Hard DC Snow + Ice Ain’t So Nice

By wayan
February 15th, 2007 @ 11:15 AM The Great Outdoors

How hard is the ice that covers yesterday’s snowfall in Washington DC? I know its too thick to easily make snowballs, but might the ice be strong enough to walk on?

This morning I tested the snow + ice that covers the front lawn of my apartment building on 16th Street - an ice sheet that covers snow at least four inches deep. So how hard might that ice layer be? Play the video to find out:

Yep, now that’s tough ice. Now don’t you wish it was egg-cooking hot instead?

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5 Comments so far

  1. Sweet (unregistered) February 15th, 2007 11:59 am

    Wayan, I have you beat. I couldn’t break through in heels.

  2. nice shoes (unregistered) February 15th, 2007 1:55 pm

    are those air jordans? they did not help your vertical leap. you only got four inches of air

  3. Tom Bridge (unregistered) February 15th, 2007 4:16 pm

    It was fugly out there when it came to move my car this afternoon! I had to get out the garden handrake and trowel to get the ice from my tires. Seriously, total suckage.

  4. anon (unregistered) February 15th, 2007 5:38 pm

    Would be funnier if you had fallen on your ass. The camera would have been at the perfect angle for that.

  5. Rosemary (unregistered) February 16th, 2007 12:27 pm

    It took me 20 goddamn minutes to get out of my driveway on my way to class. My car wasn’t heavy enough to break through the ice so I slid the whole way down.
    Then when I came home I couldn’t break through it either. Didn’t even leave a dent. There’s about a 2 foot long tire mark and that’s it.


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