"aiyyyyyyeeeeee! We're going downhill faster than obama's approval ratings!"
Posted on 04/09/2010 11:42:30 AM PDT by Niuhuru
Bravery isn't the first word that comes to mind when looking at these images of a Japanese log-rolling ceremony.
But that is exactly what these young men are apparently proving during the bizarre Ki-otoshi ceremony, where they ride the giant logs as they are yanked down steep hills by ropes.
Skidding and bumping over the rough terrain, at times the logs literally drop down the steep inclines
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I notice - so far - this thread has no pictures of any young men with a giant log between their knees.
(I wonder why?)
What rolls down stairs,
Alone or in pairs;
Rolls over your neighbors’s dog?
What’s great for a snack
and fits on your back?
It’s Log, Log, Log!
It’s Log, Log,
It’s big, It’s heavy, it’s wood!
It’s Log, Log,
it’s better than bad, it’s good!
Everyone wants a Log! You’re gonna love it, Log!
Come on and get your Log! Everyone needs a Log!
LOG by BLAMMO!
Oh my. Sometimes the jokes just write themselves...LOL!
The two-handed saw event was a classic. In this event, two guys use a two-handed saw to cut through a log about two feet thick -- with the added challenge of making sure that the slice they cut wasn't any wider than a certain size (maybe two inches). And "cutting out" (i.e., having the saw cut out through the end of the log before getting all the way through) meant an automatic disqualification.
There were about 15-20 pairs of contestants in this event, and as the event went along the times got better (and very few were disqualified). 55 seconds, then 50 seconds, then 43. With about five pairs of contestants left the fastest time was 42 seconds.
The next pair was a couple of guys sitting off to the side of the rodeo area where the event was held. Both of them were about 6'6" tall, and the two of them combined must have weighed about 650 pounds. With their denim overalls, long scraggly hair, and giant work boots they looked like cartoon characters. Next to them was a long, narrow object wrapped in canvas.
When it was their turn, they got up and unwrapped their "tool" . . . it was a massive saw with the largest teeth I had ever seen. When they moved it into position the first thing I noticed was that it didn't flex even a fraction of an inch. It was a solid piece of steel that had to be almost an inch thick.
They cut through the log in less than seven seconds. I think it took about a half-dozen strokes for them to do it. The remaining competitors didn't even bother taking their turns in that event. LOL.
Hey r’all! Ratch this!
Why not, it would beat walking all the way down!
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