This video is so fake. Why don’t the trees move even a little bit after the blast??
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Reminder: I was playing devil's advocate. And yes, smaller trees with sturdy, upright branches require very heavy, sustained winds to sway without their leaves. A quick shockwave would not impact them noticeably.
I appreciate the devils advocate but I’m looking at a small sturdy tree with no leaves and just a small breeze is moving this thing.
You mean out your window? Is it a willow or poplar, or is it an oak? Different trees have different densities to their wood.
Lol it’s in front of a restaurant. Probably a 4-5 in diameter post oak or some other oak.
Again...this is devil's advocate...but a breeze has stored energy behind it released over a period of time, and would cause objects to behave quite differently than an instantaneous shockwave that lasts a fraction of a second. Also, shockwaves can be "shaped" to a degree, sending more energy in one direction than another.
The thing that makes this video "interesting" is the movement of the camera, with the trees between it and the explosion. That would seem to support the conclusion of an actual minor shockwave. Perhaps the wave hit a wall of buildings and traveled along that wall with more impact than freestanding trees nearby, similar to what waves in a pond might do when they hit a concrete wall.
Looking at the video again it looks like the top right branch that comes across the screen does swing a little but still it’s fishy to me.