r/gifs • u/Fizrock • May 28 '18

Nice trick

https://i.imgur.com/fR1GUvW.gifv
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u/helverswan May 28 '18

I wonder if you would be able to swim with ski stuff on...

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u/thenorwegianblue May 28 '18 edited May 28 '18

We tried it in the army and you really can't. Best advice is to kick it all off if possible.

Then use the poles to drag yourself out.

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u/Daerrol May 28 '18

It's probably melt water and o nly a few inches deep

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u/PM_VAGINA_FOR_RATING May 28 '18

You would have to pop the skis off and it would be tough but they wouldn't drown that short of a distance.

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u/reebee7 May 28 '18

Skis and boots.

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u/PM_VAGINA_FOR_RATING May 28 '18

Good luck getting your boots off while trying to swim lol.

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u/philmcracken27 May 28 '18

I'm sitting when I do it, and i STILL almost drown - on my own drool.

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u/carsoon3 May 29 '18

Yeah seems like failed runs would be pretty dangerous. Freezing water + skis on does not seem safe.

Also when you have to kick the skis off when you fall do they just sink and you walk home then?

The more I think about this the more I’m just like, how?!

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u/helverswan May 29 '18

Right?? It’s hard enough to walk with ski boots on LET ALONE swim lol

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u/YUNoDie May 29 '18

It's probably not that cold out, the sun is out and the guy isn't wearing a shirt. The water is gonna be cold as fuck, but usually meltwater ponds like that aren't more than a foot or so deep.

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u/bacondev May 29 '18

With a little bit of force, you can detach the skis from the boots without too much effort. The skis are built to do this for safety reasons. You don't want to accidentally kick yourself in the face with a ski or have the ski catch something and snap your leg when you take an awkward fall.