Comments on: Polar-bear swimmers play upside-down hockey beneath a frozen lake

By: retchdog

retchdog — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Finland: undisputed master of extreme-temperature sports. They should combine this with the sauna endurance competition.

By: Rich Keller

Rich Keller — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

How about if an actual polar bear guards the air hole? Would that be extreme enough?

By: Manatee

Manatee — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Diving fail #1, its not oxygen the support divers are carrying its compressed air. The media never gets this right, its almost always air, NOT oxygen. Science interlude: Even at serious depth its not oxygen, in fact the deeper you go the less oxygen there is in the mixed gas you carry, otherwise the partial pressure of the oxygen in the mix becomes toxic and causes CNS poisoning = convulsions and drowning.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I thought it was about ACTUAL polar bears :(

By: manicbassman

manicbassman — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Awesome and totally nuts… this should be in the WInter Olypmics… anything that’s a real sport and not stupid jumping around on snowboards…

By: irksome

irksome — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m waiting for the Zamboni to come out.

By: HubrisSonic

HubrisSonic — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Lunacy! pure lunacy…

By: MarkM

MarkM — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

They play with an air hole? What are they? Toddlers?
Why don’t they take the training wheels off this game?

By: Tdawwg

Tdawwg — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Memories of Damien: Omen II. Scaaaary memories. . . .

By: PaulGozzo

PaulGozzo — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This is absoultely incredible! This should indeed be an olympic game. These people are athletes!

By: brassandlace

brassandlace — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I saw the link on my Twitter feed and also thought it was actual polar bears. While still interesting, the actual video is not nearly as adorable.