What kind of shoes do you wear to do that? Is there some sport-specific shoes that give you traction on ice? Curling? I don't think curling shoes would perform like that. Don't curling shoes slide; but just not as much as hard-soled shoes?
It looked to me like he was wearing track shoes of some kind, with very short spikes.
I don't see how the ice could be that perfectly glassy and the man could be sure it wouldn't crack on him. It doesn't look like anyone has tested it out.
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I'm assuming 12 seconds in is as far as he got.
Madison's lakes are all froze over, but don't try that on Mendota just yet.
Shrinkage.
Flew over flyover a couple days ago. Looks like Siberia while New England enjoys global warmer
What kind of shoes do you wear to do that? Is there some sport-specific shoes that give you traction on ice? Curling? I don't think curling shoes would perform like that. Don't curling shoes slide; but just not as much as hard-soled shoes?
It looked to me like he was wearing track shoes of some kind, with very short spikes.
That ice looked near perfect for skating in contrast to the video linked yesterday.
A little temperature drop to freeze the top layer and you'd have a nice sheet.
I don't see how the ice could be that perfectly glassy and the man could be sure it wouldn't crack on him. It doesn't look like anyone has tested it out.
It looks like ice covered with a thin film of water, which makes it the most slippery substance know to man.
You can buy ice-running shoes. They are pricey.
Probably just wore micro-spikes on running shoes.
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