Originally published at: Video: In Winnipeg, you apparently don't need water to paddle a boat | Boing Boing
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The temptation to skitch a ride Marty McFly-style is presumably tempered by the reach of those oars.
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Sweet! The skiff is pretty neat, but I notice that guy with the hockey stick trailing it…River skating is on my bucket list, but I’m not sure I care to push a puck that whole skate. 
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Technically, they still need water. #waterphasepedantry
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Probably practicing for the Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival (DRONE FOOTAGE OF NORTH AMERICA'S 1ST ICE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL - YouTube) which I hope to participate in someday.
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But, Winnipeg…
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Glad someone got it!
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In Winnipeg, winter paddles you.
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I was surprised at how slow it is, then noticed how seemingly short the blades are. I’m guessing that is regulation to keep the resistance similar to being in the water?
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Technically not, if you don’t mind the smell:
"Included in the rink were salts, copper, aluminum, and hog’s lard, the last of which he insisted would “render [the rink] more slippery.”
The awkward non-paddles must change the dynamics quite a bit. Though I’d think a deliberately slow speed could be a consideration related to having to share the space with pedestrians (something that, during the warm months, isn’t really an issue, I’d imagine…)
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Isn’t that simply using a boat as a really big toboggan?
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Beautiful path in the winter, otherwise I guess you use a piano?
#LoveWinnipegSomeoneHasTo
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Centipede on Ice now on tour.
Hours of family fun.
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Human Centipede on ice
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