Downhill Ice Skating

ScarySquirrel · 14 Feb 2008 at 14:24

This was an idea I had a while ago and I was mocked by my colleagues at the time. I tried to explain how it would work but they wouldn't listen, they decided to mock me instead.

My thinking behind this event is that ice skating is quick fast, and if you were going downhill it would be VERY fast, exiting and perhaps a little dangerous. A great recipe for a Winter Olympic Event.

This is how it would work:

1 // Get the 'arena', lay it flat and fill it with water

2 // Freeze the water

3 // Tilt it and suspend. Install crowd seeting and stuff. Put in slaloms for them to go round.

4 // Extremely fun, exciting sport.

There could be slalom and speed events. I can't think of any more.

Thoughts?

ScarySquirrel · 14 Feb 2008 at 14:26

DanTheMan said:
'Whoever is alive by the end wins' is about the only possible sport.

You could put pillows at the bottom to stop them getting hurt as I appreciate stopping might be an issue.

ScarySquirrel · 14 Feb 2008 at 14:28

Capn' $qu!ff said:
Dude thats the downhill speed skiing events they cover a steep ski slope with lots of water and it turns to ice then they ski down it.

Oh. Bugger.

Well, these people would wear ice skates.

lolism said:
Did RandomTom's topic "Can you swim uphill?" inspire you to ice skate downhill?

I never saw that thread but it sounds good.

ScarySquirrel · 14 Feb 2008 at 14:41

stevenazari1 said:
stopping wouldnt be a problem, landing on 2 thin pieces of metal would.

1. if you have ever ice skated before you would know how hard it is to balance on a moving skate. now think of it travelling at around 50mph+ then think of lift off and gravity adding to that speed in downward force.

2. the skate would likely break

3. your angle would probably break from the skate forcing it hard left/right

4. the impact to the floor would be so intense you would likely cut into the floor

5. there wouldnt be enough space to stop. (ski'ers have snow at the bottom to create a friction on the surface) a skater requires ice only therefore has no friction other than sharp turns to escape the gforce behind the skater.

I could go on but I think thats enough reason to call this idea a day.

There is no jumping involved.

ScarySquirrel · 22 Nov 2020 at 20:53

This is basically what I meant.

ScarySquirrel · 22 Nov 2020 at 21:22

Tek81 said:
12 ****** years....

Sorry, just going through old threads I created and realising how much of a ******* I was. However, I was right about this one.