Splitting logs is best accomplished with a dedicated hydraulic device. But there are times when you’ve got to make do with a Ben Hur-style axle spike and a pickup truck. Click for the bloodcurdling video!

And if you didn’t lose an eye and a limb just by looking at that procedure, here’s an equally frightening version sans the pickup truck:

Hat tip to scheerti.

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