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Perpetual Skislope

Posted by michael on from the round-and-round-she-goes dept.

the hollow room writes: "How about skiing on a never ending slope? A story at New Scientist suggests that some fool is going to try to build one of these. Built like a huge tilted record player, it can spin at up to 30 km/h. Any takers?"

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  1. This is actually not new by Daath · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Professional skiiers use this to hone their skills and perfect their form!
    Newbies also uses this to learn how to ski... I know of some places in Holland (of all places) that they have this - It's like another post here says, it's a big rug you ski on, the instuctor is at the bottom directly in front of you, telling you what to do... :)
    Never tried it myself though. I don't plan to turn pro, but I do enjoy the occasional trip to France to ski the alps :)

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