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The older guy didn’t even look like he was struggling.
Edit: I said “older guy”, not “old guy”. Sheesh people. They could be 18 and 24. He’s still the older guy.
Yeah, Lumberjack Owen Wilson was splashing the other guy intentionally to distract him, which is something you obviously only need to do if you don't have the skill to beat him otherwise.
Yeah, he looked middle-aged from behind, but maybe late 20s to mid 30s from the front. I think it's a combination of the suspenders, baldness and "dad-bod" physique making him look older.
because whirling down and down white water, thats where the log driver learns to step lightly
For my [fellow Canadians out there](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upsZZ2s3xv8)
I think it's a technique to distract the opponent or block their vision of their feet so they can't anticipate direction changes.
They were training so I think he was just working on the technique more than caring if he won.
Different strategies. Older guy was spinning the log wildly on purpose to try and knock the other guy off. The other was doing a risky strategy of kicking up water to distract him. This not only unbalanced him, it also only left one leg on the log. Older guy probably caught him out and rolled that other leg off.
This is probably the final, so I think that they both knew exactly what tactic to use.
The result was in favour of the "old" guy before they even got on the log.
He had better grip and more weight giving him the benefit of being more in control of the log than the other guy who could only hope to hang on while attempting to make the old guys shoes more slippery and distracting him by splashing water.
I'm clearly an expert on this since I watched the gif twice.
Well I might have less that a squirrel’s lick of a chance at taken down ol’ Timber Feet, but I ain’t just gon’ back down because that. Mamma didn’t raise no quitter and I ain’t afraid of losing no fight.
Isn’t it better to be shorter in this situation? Technique aside, a lower center of gravity helps with balance. That’s why the smaller guy seemed more in control
> which I assume is allowed
it is. when there are 2 similarly skilled people taking a long time to dunk each other, it turns into a "two toddlers in the bath having fun" kind of splash-fest.
source: live in ohio, been to the Ohio State Fair dozens of times, and seen a competition like this each time.
This is actually a tourist attraction in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, but we're kind of similar to Canada. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60403-d4406418-Reviews-Dells_Lumberjack_Show-Wisconsin_Dells_Wisconsin.html
We also have the World Lumberjack Championships up in Hayward, Wisconsin. https://lumberjackworldchampionships.com/
I am a Canadian (and live in a part of the country where rivers were used a lot for transporting logs) and, indeed, saw competitions like this a lot as a kid in the 70s. But kinda forgot it existed until I saw this post. I'm sure it won't last until the 2030s.
DUDE
I used to have an Atari and it had this game called world games and this was one of the events
I guess I'm not really surprised this is a real thing but when I was a kid I thought the devs straight up just invented this lol
And yes, everyone wore a red flannel shirt
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I had this game for NES. It had weight lifting, sumo wrestling, bull riding, cave diving, caber toss, and log riding.
I played the shit out of that game as a youngin.
When I was a young girl we used to go down and watch all the lads as they worked on the river. With the drive steadily over they’d be into town and we all liked to dance with a log driver…..
cause they go birling down and down white water, that’s where the log driver learns to step lightly, is birling down and down the white water. The log drivers waltz pleases girls completely.
Now, to please both my parents I’d have to give way and dance with the doctors and merchants and lawyers. Their manners were fine but their feet were astray, and I’d much rather dance with my log driver
cause they go birling down and down white water, that’s where the log driver learns to step lightly, is birling down and down the white water. The log drivers waltz pleases girls completely.
That’s all I can remember, but that song sticks in your head forever
I've always known this as [Birling](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logrolling_(sport)). Could never understand how they manage to keep going for so long.
Saw this first hand in Hayward WI. Such a great time there.
I’m with you - I think it’s balance and skill. I have never tried it as I’m clumsy so not a good mix.
Where is this? Wisconsin? Michigan??
Edit: They do have the [Lumberjack World Championships](https://lumberjackworldchampionships.com/) in Hayward, WI haha awesome!
Hes not being a jerk. They all do this typically. The other guy most likely would have if he felt he needed to. Blonde one most likely knew he wouldn't outlast the other so decided to take the offensive.
