Wood technology professor Martin Illner examines the maypoles all over the country. After all, no one wants a landmark so many meters high to fall over. The expert also uses his ears to decide whether a maypole is stable enough.
Whatever comes next, he definitely has to endure. The drizzle on this cool April day anyway, and if the wind were really strong, Martin Illner wouldn’t be standing up here in the cage of the fire brigade turntable ladder, at the moment maybe 15 meters above the ground. But he doesn’t hit him particularly hard with his carpenter’s hammer. It’s more of an exploratory tapping. In any case, it does not leave any visible marks in the wood. The tree also gives an answer that satisfies Martin Illner.