Comments on: Don’t try this at home… http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/2010/01/09/dont-try-this-at-home/ Despatches from the West of Ireland. Sat, 19 May 2012 14:37:02 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: david http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/2010/01/09/dont-try-this-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-3922 david Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:36:34 +0000 http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/?p=2321#comment-3922 What happens, especially at the resevoirs, is that the water is extracted , leaving the ice suspended in mid air, thereby losing part of the support it originally had when the water froze, it would in effect bow as it leave the quay/shore, there is only one description of this kind of self endangerment. What happens, especially at the resevoirs, is that the water is extracted , leaving the ice suspended in mid air, thereby losing part of the support it originally had when the water froze, it would in effect bow as it leave the quay/shore, there is only one description of this kind of self endangerment.

]]> By: Kevin http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/2010/01/09/dont-try-this-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-3891 Kevin Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:49:05 +0000 http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/?p=2321#comment-3891 The lake itself is fairly shallow and the ice was at least a few inches thick. There was no cracking at all as I walked across. I did a few tests first trying to crack it around the edges to make sure it was safe enough. I definitely wouldn't have the courage to walk on anything deeper that a few feet. I saw a photo today of people walking out in the middle of Lough Gur, crazy! The lake itself is fairly shallow and the ice was at least a few inches thick. There was no cracking at all as I walked across. I did a few tests first trying to crack it around the edges to make sure it was safe enough.

I definitely wouldn’t have the courage to walk on anything deeper that a few feet. I saw a photo today of people walking out in the middle of Lough Gur, crazy!

]]> By: John Smyth http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/2010/01/09/dont-try-this-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-3890 John Smyth Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:59:46 +0000 http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/?p=2321#comment-3890 Kevin - I'm guessing that the ice wasn't too deep ? Was it cracking as you walked across it ? Kevin – I’m guessing that the ice wasn’t too deep ? Was it cracking as you walked across it ?

]]> By: Kevin http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/2010/01/09/dont-try-this-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-3885 Kevin Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:10:27 +0000 http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/?p=2321#comment-3885 I couldn't resist giving it a go today! ;) http://short.ie/nji96a I couldn’t resist giving it a go today! ;) http://short.ie/nji96a

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