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Want to suck anything down, all right. >> okay. >> now, if there's lightning at night, all right -- >> we have to sign another waiver? >> no. >> did i sign a lightning waiver? >> no, but just, you know, there's -- most people here are tree huggers, if there's lightning, don't hug the tree. >> yeah. >> just basically, if it hits the tree, it'll come down the tree. you just don't want to -- you want to be insulated from it. >> yeah, you do. >> it's all, it meets code. and, you know, it's a tree house. >> while the indoor plumbing is terrific, the real innovation, to change the industry evolved d...

Trees. >> this is the technology. there's a deal inside this pipe, all right, and then we have this coming out here, and then we have cablesen to. because back there, it'll hold, you know, 7, 8,000 pounds, if you take 100 pounds and you move it out here 100 inches, you can tailor it. >> just like putting your arm out. >> yeah. >> so this must be attached to another one much these way up -- >> yes, it is. >> today, michael's invention is the engineering standard in tree house structural support. everything is packed and wrapped and ready to ship. and he sells his product all over the world. thi...

Here's a story about a guy who lives in a tree. his name's michael. it begins though with a guy who lives in a plane. his name's bruce. >> we're rolling. we're rolling. >> so, this wasn't the original plan. i was on my way to meet michael, the guy who lives in a tree when my plane was diverted and i was delayed for 24 hours. in the meantime, my restless crew, overcome by uncharacteristic initiative decided to shoot without me. they heard about bruce, the guy who lived in a plane and figured he was no less interesting than the guy in the tree. anyway, my crew took a walk in

I've just spent a very comfortable night 40 feet off the ground to get a better understanding of what michael garnier has achieved in his 20-plus years in building a better tree house. fully rested. partially caffeinated. let the day begin. morning. >> good morning. you sure you had enough coffee? >> i had enough coffee. now i've got to look at the place in the light of day. and it's pretty much as i remembered it. to better understand how michael's technology keeps the tree houses aloft, i volunteered my very limited skills as handy man, foolishly, michael accepted my offer. >> okay. come on ...

Project like this, go to airplanehome.com and you'll find lots of helpful details. and if you develop a continuing interest, contact me and i'll help. >> will bruce's alternative housing experiment come crashing to the ground? maybe. but, that's what they literally said about michael garniar, a man whose impossible dream of bringing homes to new heights actually came true. i know we're in oregon about an hour -- we might be north of medford, west, could be south, i don't think we're south, but we could be east. we landed in medford, i know we drove for a while and came to this place where thei...