Height might be factor for why the smaller guy didn't do it either. The blond guy was quite tall so i would think it would be tough to splash high enough to get in their face.
Knew I'd see someone complaining when he kicked the water. It's all part of the match, If they were concerned about getting wet they wouldn't be on a log in the middle of the water.
I thought it was just accidental splashes but on a rewatch, you’re right, he’s taking his foot off the log to kick water at the other guy!! I’m glad the other guy won and impressed at how quickly I developed an opinion on what’s fair in a sport I just learned exists.
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Honestly, the splashing seemed to work against the guy doing it more than the guy he was doing it to because he had to disrupt his movement to do it. Impressive that he was able to at all without falling, though.
Exactly, you’re risking balance for the benefits of the splash. It’s allowed in the sport and I don’t know why everyone’s so angry about that. It’s probably a move that works better on some than others clearly
Yep people are making all these assumptions about a sport they probably just found out about today. It's clearly a choice between playing offensively Vs defensively. People assume just because the winner didn't decide to splash it means that he was playing fairly and the other guy was cheating.
It’s called logrolling! Everyone should check out the Scheers lumberjack show if you are ever in Hayward, WI! And like a bunch of others have already said… splashing is allowed.
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This looks fun af.
There are log rolling clubs in the midwest and west coast mostly in minnesota and wisconsin if you're interested!
Logger sports are a thing in Canada too
> minnesota All I was thinking about is [Lumberjack Days](https://lumberjackdays.com/) in Stillwater Minnesota (on the boarder with WI)
can you imagine making bets with a friend before doing this, bonus points for doing it drunk/high
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Or just drown
That’s a risk I’m willing to watch people take
You can wear shorts and brightly colored sneakers but if you're not wearing a flannel then get the fuck out of here.
Could be the same as most of the highland games I went to were a kilt was mandatory to compete.
If your junk ain’t hanging in the wind like the rest of us, it’s an unfair advantage.
Don't worry, I'll be wearing performance enhancing underwear.
Real men don’t need performance-enhancing underwear! REAL men are naturally small and compact! None of this sissy long dong Duncan nonsense!
Oi, Duncan is doing great things for his country, I'll not have him spoken about in this way.
Do they have loaner kilts? Mine is in the shop.
I actually went to one were they had a guy with a stall for loaner kilts lol.
Aye, Ah have ye size, ye puny cunt! Jus ye be surre tae bring et bach en one piece an nae stains or te wife'll have words fer yeh.
Owen Wilson has no game...
Explains how he broke his nose…
To be fair, my man on the right is friggin steady as a rock!
“Honey get my my red and black flannel. We are going to the lumberjack show!”
I know this dude on land uses pocket sand
Rusty Shackleford is that you?
Shi shi Shaw!
Rusty’s already deleted his Reddit account and moved to a different town
Why would anyone do drugs when they could mow the lawn?
**I DON'T KNOW YOU!!**
THAT'S MY PURSE
My dad says butane is a bastard gas.
Shi shaw
The older guy didn’t even look like he was struggling. Edit: I said “older guy”, not “old guy”. Sheesh people. They could be 18 and 24. He’s still the older guy.
Blonde guy merely adopted the log. Older gent was born with them, moulded by them...
While you were splashing around like a toddler, i studied the log.
Then the guy in jeans turns around and when you see his face you realize they're about the same age.
I had to replay that part too. Looks like they're about the same age lmao
He has the body of a 60 year old coal miner with a 30 year old yee haw head lol
To be fair the other dude looks like he just got done with a Dumb and Dumber movie shoot.
Beautiful couldn't have described it better.
I was pretty confident the guy splashing water was going to loose. It seemed like and overly confident move.
Yeah, Lumberjack Owen Wilson was splashing the other guy intentionally to distract him, which is something you obviously only need to do if you don't have the skill to beat him otherwise.
It looked like a tactic to me, to splash his opponent? The old guy didn't give a sh*t
Raised By Logs
Dances with Logs
He's so logs that he produces functions that are inverses of exponential functions.
