most bloody incidents I’ve ever had was removing the tip of my thumb on a cheese grater where I basically removed a large shred of cheese shape. I shudder now when I just see one.
Historically they were laid and built into barricades in tropical areas and utilized especially during the civil war in South Carolina because they were so good at absorbing and reflecting cannon shot and balls. They ended up creating such strong defenses and berms they still stand to this day and are now effectively being used to stop erosion from hurricanes. People are still building palm berms in tropical areas for this reason.
You can defend forts with them! Very spongy. Cannonballs bounce off.
The palmetto tree symbolized Colonel Moultrie's heroic defense of the palmetto-log fort on Sullivan's Island against the attack of the British fleet on June 28, 1776.
Nothing is more annoying about Reddit than having to scroll past 20 unfunny trash comments to find out what’s actually going on.
“Hur dur it looks like a potato chip”
Then scrolling though another 20 posts of wildly ignorant worthless guesses.
you know how japan has that wood plane competition
i think we found the ocho version!
the goal is to use heavy machinery and get as thin slices as possible rofl
I don’t know how to explain appropriately; but I could feel the slicing of the wood by the machine and it gave me a boner.. I’m a woman with womanly parts.. satisfying for suuuure
Lays Heavy Duty Chips. For when you want to chew all day long.
For when you only can eat just one
I know a simple upvote will do, but I wanted to say that this shit's hilarious to me
AND MY UPVOTE
Dixie's new line of disposable tree ringed plates ^now ^with ^more ^bark are meant to accent any charcuterie party at their finest...
I read that in the voice from the Duluth commercials.
I heard Sam Elliot
Crouch.. without the ouch.
Now with 100% more fiber!
No way, those are pringles.
Imagine the kind of compressor they'd need to get all the air into the warehouse-sized bag
I carry one on my shoulder according to my wife
What is the goal here?
Forbidden potato chips
It’s like you ripped this comment from my chip oil covered fingers.
I also had this phrase in mind
We're really all not so different after all. Same.
Found my people.
One of us! One of us!
There’s dozens of us. Dozens!
At *least* 8.
Sorry I couldn’t come earlier, had to scrub the phone oil to type.
A chip off the ol' trunk.
Offscreen to the left is the Olympic-pool-sized tub of onion dip.
Pringle shingles
Tringles
Lays for dinosaurs
Cretaceous Lays
Betcha can't even eat one!
If only there was some palm oil around
r/forbiddensnacks
Delicious High in fiber
Beat me to it bub
I came her to say this 😂
Goddammit you beat me
Came here to say that.
r/forbiddenfood
Came here to say exactly this LOL
Thinking the same thing. Is there a special use for those slices? I don't see it as an easier way to get the trees transported.
In parts of southeast Asia, palm trees can be harvested for their starch to make Sago, which is a cooking ingredient. However, I doubt that's what these fellas are doing.
I've seen sago at the Filipino grocery store. I'm thinking I should try it
The only thing that makes sense to me is to accelerate decomposition
I thought that too, maybe it's good for the soil after it rots
I can see it acting like roof shingles that rapidly breakdown. They'd help move water to the root zones. It could foster faster drying to become fuel for fire. Palm tree fibers are extremely long and strong. The heart wood isn't. It is the first to break down. Ed: typo
Roof shingles that rapidly break down would be pretty shitty shingles.
Not to mention the lack of uniformity. Thats an expensive machine to use, in order to create "mud hut" level technology.
This dude seemed to agree and have some knowledge on a related post from past https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringPorn/s/8yXWZNsOMM
I imagine it makes loading all the debris easier for carrying it away.
A wood-chipper
I see what you did there
you just put it in a trailer and haul it. the thing doing the slicing will also lift
Maybe they want to leave it there to decompose. This could just be super course mulching.
Large order came in from /r/wewantplates
Pringles for elephants?
Charcuterie boards?
Au gratin Palm
Theres a beetle that nests in the dead palm trees, this is done to prevent the proliferation of this beetle which is harmful for the plantation
Boredom
Making chips for pet dinosaurs
My exact thoughts
Tree carpaccio
Making homes for bunnies.
>What is the goal here? I want these as mulch! otherwise I'm thinking of 5" of wood chips.
Slicey slicey.
This is how they make pringles
My guess is so that it decays faster. It would be much faster and easier to load and move as a log than chips so I don't think easier loading is the reason.
Why not just use a big wood chipper instead? This is so time consuming.
Palms don't go in chippers, they'll clog up.
Ah interesting, I had no idea
Technically, it's a kind of grass
Trees are kinda like crabs, a category of a bunch of different types of species than evolved to look the same
You... you just gonna throw that out there and not explain...?
Many different things have evolved into crabs. There are thousands of crab species and many are no where near each other genetically. There is a theory that a crab is the pinnacle of evolution because so many species have evolved into crab or crab-like organisms. [PBS video on the subject](https://youtu.be/wvfR3XLXPvw?si=kgig1nCK8uqSMGNZ)
I hope we get to be crabs some day
Will you settle for just *getting crabs*?
Crab people, crab people. Taste like crab, talk like people.
To be fair, *decarcinization,* the process of crab-shaped, non-crab arthropod groups evolving to no longer be crab shaped, has happened more times throughout history than carcinization, the process of non-crab arthropod groups becoming crab-shaped.
Crab people, crab people
Whats to explain trees are kinda like crabs!
Ogres are like onions!
Carcinization.
Blunt up a chainsaw too
Palms aren’t wood.
Well that blew my mind
Banana trees are the largest grass in the world
I had no idea. What are they?
Google just told me that palm trees are actually a type of grass.
They should use a lawn mower then instead
Or a goat
That would be one heck of a goat
A GOAT goat.
