Online censors swiftly removed the post.Some bloggers also drew unflattering comparisons with Hong Kong, which this week endured Typhoon Vicente, its most powerful storm since 1999, one strong enough to snap tree trunks in half.
Like others who rank among the sport's best, Arden and Matt train year-round, building up strength and endurance while honing the rhythm and precision required to snap tree trunks at their most vulnerable point, cleanly and swiftly, round after round.
While it may seem like merely a thin layer coating the extremities of branches, needles, and leaves, the sheer amount of water that can freeze on the surface of plants can be heavy enough to snap tree limbs and take down trunks.
The tornadoes flipped cars, downed power lines and snapped trees.
Mississippi forests are full of "widowmakers": cantilevered pine swords that protrude from snapped trees, dangerous to approach or cut.
Vilonia is essentially one street, and along both sides on Tuesday afternoon lay snapped trees, unlaced power lines and gutted homes.
"That'd be a good musical," says Noah. "Yeah, I'd come and see that," says Jake. "Toby snaps trees and stuff".
The record-breaking late-October snowstorm, which buried some northern New England towns in snow (up to 31 inches) and snapped trees like twigs, may be the final blow to an already lackluster foliage season.
After days of dire warning, the densely populated Eastern Seaboard felt the first bite of a massive storm that snapped trees, ripped down power lines and flooded streets across the Washington region on Monday.
