Neatorama » ski jump http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:48:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 World’s Longest Ski Jump Can Send a Person Flying for 800 Feet http://www.neatorama.com/2011/02/11/worlds-longest-ski-jump-can-send-a-person-flying-for-800-feet/ http://www.neatorama.com/2011/02/11/worlds-longest-ski-jump-can-send-a-person-flying-for-800-feet/#comments Sat, 12 Feb 2011 03:07:39 +0000 John Farrier http://www.neatorama.com/?p=41891

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Vikersundbakken — the world’s highest ski jump — opened this past week in Norway. Its staggering 440-foot height allowed champion jumper Johan Remen Evensen to set a new world record by jumping 797 feet. The above video shows that jump. You can watch more videos about Vikersundbakken and the sport of ski jumping at the link.

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A half-century ago, building ski jumps out of scaffolding was pretty popular, especially at stadiums, where they would be used to draw a crowd. Deputy dog takes a look at several of these oh-so-scary contraptions. The ski jump pictured was used at Soldier Field in Chicago in 1954. Link

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Imagine taking a seat in this toilet stall!

Georgia Max Coffee chose to redesign the toilets of a number of key ski resorts in Japan. The cubicles were fully wrapped on all sides, so that the person caught short would have a ski jumper’s view when they were sitting on the loo. The person could look down at their skis (simply printed on the floor of the cubicle) and see the steep ski jump slope ahead of them.

Link -via Boing Boing

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Fred Syversen realized that he missed the correct line. Instead of braking he decided to drop as well as possible. He knew that braking could lead to uncontrolled flying, which could actually kill him. Just before jumping he made a little turn in order to avoid crashing into the rocks on his left side. His position looks well controlled, although (for a moment) he was sure he was going to die.

Syversen’s landing buried him in two meters of snow. He was dug out by the helicopter crew and taken to a hospital, where he was found to have suffered only minor liver damage. Link (with video) -via Arbroath

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