It can, and will, hurt you.

If you have a tree in your backyard that you want knocked down, or a tree with a pesky branch that’s making it difficult to spy on your neighbor, you can do one of three things.

First, you can hire a professional to remove it (boring, expensive). Second, you can try to do it yourself (fun, occasionally deadly). Or, finally, you can do what these gentlemen did: jump on it until the branch snaps off.

However, as their video shows, you should probably just hire an expert.

Breaking a tree by jumping on it
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