Sept 7th, 2018: Hydrospeeding

xoxoxoBruce · 09-07-2018, 09:16 PM

As glaciers melt they form little rivulets which join into bigger streams and some time end up falling into a hole and flows under the glacier.

Hydrospeeding is simple, just walk up the glacier carrying your tiny… well it can hardly be called a boat.
Maybe personal floatation device… without falling to your death in a crevasse.

Then find large enough rivulet to launch in barely above freezing water which will merge with others until it becomes large
enough to send you hurtling at breakneck speeds. Oh, and hope you didn’t pick one that falls into the center of the Earth…
although the warmth might be welcome at that point.

I don’t want to sound negative or judgmental, but… can’t you fools find something warmer to do?

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glatt · 09-08-2018, 09:04 AM

It would be terrifying to just pick one at random and wind up going down a waterfall into a hole, but if you scouted the route out and were sure where it wound up, I bet it would be a blast.

orthodoc · 09-09-2018, 08:13 AM

"First, the water you are rushing down eventually flows into a deep crevasse. Second, glacial lakes that feed the runoff often overflow during the midday heat, which causes a flood of large ice and debris to crash down the channels.”

Wondering about rescue arrangements when the extreme sports folks end up in deep crevasses or crushed by large ice and debris. It sounds like disaster is rather likely.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-09-2018, 09:56 AM

None, like skydivers they're on their own.

Gravdigr · 09-09-2018, 02:36 PM

"Hey, Joe, these wake board things are fun, but, how can we make them more deadly?"

newtimer · 09-10-2018, 01:56 AM

Lying on a half-boat, while your privates are submerged in near-freezing water all day, will ensure that your genes won't get passed down to the next generation. We thank you for that.

Griff · 09-10-2018, 06:15 PM

Wow, just wow.

BigV · 09-10-2018, 08:36 PM

“We called them death glaciers,”

Quote:

"...underneath the ice and Steffen reckons there is a good chance they have been ground to a smithereens by the huge mass of ice."

Just how hard can I say fuuuuck no!??

09-07-2018, 09:16 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Sept 7th, 2018: Hydrospeeding As glaciers melt they form little rivulets which join into bigger streams and some time end up falling into a hole and flows under the glacier. Hydrospeeding is simple, just walk up the glacier carrying your tiny… well it can hardly be called a boat. Maybe personal floatation device… without falling to your death in a crevasse. Then find large enough rivulet to launch in barely above freezing water which will merge with others until it becomes large enough to send you hurtling at breakneck speeds. Oh, and hope you didn’t pick one that falls into the center of the Earth… although the warmth might be welcome at that point. I don’t want to sound negative or judgmental, but… can’t you fools find something warmer to do? link __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-09-2018, 08:13 AM	#3
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	"First, the water you are rushing down eventually flows into a deep crevasse. Second, glacial lakes that feed the runoff often overflow during the midday heat, which causes a flood of large ice and debris to crash down the channels.” Wondering about rescue arrangements when the extreme sports folks end up in deep crevasses or crushed by large ice and debris. It sounds like disaster is rather likely. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

09-09-2018, 09:56 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	None, like skydivers they're on their own. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-09-2018, 02:36 PM	#5
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	"Hey, Joe, these wake board things are fun, but, how can we make them more deadly?" __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-10-2018, 06:15 PM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Wow, just wow. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-08-2018, 09:04 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It would be terrifying to just pick one at random and wind up going down a waterfall into a hole, but if you scouted the route out and were sure where it wound up, I bet it would be a blast.

09-10-2018, 01:56 AM	#6
newtimer Operations Operative Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 479	Lying on a half-boat, while your privates are submerged in near-freezing water all day, will ensure that your genes won't get passed down to the next generation. We thank you for that.

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