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Images => Life, the Universe & Everything Else => Topic started by: BW on January 14, 2017, 20:41:47

Title: The "kick"
Post by: BW on January 14, 2017, 20:41:47
I dont know if you are familiar with a the peak of innovation in personal transportation. The "kick" does nothing if you dont do what the name implies, but if you use your leg as nature intended, its a death machine when it comes to speed. Icy conditions is also a success factor when it comes to speed. Until the roads gets sanded, of course :)  It is nothing short of a miracle that I actually reached mature age or didn't get mangled during childhood swishing down the icy roads where I grew up, dodging cars and the nasty plow truck. But I still use it for exercise and thrill of the speed. The dog gets to run too :)
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Post by: Jakov Minić on January 14, 2017, 20:44:13
Lovely :)
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Post by: Nasos Kosmas on January 14, 2017, 20:51:59
Simply amazing :)
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Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on January 14, 2017, 20:53:23
Not enough snow here to use this contraption.

Title: Re: The "kick"
Post by: BW on January 14, 2017, 21:08:49
Bjørn, do you have a large "kick" or a extremely small bike? ;D
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Post by: John Geerts on January 14, 2017, 21:11:57
Beautifull shot, Børge !
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Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on January 14, 2017, 21:51:31
Bjørn, do you have a large "kick" or a extremely small bike? ;D

It is the hallmark sculpture for Tynset municipality. Not sized to normal scale, though. It is huge.

Not a kicksled ('Spark') to use for racing, obviously.
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Post by: BW on January 14, 2017, 22:05:55
Ok, never seen it. I thought you were messing with my perception :) Is that the one mentioned in the Guiness book of records?
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Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on January 14, 2017, 22:11:09
Probably. It is several meters tall.

Admittedly the IR photo was playing with perception of scale ..
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Post by: Erik Lund on January 14, 2017, 22:27:13
Very well done Børge!
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Post by: armando_m on January 15, 2017, 15:18:40
Looks like fun

how did you take the picture ?
Title: Re: The "kick"
Post by: BW on January 15, 2017, 16:41:11
Yes, I used a trigger Armando.  Nice for self portraits :)