Speed Skiers

[Ken King]

Anyone catch the segment on 60 Minutes tonight on these guys? 150+ MPH on nothing but a couple of boards a few inches wide. These guys are absolutely crazy. 0 to 60 in 4 seconds and hitting 150 in just 12, amazing.

Oh yeah, their biggest worry from falling isn't about breaking anything, it's the pain and burns from the heat that the friction generates as they slide across the snow.

 

[Kizzy]

Missed it and 60-minutes is one of the few shows I watch on TV.

 

[Ken King]

I never knew they were on on Fridays. How many days a week do they do 60 minutes nowadays?

 

[Penn]

Wait until they hit 404 KPH!

 

[Kizzy]

I never knew they were on on Fridays. How many days a week do they do 60 minutes nowadays?

I only happen to catch it on Fridays and Sundays, so I think everyday BUT Saturday. :shrug:

 

[Ken King]

Wait until they hit 404 KPH!

Is 251 MPH the speed record on skies? Or are you just practicing for when your tunnel to the north is complete?

 

[Penn]

Is 251 MPH the speed record on skies? Or are you just practicing for when your tunnel to the north is complete?

Not sure about that; I just figured that number was appropriate - 250 MPH, I mean.

 

[BuddyLee]

Good lord! Imagine hitting a tree or even a crescent in the ground.:flush:

 

[Penn]

Good lord! Imagine hitting a tree or even a crescent in the ground.:flush:

A long time ago, when I was younger than BuddyLee, (lets not go any farther, please ) - up at Stowe Vt, Mount Mansfield, I was clocked at 58 MPH, I think, during race trials prior to a Giant Slalom run.

I cannot imagine going over 100 MPH!

 

[Dupontster]

Good lord! Imagine hitting a tree or even a crescent in the ground.:flush:

How bout a bug in the teef..

 

[Penn]

How bout a bug in the teef..

Does that ever bring back memories! In Phoenix, before I wized up and bought a full-face helmet, I got nailed in the forehead by and inch-long black bug riding up the Black Canyon Highway one afternoon towards Flagstaff!
I was doin' about 70 I guess. That'll get your attention!

 

[Dupontster]

How bout a bug in the teef..

I heard they taste like chicken....