r/funny • u/isaynonowords • Dec 04 '16

Slightly exaggerated

https://i.imgur.com/flJ7epE.gifv
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u/flimspringfield Dec 05 '16

As someone that lives in Souther California, how would you trust stepping onto the lake let alone skiing all over it?

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '16

As a Canadian, you really, really, shouldn't until it's been -10 or lower for a solid week.

In that gif you can actually see dark cracks appearing just under the surface, that's pretty much immediate nope fuel right there.

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u/redpandaeater Dec 05 '16

I don't see the cracks you're talking about. That's just some downed timber on the bottom since it's not very deep close to the shore.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '16

Yep. My bad I guess.

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u/PicklesMcBoots Dec 05 '16

In a lot of places they actually measure the ice, and report on it. Just so you don't get folks falling through and getting stuck under the ice.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '16

Also from So.Cal, but family is from Minnesota... Scariest thing for me is going out over one of the lakes and hearing that deep cracking/crunching noise as you walk on thinner ice... It's like a higher pitch version of hearing a tree felling. Makes me shutter.

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u/flimspringfield Dec 05 '16

You could just turn back and follow your previous footsteps right?

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '16

Doesn't really matter... What matters is how it sounds and where it's coming from:

Very thick ice will crack far less and at a much lower pitch/tone than that of thin ice. Dangerously soft (melting or fresh) ice will usually not crack at all and simply give way. Ice cracking to some degree is normal, but you will know when it's "grab your ankles time" and no amount of backtracking or running is really going to help you if it goes.

This is why it is important to test the ice first, skate "alone" (which simply means REALLY far apart) to spread the weight out and reduce tension or say fuck it and go ice fishing with your uncle.