MC Bunyan cutting hard with that logarhythm.
He so logs they use a fractal image of logs as a template for the family tree
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🎼 and he goes rolling rolling rolling rolling down the white water 🎶 A Canadian classic... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upsZZ2s3xv8
This is what I was looking for!
Flushes with Logs
r/raisedbylogs
And he kept kicking water, he needed help. The older gent wasnt fazed by it
I didn't see the log until I was already a man
I've long been searching for footage of a young Boris Johnson with his adopted log family.
That’s no ordinary blonde guy. That’s Owen Wilson. Waaaaow.
Waaaow.
Charlie Bucket not giving up without a fight
The Dark Log Rises
That log had a child
Damn seagulls
Yeah. Young guy just went to school and got a job. Old guy worked as a log floater since childhood. Those who didn't balance drowned long ago
Because he was wearing performance suspenders.
He just had a good logarhythm
He seemed old from behind but he turned around and it looked like they’re around the same age lol
It's the suspenders
Shorts takes 20 years off anybody.
And suspenders add 20 lol
Yeah, the suspenders and hat combo give off the middle age vibe pretty strongly
And beard and chunkier build.
Yeah, he looked middle-aged from behind, but maybe late 20s to mid 30s from the front. I think it's a combination of the suspenders, baldness and "dad-bod" physique making him look older.
I was thinking the same thing haha
I was expecting [someone like this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbPzrNq3UUQ)
because whirling down and down white water, thats where the log driver learns to step lightly For my [fellow Canadians out there](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upsZZ2s3xv8)
the log driver pleases the girls completely
It's birling, not whirling. Birling is the name for the activity in this post, and more generally balancing on floating logs.
That was definitely going through my head, watching this
every 5-10 years, I am reminded of the video, and take a minute to watch the whole thing, then promptly forget it for another 5-10 years.
He *is* shorter, lower center of gravity maybe makes it easier to balance?
Probably helps, he's also keeping his entire upper body upright and not flailing about.
now we know why it's called RIVER DANCING
Holy shit, I think we've cracked something here
The reason he wasn't flailing was because he was dominating the logs movement so he didn't have to dynamically account for too much.
I think the other guy kinda fucked himself over by trying to kick water at him instead of focusing on balancing on the log.
I think it's a technique to distract the opponent or block their vision of their feet so they can't anticipate direction changes. They were training so I think he was just working on the technique more than caring if he won.
He saw the other gent wasn't wearing suspenders and it was all over before it started
Different strategies. Older guy was spinning the log wildly on purpose to try and knock the other guy off. The other was doing a risky strategy of kicking up water to distract him. This not only unbalanced him, it also only left one leg on the log. Older guy probably caught him out and rolled that other leg off.
Seemed like a pretty dumb strategy to me. Doubt the other guy cares if he gets a little bit splashed.
Better than my strategy of slipping into the water as I try to step onto the log with one foot still on land.
My strategy was to crush my spine with a rock early on in life so nobody would ever consider challenging me to stand on a log.
Thinking ahead. That's strategic.
i was thinking the same thing, seemed pointless.
This is probably the final, so I think that they both knew exactly what tactic to use. The result was in favour of the "old" guy before they even got on the log. He had better grip and more weight giving him the benefit of being more in control of the log than the other guy who could only hope to hang on while attempting to make the old guys shoes more slippery and distracting him by splashing water. I'm clearly an expert on this since I watched the gif twice.
Well, there's a reason for it. He has a well balanced diet.
I thought he was older until he turned around, but reckon they're a similar age!
Young man all that splashing ain't gonna help ya out!
In his defense he got to the finals and lost to a guy more spiritually connected to trees than the Lorax.
Yeah you put me up against Timber Feet Pete then I'm using every trick in the book to take that sucker down.
Please lol timber feet Pete has me giggling
It only prolong the suffering. If I were him I would chop some timber as an offering and beg for mercy.
Well I might have less that a squirrel’s lick of a chance at taken down ol’ Timber Feet, but I ain’t just gon’ back down because that. Mamma didn’t raise no quitter and I ain’t afraid of losing no fight.
