Bring back IAG petition thread

[reno cool]

If you're gonna have luge, why bother with bobsleigh and skeleton? Are they really steering anything in there? I have my doubts. Its just a foking sled rolling down the hill. I'm gonna keep posting until someone answers this question.

 

[MrX]

If you're gonna have luge, why bother with bobsleigh and skeleton? Are they really steering anything in there? I have my doubts. Its just a foking sled rolling down the hill. I'm gonna keep posting until someone answers this question.

All you have to do is watch the Jamaicans to realize that there is some steering involved.

 

[FairWarning]

If you're gonna have luge, why bother with bobsleigh and skeleton? Are they really steering anything in there? I have my doubts. Its just a foking sled rolling down the hill. I'm gonna keep posting until someone answers this question.

Who was the dumbass who thought the skeleton was a smart idea. How many times do you wipe out before you hang it up?

 

[Saulty]

If you're gonna have luge, why bother with bobsleigh and skeleton? Are they really steering anything in there? I have my doubts. Its just a foking sled rolling down the hill. I'm gonna keep posting until someone answers this question.

 

[Saulty]

http://www.target.com/p/flexible-fl...sku=14202639&gclid=CJTzycvV2bwCFUcV7Aod2zEAMQ

We had one of these last week in the Atlanta Ice Storm. The two handles on the front are used to turn the sled. If you don't do anything you keep going straight and hit the mailbox.

 

[MrX]

http://www.target.com/p/flexible-fl...sku=14202639&gclid=CJTzycvV2bwCFUcV7Aod2zEAMQ

We had one of these last week in the Atlanta Ice Storm. The two handles on the front are used to turn the sled. If you don't do anything you keep going straight and hit the mailbox.

They should put some mailboxes on the luge track.

 

[Badnina]

Who was the dumbass who thought the skeleton was a smart idea. How many times do you wipe out before you hang it up?

+1. Who ever thought sliding down ice face first was a good idea? Was beer involved? And did the first attempt follow the statement "Hey, hold my beer and watch this?"

 

[reno cool]

yeah, they should put some obstacles so you can see them steer

 

[MrX]

yeah, they should put some obstacles so you can see them steer

Some jumps wouldn't hurt, either.

Maybe a loop.

 

[FairWarning]

+1. Who ever thought sliding down ice face first was a good idea? Was beer involved? And did the first attempt follow the statement "Hey, hold my beer and watch this?"

its fun watching someone else do it. too cold for me.

 

[FairWarning]

Some jumps wouldn't hurt, either.

Maybe a loop.

Break out an old Hot Wheels track, do a loop-to-loop.

 

[mrquincy]

http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-luge-and-skeleton/

With regard to safety, both one-person sliding sports are timed to the hundredth of a second. They are undoubtedly the fastest sliding sports during the Winter Olympics. However, skeleton is regarded to be much safer than luge. Actually, it is considered to be the safest among all other sliding sports. Controlling the skeleton sled is much easier, with just the use of fine body movements (shifting of weight); unlike in luge, where the rider needs to press the sled’s runners using their calves for better steering. Because of this ease of operation, there is little or less tendency for the skeleton rider to be wiped out during a turn. It is also important to note that both sled types don’t employ the use of breaks. Hence, it’s really very difficult to guarantee the rider’s safety from being smashed against the cold solid ice at speeds of 85mph or greater.

 

[Saulty]

We did the luge mostly with that sled but then we got bored and did the skeleton without helmets.

 

[reno cool]

yeah thats what I figured Quincy, I watched some of that skeleton and doesnt sound like the announcers are ever very concerned anything out of the ordinary can happen. And it looks like they move in a very straight line

 

[MrX]

I remember bobsleds and bodies flying out of the track and hitting hay bales when I was a kid. Now THAT was a sport.

 

[reno cool]

yeah, who ever falls on his ass less wins. men's figure skating is the truest sport then

 

[plommer]

yeah, who ever falls on his ass less wins. men's figure skating is the truest sport then

Reno, who are you cheering for in the Canada vs USA games?

don't u fukkin dare say Sweden.

 

[reno cool]

I'm gonna root for Canada, mostly because Fair Warning said Celsius knocked out Russia.

I used to think Toews was like a Sakic, but he turned out to be such a bitch. And Crosby, oh man, he gets on my nerves. And the Anaheim combo, hate those guys.
But if America wins gold we'll never hear the end of it, even if they never win another medal in 20 years.

Having said that, I'm not gonna go out of my way to watch it.