Hear the Otherworldly Sounds of Skating on Thin Ice - National Geographic

[demmiblue]

[Kittycow]

1. That was pretty interesting.

I kept wondering at the beginning what his plan was for falling through, but they explained the background preparations pretty good

[Nitram]

2. Love this! I've skipped stones across thin ice to get these sounds.

[IronLionZion]

3. That is so awesome

it's good that they stress the importance of experience and understanding the thickness of the ice for safety reasons. It's not for everyone.

I'd love to go free skating in the wild like that, on thicker ice.

[B Stieg]

4. Did this once in the New Hampshire woods...

Best part was that the Squamscott River had overflowed its banks, so we could literally skate through the forest, in and out of the trees. Coolest thing ever, and I've been skating for more than 50 years!

[demmiblue]

6. That sounds magical.

I remember skating around a golf course after an ice storm (fun, especially since we didn't get busted for trespassing).

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. I love the way you can see the ice flex, at 1:45 and 2:50.

Looks like fun -- if you're not alone.

I'll look up a link about a lake up in the Sierras I read about years ago.

[Blue_Tires]

7. What the hell kind of godless witchcraft is that?

[yonder]

8. I used to skate a lot.

Sometimes rinks, sometimes local ponds for hockey. I like this idea of clear, cold conditions with nobody else around. BUT not a chance for me. No f'ing way. Just asking for it, IMO.