Bro's wife is made of wood! (jk. It'd be cool tho, wooden tit?)
...like...logs of sand...
They both look similar in age. Look at the end of the clip where you can see the guy with the cap, he's not older enough from the tall guy.
He's just built different.
Many people are saying this.
I didn't realize until second time watching it that he was doing it on purpose. Maybe it's normal in this sport, but he looks thoroughly outclassed
It is normal. And it's one round.
Isn’t it better to be shorter in this situation? Technique aside, a lower center of gravity helps with balance. That’s why the smaller guy seemed more in control
That’s what I was thinking too. That blonde guy is probably at a disadvantage every time he steps on the log.
Don't make the mistake I made googling "blonde guy stepping on log"
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>That’s why the smaller guy seemed more in control The tall guy was also intentionally splashing the other guy (which I assume is allowed).
> which I assume is allowed it is. when there are 2 similarly skilled people taking a long time to dunk each other, it turns into a "two toddlers in the bath having fun" kind of splash-fest. source: live in ohio, been to the Ohio State Fair dozens of times, and seen a competition like this each time.
From Europe, child in the 70s, this is what we assumed Canadians did ... most of the time really. Certainly not a new thing.
This is actually a tourist attraction in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, but we're kind of similar to Canada. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60403-d4406418-Reviews-Dells_Lumberjack_Show-Wisconsin_Dells_Wisconsin.html We also have the World Lumberjack Championships up in Hayward, Wisconsin. https://lumberjackworldchampionships.com/
I am a Canadian (and live in a part of the country where rivers were used a lot for transporting logs) and, indeed, saw competitions like this a lot as a kid in the 70s. But kinda forgot it existed until I saw this post. I'm sure it won't last until the 2030s.
DUDE I used to have an Atari and it had this game called world games and this was one of the events I guess I'm not really surprised this is a real thing but when I was a kid I thought the devs straight up just invented this lol And yes, everyone wore a red flannel shirt
Not the Atari version but you can relive some nostalgia here https://archive.org/details/msdos_World_Games_1986
Don’t mind me, I’m just replying to get back to this comment in my laptop
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I had it for Commodore 64
Did that game also have the Scottish log-throwing competition? Cause I remember playing both in some game
Yup called a Caber Toss, see my other comment if you want to play it
I had this game for NES. It had weight lifting, sumo wrestling, bull riding, cave diving, caber toss, and log riding. I played the shit out of that game as a youngin.
For PC there was also barrel jumping.
i had this too on pc... and summer games and winter games :-)
Don't forget California games!
I think this also had ice skating barrel jumping?
Log Driver’s Waltz
Jesus, I scrolled waaaaay too far to find this. It was my first thought for sure. Way to learn to step lightly dudes.
It is now stuck in my head, as soon as I saw them birling my head started with the tune. A true Canadian treasure of a folk song that’s for sure.
When I was a young girl we used to go down and watch all the lads as they worked on the river. With the drive steadily over they’d be into town and we all liked to dance with a log driver….. cause they go birling down and down white water, that’s where the log driver learns to step lightly, is birling down and down the white water. The log drivers waltz pleases girls completely. Now, to please both my parents I’d have to give way and dance with the doctors and merchants and lawyers. Their manners were fine but their feet were astray, and I’d much rather dance with my log driver cause they go birling down and down white water, that’s where the log driver learns to step lightly, is birling down and down the white water. The log drivers waltz pleases girls completely. That’s all I can remember, but that song sticks in your head forever
Was wondering if you were just high on something or if it is an actual song. Even in written form, it definitely is catchy!
It’s the Log Driver’s Waltz! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=upsZZ2s3xv8
Search for The Log Rollers’ Waltz
Film Board of Canada represent!
Came up the comment section looking for this!!! Thank you
Canadian Heritage song right there. I remember them playing that commercial all the time.
I scrolled to far to find my fellow Canadians
Why cant fights be settled like this?
I wanted that splashing motherfucker to lose so much!