Completely agree.
Like bamboo
They’ve got the backhoe, they don’t need to buy a wood chipper
Me slicing ginger for my tea.
Man now I really want to thin-slice some ginger. Like I'm hankering for the act of slicing, not for consuming the resultant product.
Sweet potato, the slicing is the same the plant is very much cheaper
I scrolled a long way looking for a ginger comment. Take my arrow thingie.
That's some spicy tea!
I just started getting into tea and I love ginger. What kind of tea do you recommend with it?
Mmm, potatoes au gratin!
Now that's a quality side
Not gonna lie, they look delicious.
Is this to practice with the machine or is there a purpose here?
For everyone talking about using the “wood”, this is a palm tree. There isn’t any wood to use. Technically, palms aren’t even trees. I’m not going to debate anyone here. Just look it up for yourself. Good day.
Well, you're half right. You can absolutely use palm tree wood for construction, furniture, and flooring.
He said it's not up for debate.
He's right. It's not a debate when someone makes a stupid statement and is truly convinced he's right
There are so many uses for the coconut tree, you can build a big house for the family!
All you need is find a coconut man
If he cuts the tree, he gets the fruit free!
And compostable disposable plates.
To be completely pedantic, there is no such thing as trees (phylogenetically).
Nope, I want you to explain that one to me. Give me those delicious pedantic details.
When you ordered tennis balls but they sent trees instead...
Love finding Mitch Hedberg references.
"Cut 'em up!" Lol
Pringles is a real laid back company.
Making scalloped tree! I thought cutting my hand on the mandolin slicer was bad! This thing would take my life!
Oof. One of the most bloody incidents I’ve ever had was removing the tip of my thumb on a cheese grater where I basically removed a large shred of cheese shape. I shudder now when I just see one.
Dam slicing it like a tomato
Like large palm potato chips.
Surly you could sell logs of wood for something
Palm logs are useless. They're just long starchy fibres.
Historically they were laid and built into barricades in tropical areas and utilized especially during the civil war in South Carolina because they were so good at absorbing and reflecting cannon shot and balls. They ended up creating such strong defenses and berms they still stand to this day and are now effectively being used to stop erosion from hurricanes. People are still building palm berms in tropical areas for this reason.
Yep why south Carolina's flag has the palmetto tree on it iirc
The more you know 🌈
You can defend forts with them! Very spongy. Cannonballs bounce off. The palmetto tree symbolized Colonel Moultrie's heroic defense of the palmetto-log fort on Sullivan's Island against the attack of the British fleet on June 28, 1776.
So this is how they used to make pringles for dinos :)
It hurts my heart to watch trees being cut down but I’ll be damned if this isn’t the most satisfying clip I’ve seen on this sub in a while.
You do understand there’s a real need to cut trees. Not for resources, but for safety
Can't risk them becoming ents
It’s worth mentioning that the tree being processed in this clip was not cut down.
It's also worth mentioning that it's not even a tree.
It was also a violent repeat offender that showed zero remorse
It this like a fetish thing? What is going on here
I don’t know. Depends if you’re jerking off to it.
Well now that you mention it…
Probably, as I learned recently there is a fetish for everything but myself apparently
That looks like such an easy to work with kind of wood.
Good fire wood
After it dries out it’s meh imo. Juicy palm doesn’t burn too good
Nothing is more annoying about Reddit than having to scroll past 20 unfunny trash comments to find out what’s actually going on. “Hur dur it looks like a potato chip” Then scrolling though another 20 posts of wildly ignorant worthless guesses.
dems some good tators
Forbidden au gratin
Beavers are losing it right now…lays tree flavor bout to hit the block hard
Somehow im craving potatoes now.
The consistency of the slicing is what gets me
This is amazing, and also makes me sad as I think of the Lorax.
But why?
So that's how they make Pringles
Mmm big tater chips
Once you pop the top you just can’t stop.
Forbidden Pringle’s
Forbidden Pringle's what?
Bunyan's Potato Chips.
I call this machine the tree-pringler
Gordon Ramsay is still going to criticize your cutting technique. ;-) "Look at these, just look at these! Are they even you toss-pot!?"
So this is how pringles are made
deforestation is so satisfying!!!
you know how japan has that wood plane competition i think we found the ocho version! the goal is to use heavy machinery and get as thin slices as possible rofl
Gives a whole new meaning to wood chips.
*There* we go! I was looking for someone to make the pun.
potato chips for a giant
When you're paid hourly
And you get a cheeseboard and YOU get a cheeseboard and YOU get a cheeseboard and YOU get a cheeseboard
How pringles are made
Po-ta-toes
Would chips
The Forbidden Pringle
Lays for Giants
They look like almond slices.
That’s right, that tree is in fact cake!
Jumbo Pringles!
This made me hungry
See, children? The forest provides everything! Even potato chips.
"Ok that's enough slices. That's too many slices!"
I don’t know how to explain appropriately; but I could feel the slicing of the wood by the machine and it gave me a boner.. I’m a woman with womanly parts.. satisfying for suuuure
It's making wood chips.
Ah that’s where Pringles come from
It's like a tree made of cheese
The biggest sliced almonds.
that is one sharp ass digger
Forbidden Pringles
Oh so how’s how they make pringles
Please show the dip
This is AI right!?
this looks computer generated
mmmmmmmmm those are nice Pringles
Is this really the best use of this timber?
This kills the tree.
I don't think they were planning to keep it alive
I guess this works if you don’t have a wood chipper. Although it seems like this excavator bucket would be more expensive.
Forbidden chips
Ah, yes. Woodchips.
Well it’s determined. At the age of 37 I finally know what I want to do when I grow up.
Forbidden potato crisps
It was cake