Dec 17, 2008: Amazing Tree

Aliantha · 12-16-2008, 03:54 PM

I don't have any details about this tree other than the fact that it's in Southern Africa.

lumberjim · 12-16-2008, 04:02 PM

glatt · 12-16-2008, 04:05 PM

Looks like the "Tree of Life" in Disney World in Orlando, Florida [/wet blanket]

Pie · 12-16-2008, 04:15 PM

Sorry, Ali. See here.

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Originally Posted by Hoax-Slayer.com

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According to this email forward, attached photographs show a massive tree that has a trunk covered with detailed images of many different creatures. The email claims that the tree is an example of an unknown species that grows in a dense forest in Andra Pradesh India. The message would have us believe that the tree is a completely natural living plant and that all of the animal figures on its trunk have mysteriously grown there naturally and without human interference.

Not surprisingly, these claims are utter nonsense. The "tree" in the photographs is completely artificial and, moreover, it is not even located in India. The tree is, in fact, the famous Tree of Life, an icon of Disney's Animal Kingdom, a theme park located in Florida, USA. The artificial tree was assembled out of a range of materials and appears amazingly lifelike. An article about the tree on Disney information website, DIS, notes:

The first challenge was designing a 145 foot tall "tree" that could stand up to hurricane force winds, but still look realistic. A unique system of fabricating and assembling the branches was designed that brought the flexibility that was needed to bring this idea to life. There are 45 secondary branches that lead to 756 tertiary branches. With 7891 end branches, the entire structure is covered with 102,583 manmade leaves, each of which is more than a foot long.

Carvings of well over 300 animals were then added to the surface of the tree by a team of skilled artisans. The massive trunk even houses a theater that screens a 3D animated movie, Its Tough To Be A Bug.

Aliantha · 12-16-2008, 04:18 PM

Oh well, never mind. Someone else better have a go at today iodt then.

Trilby · 12-16-2008, 04:37 PM

I think it's awesome. It made me believe, if just for a moment!

HungLikeJesus · 12-16-2008, 04:49 PM

Next these guys will be saying that the Ouija board doesn't work.

Undertoad · 12-16-2008, 05:10 PM

It's not the first time the IotD was fooled by a Disney item.

Elspode · 12-16-2008, 05:24 PM

Just because it isn't organically real doesn't mean it isn't amazing. I mean, we all like boob jobs, right?

morethanpretty · 12-16-2008, 05:42 PM

Uhm, also, today is Dec 16.

Undertoad · 12-16-2008, 05:57 PM

Not where Ali posts from!

morethanpretty · 12-16-2008, 07:28 PM

That makes sense then

sweetwater · 12-16-2008, 08:36 PM

Would also make sense if it was April 1st.

Only G_d can make a tree, but Disney does a great fake - I like that tree. Is one able approach & walk around it, or is it one of those things you see as you go by on a ride?

Cloud · 12-16-2008, 11:11 PM

that Disney tree is famous. I'd love to see it!

wolf · 12-17-2008, 12:03 AM

Regardless, it's still pretty amazing.

12-16-2008, 03:54 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Dec 17, 2008: Amazing Tree I don't have any details about this tree other than the fact that it's in Southern Africa. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-16-2008, 04:02 PM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	__________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-16-2008, 04:05 PM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Looks like the "Tree of Life" in Disney World in Orlando, Florida [/wet blanket] Attached Images Last edited by glatt; 12-16-2008 at 04:12 PM.

12-16-2008, 04:18 PM	#5
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Oh well, never mind. Someone else better have a go at today iodt then. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-16-2008, 04:37 PM	#6
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I think it's awesome. It made me believe, if just for a moment! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

12-16-2008, 04:49 PM	#7
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Next these guys will be saying that the Ouija board doesn't work. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

12-16-2008, 05:10 PM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It's not the first time the IotD was fooled by a Disney item.

12-16-2008, 05:24 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Just because it isn't organically real doesn't mean it isn't amazing. I mean, we all like boob jobs, right? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-16-2008, 05:42 PM	#10
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	Uhm, also, today is Dec 16. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

12-16-2008, 05:57 PM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Not where Ali posts from!

12-16-2008, 07:28 PM	#12
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	That makes sense then __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

12-16-2008, 08:36 PM	#13
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	Would also make sense if it was April 1st. Only G_d can make a tree, but Disney does a great fake - I like that tree. Is one able approach & walk around it, or is it one of those things you see as you go by on a ride? __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

12-16-2008, 11:11 PM	#14
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	that Disney tree is famous. I'd love to see it! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

12-17-2008, 12:03 AM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Regardless, it's still pretty amazing. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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