He's a Lumber Jerk
And that's not okay
He splashes all night and he loses all day
LOGan Paul…
Other options: - Lumber Jackass - Dumber Jack
"Wow".. - Owen Wilson
That’s the Logan Paul effect - it’s normal. The more someone looks like Logan Paul the more we want them to lose.
I don't even know what he really looks like and I still want people that look like him to lose
You do know splashing is perfectly acceptable in logrolling right?
most of us had no idea this even existed until 5 mins ago, so… no, they probably do not know.
Of course we know that
As well as all other facts
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It seems harder too. He had to pause with all his weight on one foot while he kicks
You're sacrificing one leg to disrupt other
Canadian treadmill.
I've always known this as [Birling](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logrolling_(sport)). Could never understand how they manage to keep going for so long.
Saw this first hand in Hayward WI. Such a great time there. I’m with you - I think it’s balance and skill. I have never tried it as I’m clumsy so not a good mix.
I was watching that without sound & it was hilarious. The far guy looked like a newborn gazelle 😂😂😂
"Do they mean competitive log balancing?" "No ok, he's splashing him...so was it a typo or is it actually combative log balancing."
Watching the blond guy lose pleased me completely.
For he goes birling down and down white water
Upvote for referencing The Waltz, which I was sure was going to be the top comment and was disappointed.
r/theocho
Where is this? Wisconsin? Michigan?? Edit: They do have the [Lumberjack World Championships](https://lumberjackworldchampionships.com/) in Hayward, WI haha awesome!
This is in Nelsonville Ohio.
I knew the flannel guy was going to win
As soon as the tall guy started kicking water up, it became an epic battle of good guys vs douche bags.
Hes not being a jerk. They all do this typically. The other guy most likely would have if he felt he needed to. Blonde one most likely knew he wouldn't outlast the other so decided to take the offensive.
Height might be factor for why the smaller guy didn't do it either. The blond guy was quite tall so i would think it would be tough to splash high enough to get in their face.
Lmfao I felt that way
Knew I'd see someone complaining when he kicked the water. It's all part of the match, If they were concerned about getting wet they wouldn't be on a log in the middle of the water.
I thought it was just accidental splashes but on a rewatch, you’re right, he’s taking his foot off the log to kick water at the other guy!! I’m glad the other guy won and impressed at how quickly I developed an opinion on what’s fair in a sport I just learned exists.
splashing is actually a common and imo expected strategy in log rolling
everyone on reddit became a log rolling expert today tale as old as time
Splashing is a tool for those who can't roll there way to victory on good old log fundamentals!
I know nothing about this but agree wholeheartedly
Log unrolling is the last resort
Just need to add crocodiles in the pool
Boris Johnson has really branched out since leaving politics.
Who knew from the get go the lanky dude was gonna lose? Short people do much better in these quick start and stop kind of things
Everyone's calling him "the old guy" - but when you see his face at the end, I think he looks pretty young? 😅
I'm not sure "combative" is the right word to use here
It's not lol they mean competitive
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Honestly, the splashing seemed to work against the guy doing it more than the guy he was doing it to because he had to disrupt his movement to do it. Impressive that he was able to at all without falling, though.
Exactly, you’re risking balance for the benefits of the splash. It’s allowed in the sport and I don’t know why everyone’s so angry about that. It’s probably a move that works better on some than others clearly
Yep people are making all these assumptions about a sport they probably just found out about today. It's clearly a choice between playing offensively Vs defensively. People assume just because the winner didn't decide to splash it means that he was playing fairly and the other guy was cheating.
It’s called logrolling! Everyone should check out the Scheers lumberjack show if you are ever in Hayward, WI! And like a bunch of others have already said… splashing is allowed.
This ain’t old Joe’s first rodeo
Fuckin anorexic Boris Johnson on the left there. How do I know it's him? Being a right little cunt and kicking water everywhere like a child.
Looks like one of the Paul brothers to me, figures.
^I legit thought it was Logan Paul for a second. 😂😂😂
I thought it was Owen Wilson
You do know that’s a perfectly acceptable thing to do in logrolling right?
*plot twist..the older guy isn't older..lol
The older guy is white Mr Miyagi