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Humanius t1_ja81xk1 wrote

I'm not an expert on rescuing someone who fell through the ice, but aren't you supposed to lie down on your belly to better distribute your weight?

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DocPeacock t1_ja8lnq1 wrote

This guy never watched GI Joe obviously

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keestie t1_ja8nomb wrote

Who wants a body massage?

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WhereTheBreadAt t1_ja9498g wrote

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Mr. Body Massage Machine GO!

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justindaniel t1_ja96dga wrote

Stop all the downloadin!

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walker3342 t1_ja9c2nj wrote

Help computah.

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N983CC t1_ja9vjqs wrote

I just wanna ride my motorcycle

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andoman66 t1_jabadzr wrote

Look at you all in your different colored hats

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ananonumyus t1_jab69gn wrote

I don't know much about computers other than, other than the one we got at my house my mom put a couple games on there and I play 'em.

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guitarstix t1_jaasg4z wrote

EY WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU KIDS DOING ON MY FUCKING LAWN, I DONT LOOK A DAY WITHOUT FUCKING TALKING TO YOUUUUUUUU

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YoOmarComingMan t1_ja8s93t wrote

Give him the stick!

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TheKevinShow t1_jaayqpk wrote

Hey, what the fuck are you kids doing on my fucking lawn? And don't look at me when I'm fucking talking to you!

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walker3342 t1_ja99e1j wrote

You not cookang.

Yeah do.

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Pork chop sandwiches! OH SHIT

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Duck_man_ t1_jaccpog wrote

Nice catch, blanco niño. But too bad your as got SAAAAACKED

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l4mbch0ps t1_ja9ngrg wrote

The guy would be just as tall lying on his belly.

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CraftyArmitage t1_jaa8nna wrote

You know, a FRIEND of mine did that when his dog got stuck in a lake last winter. Worked great until he grabbed the dog's collar and pulled it up on the ice. Then the ice gave way and he went into the drink. Which was only about 2' deep, as it turns out. But as he was laying on the ice instead of standing, he went fully in instead of you know just getting his legs wet.

I personally have no direct knowledge of any of this.

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Johanno1 t1_jac5t7f wrote

If the water isn't deep and you know it then don't lay down.

If you don't know or it is deep then breaking in can kill you because you won't find the exit again or ice is blocking it

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lovestobitch- t1_ja9oznt wrote

Yes I believe that is the better way, plus the rescuer is a BIG boy. I was expecting the ice to crack under that weight.

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Rob1855 t1_jac9o59 wrote

This. Not sure this is the guy you send out for a rescue on the ice.

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jpeck89 t1_jaci3g8 wrote

He's testing the ice with his stick as he walks out there. That's why he's not just strolling out there, you can see him taking a few steps and then testing where he's about to walk.

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Facist_Canadian t1_jaaidr2 wrote

He's not exactly rescuing the dog from a great lake or ice floe here, I'd be surprised if that water was more than 3-4 feet deep.

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Vulspyr t1_jaeuj7p wrote

You are correct... For when you're getting close to the subject. He's a pretty good distance.

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IMovedYourCheese t1_ja8sx32 wrote

I don't think being able to pull that dog's weight was a problem either way.

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Itisd t1_jaadrbx wrote

I also feel that the particular individual walking across the ice may not have been the best choice for other reasons...

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ledow t1_ja83bd1 wrote

The guy's wearing a t-shirt.

I think he'd stand more chance of frostbite / hypothermia doing that than anything else.

There is no one piece of advice that will work in all scenarios.

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DeepSpaceNebulae t1_ja88s1v wrote

The main reason to do that is because it can be really hard to get out of ice when you’ve fallen through. It’s ice, there’s nothing to grab to hoist yourself up, and will more easily break around an edge when putting weight on it, so you can easily get stuck

By laying on the ice you lower your chance of breaking through, which is the only thing you should worry about. Getting a bit wet and cold is better than soaking and freezing

When I snowmobile on lakes in the winter I have this necklace thing that pulls apart into two handheld spikes so you can stab the ice to get some grip to pull yourself out.

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Ok-Camp-7285 t1_ja8gre1 wrote

>When I snowmobile on lakes in the winter I have this necklace thing that pulls apart into two handheld spikes so you can stab the ice to get some grip to pull yourself out.

That sounds like something from a video game. Got a picture?

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OutOfStamina t1_ja8kd31 wrote

I like to think this guy probably knew the pond in question was only a foot or so deep where he was - doesn't look very big. He might not have feared falling in.

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PhunnyS7uff t1_ja856wh wrote

This hardly looks like frostbite conditions, wouldnt be too worried about that or falling in

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puffmaster5000 t1_ja86612 wrote

Don't forget we can't see what's behind the camera, sun looks like it's going down, they could be miles from shelter, temp drops into freezing pretty quick

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Mafro_Man t1_ja884f7 wrote

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aberroco t1_ja8dp9x wrote

No, you unlikely to get a frostbite/hypothermia from laying on ice for a few minutes. But you are if you would fell into ice cold water.

He got lucky, but this was a risk nonetheless.

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