Here’s an idea. Why don’t we go snowboarding on a mountain in the middle of winter? And hey, why don’t we then fly a kite while attached to the snowboard and see what happens?
The result of this little experiment can be seen above, and it isn’t pretty. Sure, the guy survives and looks to have sustained no serious injuries, but it could have been a lot different had the wind taken him higher or in a different direction.
I’m all for extreme sports which get the adrenaline going, but at least do them under controlled conditions. The problem here is the reliance on nature, and nature will do what it wants when it wants, even if it ends up killing someone.
Maybe I’m a pussy for thinking this is madness. The guy filming it certainly seemed to enjoy the experience, whooping and hollering even before he knew whether his mate was OK or not. I wonder if he then had a go himself?
