Sunday, April 5, 2015

Ice-skating with chainsaws???


Courtesy of Popular Mechanics, we come across this novel method of propelling oneself across the ice.





What I want to know is, what happens if he cuts a little too deeply?  One has visions of the ice separating beneath him, and his feet getting wider and wider apart, until . . .




Peter

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6 comments:

  1. JimApril 5, 2015 at 9:14 AM

    A Wile E Coyote moment waiting to happen.

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  2. Mark MatisApril 5, 2015 at 11:22 AM

    Well, not really. Not with the ice as thick as THAT clearly is. On the other hand, it does have a special "Hey, y'all, watch this!" flavor for those who aspire to replicate this in warmer environs..
    }:-]

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  3. SiGraybeardApril 5, 2015 at 2:38 PM

    Yeah. I was just going to ask what's the Swedish for, "Hold my beer and watch this!!".

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  4. AnonymousApril 5, 2015 at 3:23 PM

    I saw that and my immediate thought was, "Darwin Award!"

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  5. Jim22April 6, 2015 at 2:24 PM

    You obviously have not lived where lake ice is so thick you have to add an extension to a three-foot ice auger, have you?

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  6. PeterApril 6, 2015 at 3:46 PM

    @Jim22: No, very fortunately I haven't!

    :-o

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