Folklore says there’s no man manlier than Paul Bunyan. And they’re right. Turns out chopping down trees produces a particularly interesting biological reaction in men. Trace explains.
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35 comments
Oh don't whine, for every tree we chop down we'll plant 2 more, maybe… I can't speak for anyone else… But I will… Yeah… Anyone else feel like burning trees now? No? Just me? Ok…
Well,that explains my dad,he was a lumberjack and a chauvinist.Then he retired and the chauvinism started to fade away.
That's the most ignorant thing I've heard all day! Congrats
Yea
How about women? Does chopping wood increase their testosterone production as well?
hmm. well then i'm glad to have been proven wrong. i agree that the word "faggot" is a dreadfully terrible word to use as an insult, and what you have told me makes it even more so, now.
OOOOOOH I'm a lumberjack and I'm Okay, I sleep at night and I work all day! Lol look it up, its a monty python skit, lumberjacks are queer as hell.
Dude on this vid needs some testosterone if ya catch my drist.
Drift.
Lol
I provide for my family everytime I sit on the desk for eight hours making paper work.. There's no manlier than this!
I don't know what I think of this study, it feels like you should also watch what happened in women if they went and chopped some wood. Do their levels of testosterone also go up? Or maybe their level of estrogen goes up. You'll never know until you've tried it.
Also it feels like this is more of something that Laci should have talked about. She's not a generalist like that, when it comes to gender.
We haven't started we've been doing it for ages and wood industry if done right (Not like in south america :( ) is one of the cleanest industries around
Well then, what's your problem?
Too bad humans won't find an efficient fuel source for another 12 years. The damage will be very great. D:
That moment when Trace is moking mustaches but has one.
Its not like we are destroying life on earth, just life as we know it.
I really fount his comment funny, even though he might ment it in a serius way
23*
OMG UR SOOOOOOOO INSENSITIVE. U KNOW TISSUEEEEE IS PAPER, PAPER IS FROM TREESSSS!!! (sarcastic btw)
was wanting to correct you but its still 23.
Fail
get me an axe!!!!
Of course, just look how wide his jaw is!
Dude, that guy is scared of spiders.
cause spiders in minecraft can kill you in under 5 seconds
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I think this is the only D news video to promote deforestationÂ
hitting a large tire with a sledge hammer is also good its like the same thing
Its a good thing i'm CanadianÂ
So it's because of taking care of your family huh…
Can't you just do the groceries then?
Screw people that cut trees
So it takes 1 hour of tree chopping to raise testosterone by 48%?
Guys, #DNews , Power Posing for just 1 minute increases testosterone by 25%.
Check out the TedTalk by Amy Cuddy.
Nothing wrong with chopping wood if you actually need to use it.
Just be sure to plant two for every one you take, its common sense.
Is never about testosterone is not problem is about the culture
"Did my testosterone just go up here guys?" Nope, ur iq did drop there though mate