At first glance, both men seem to be making a foolish move by cutting the branch they are sitting on. But only one is truly in serious danger.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udd0d Look closely:<\/p>\n
Person 1 is closer to the tree trunk.
Person 2 is sitting farther out on the branch.
Both are cutting, but the position changes everything.<\/p>\n
\u2705 Correct answer: Person 2<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udc49 Why?
Person 2 is cutting the branch between himself and the tree, so he will fall as soon as it\u2019s cut.<\/p>\n
Person 1 is cutting the outer part of the branch, so he remains safely connected to the tree.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udca1 Final thought:
Not all mistakes look obvious at first \u2014 sometimes it\u2019s about where and how the action is done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At first glance, both men seem to be making a foolish move by cutting the branch they are sitting on. But only one is truly in serious danger. \ud83d\udd0d Look closely: Person 1 is closer to the tree trunk.Person 2 is sitting farther out on the branch.Both are cutting, but the position changes everything. \u2705…<\/p>\n