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How much do you think that helmet will actually do?
That looks absolutely terrifying!
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Jul 10, 2012, 4:59 PM #1
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A new way to ski
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Oh man, this thing hurts just looking at it!
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Jul 11, 2012, 2:44 PM #2
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Jul 12, 2012, 6:46 PM #3
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I want to see the corresponding video. The thing about this that freaks me out is the front / back. I feel like if there was a sudden dip or turn you could go off balance and how the hell would you pull yourself back up you would be bent backwards at the knees with the back of your head bouncing off the ties.
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Jul 13, 2012, 2:31 AM #4
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You know how, when skiing, they tell you to lean forward? Well, if you ever find yourself skating down a roller coaster, with track-hugging roller blades strapped to your feet, the same logic applies. That’s presumably how German inline speedskater Dirk Auer survived skating down an 860-meter (roughly 2,812 feet) roller coaster in 60 seconds, beating his old record. The skates reportedly took Auer 110 hours to make, and when he finally took them to the slopes, so to speak, he reached speeds of 56 miles per hour. For Auer, that’s nothing — he once hit 190 miles per hour on roller skates, dragged behind a Porsche GT. And I thought hoisting my arms in the air during the loop-de-loop was extreme.
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Jul 13, 2012, 8:26 AM #5
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Where is Darwin when you need him?
The good times are killing me
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Jul 13, 2012, 12:03 PM #6
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Jul 13, 2012, 1:36 PM #7
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Poor form, he should have his arms up in the air like this...
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Who knew being a Buddhist Monk could be so much fun! Maybe they'll try the blades next.
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Jul 20, 2012, 8:47 AM #8
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56MPH? Try 120MPH down Pikes Peak sitting on railroad ties: http://jalopnik.com/5927286/extreme-...-100-years-ago
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Jul 20, 2012, 9:05 AM #9
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I'v read about those being used at Mt Washington too. I believe they were called "Devil's Shingles" there.
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Jul 20, 2012, 9:29 AM #10
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Yup, http://www.cog-railway.com/03devils.htm Originally Posted by Watatic Skier
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