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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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ben wright, Is that an aeroplane engine on the back of that skidoo?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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It looks like it, although if you look at one of the groups in the top right (use the zoom tab) they're being pulled along by 3 horses.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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ben wright, poor horses, poor drivers as well they seem to be out in the open with just a windscreen in front of them
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Ah one of those sites that does not like direct links nice pic though 
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snowbunny, it's an 8-cylinder radial air-cooled engine, a design commonly used in aircraft. You can tell it's air-cooled from the shape of the cylinder blocks.
However, look at how it's mounted - the lower 5 cylinders are directly behind the cab and so would get absolutely no air-flow whatsoever. Most likely the whole thing would overheat and self-destruct - possibly hence the horses ? 
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slikedges,
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If someone told me I was going to be shot at as I came down my favourite red, I'd be keen on a helmet too
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Another reason for the growth in popularity of helmets amongst skiers?
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snowbunny, what have you heard that I haven't? 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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slikedges, Well some models now come in camo, a coincidence perhaps 
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snowbunny, you mean white!! 
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You know it makes sense.
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I have a mate who is Finnish. he says Soviet Ski troops are all Jessies and that the Fins whupped their asses.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| Frosty the Snowman wrote: |
| I have a mate who is Finnish. he says Soviet Ski troops are all Jessies and that the Fins whupped their asses. |
Of course, the Fins have got the up to date gear there is a picture here in this thread
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Poster: A snowHead
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Frosty the Snowman, pre WW2 the Soviets did indeed attack Finland by parachute no less, the Finns however were better equiped for the cold weather and did indeed whup ass, what's less well known is that this attack was observed by American Military advisors attached to their Finnish Embassy who on return to the US started their paratroops corps
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Frosty the Snowman, that'll be why Finland was under Russian rule for 108 years, then.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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richmond, Difficult to have crack ski troops before skiing was invented. 250 million v 5 million. They didnt do bad.
Finnish ski troops were known by the Russians as "Belaya Smjert" which means "White Death". Also the inventors of the "Moltov Cocktail". Well 'ard if you ask me
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Another glorious powder day in Finland
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Frosty the Snowman, fair point. It's even more surprising that they did so well since Finns seem to be permantly pissed. As you can see from the 'photo, one of them fell asleep with a fag on again.
I assume that the Finns invented the Molotov cocktail (a mixture of petrol and sulphuric acid and/or other good things, IIRC) as a drink, and it took the genius of Comrade Molotov to realise it's potential as a weapon.
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Frosty the Snowman, I think those are things to stick in the ground to deter charging cavalry, aren't they?
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I thought it was a post and rail fance that had been hit by a tank. And I complain about hire skis 
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It's a survival trick. If you get cold, you can cut the ends off - instant firewood !
Molotov cocktails - nasty version :
"Many substances may be added to the basic Molotov cocktail to enhance its use as a weapon:
Self-inflammatory materials (such as white phosphorus) may be used to guarantee the bottle's explosion as it hits the target surface.
Tar, palm oil, laundry detergent, liquid dish soap, dissolved polystyrene, or other thickening agents are often added to make the burning fluid stick to the target. Tar also helps to make a thick black smoke. In their wars with the Soviet Union, Finnish soldiers often used hand soap suds and tar for this purpose.
Acid may be added to increase both the damage from the explosive device and its ability to penetrate fire-resistant surfaces. "
Molotov cocktail - nicer version :
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Vodka
Float 1 splash 151 proof rum
Mixing & drinking instructions:
Pour a shot of vokda (preferably Russian), float the 151, light, blow out, and take the shot down.
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austin7, I think that second version may be fractionaly less dangerous than the first, but only just
Molotov coctail were also found to be particularly effective against German tanks in the Warsaw Ghetto, where they were dropped onto the engine air intakes with occasionally spectacular results
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Presumably some (most?) of the alcohol is burned off before you drink, which is prudent, but calls the point of the whole thing into question.
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