 Poster: A snowHead
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jbob, agree - but I always interpreted the blurb as I said in my post, rather than it suggesting you breathe the air in the bag - maybe I was reading different blub though...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Haggis_Trap, in chamonix as well as gazex to stabilise the slope, they have scandex, this is a 6'9" blonde haired Swedish skier who miraculously appears in front of you whenever you think you have found an untouched slope.
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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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| moffatross wrote: |
| ..... I can't help but feel slightly unnerved skiing in the company of others that're using bags, when I'm the only one in the group that isn't. ... There's no logic to it except for asking myself the analogue question, would I feel comfortable as the only non-helmet wearer in a group skiing the rocky gully ? Which then begs the question, why do some bag-equipped skiers choose not to wear helmets ... |
You're not alone, but to "beg" a question doesn't mean what you think it means.
On your first point, by analogy.... I don't drive a Volvo. My car is not as safe as a Volvo, yet I feel entirely comfortable. The reason is that I believe that the marginal risk reduction I may achieve is not significant. Everyone makes those choices all the time. The most interesting part, IMHO, is that human reasoning around this type of risk is known to be not entirely rational (see Prospect theory).
If anything, when faced with a group of bankers with more safety gear than experience I feel more worried about them than usual. I worry that their toys may make them feel "safe", when in fact they are not, and their gear won't protect them from most risks.
Your second question is often asked, but I'm never convinced that people really want an answer. The same question asked slightly differently may be less contentious:
why do bag-equipped skiers choose not to wear full face helmets?
The answer's the same as the one to the first point, not surprisingly.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| philwig wrote: |
| You're not alone, but to "beg" a question doesn't mean what you think it means. |
Happily, no-one cares about the original definition of the term. Language evolves; get with the times, grandad!
| philwig wrote: |
Your second question is often asked, but I'm never convinced that people really want an answer. The same question asked slightly differently may be less contentious:
why do bag-equipped skiers choose not to wear full face helmets?
The answer's the same as the one to the first point, not surprisingly. |
It isn't quite the same question; I'd posit that the incremental increase in safety from no helmet to any helmet is much greater than from a non-full-face helmet to a full-face one (less than the difference between a class B and a class A, perhaps). The skiiers I've known with mouth injuries could have prevented them with kneepads...
Also re: volvos. There is a bit of an arms-race in some parts of the world, where driving a compact when everyone else has an SUV has a negative effect on your safety, because everyone else will squish you. Sure, if everyone drove compacts that wouldn't be a problem, and when everyone drives an SUV they're probably no better off than they were before, but that's never taken into consideration because no-one considers game theory when buying a new car. PPE isn't quite like that, at least.
| moffatross wrote: |
| I can't help but feel slightly unnerved skiing in the company of others that're using bags, when I'm the only one in the group that isn't |
Could be worse. They could be complaining that by not protecting yourself more, you're increasing their risk, because there's a greater chance of you being buried and unable to rescue them, should they need it. Most people don't think like that, of course, but it wouldn't be illogical 
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| Serriadh wrote: |
| Happily, no-one cares about the original definition of the term. Language evolves; get with the times, grandad! |
SRORY, I DIDN' REALIZE I WAS D3ALING WITH CHILDRN. mym iStake OLOLOLOOLOLOLO~~
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And yet, still no-one cares. You may as well whine about the americanization of english, for all the good it will do you.
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