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> The perfectly tiered Norfolk Island pine is a natural safety net

When I was child I used have fun by climbing to the top of conifers behind our house to sit on the highest branch and just slide down

Each successive tiered limb would catch the bend on the ones above and I would slide down perfectly fine

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Children genuinely are constantly trying to find unique ways to kill themselves.

A similar tree saved my uncle's life when he fell (drunk, stoned?) off a cliff once twenty years or so back. He did get stabbed by one branch, but overall a better outcome than a straight 100-150' drop to the stony ground below.

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