Sunday, November 14, 2021
Russian Resourcefulness
A Honda SUV that had ventured out on the frozen Lake Baikal crashed through the ice. According to commenters, Lake Bailkal has no bridges, but there are ferries in the summer, and people drive across on the ice in winter all the time. But this happened in late spring, when the ice was melting.
Now what to do? They can't bring heavy equipment out on the ice, considering what's already happened. So... these guys built their own human-powered winch to haul the car back up! The car survived, and is still in use. The music is Декабрь - Дубинушка. (via Daily Picks and Flicks)
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3 comments:
Ice roads over frozen northern lakes are common in Canada too.
The acronym SUV is a misnomer as far as I am concerned, a vehicle with a high centre of gravity, underpowered in relation to its weight, and with minimal load space should not be termed a 'Sport's Utility Vehicle'.
But be that as it may, that SUV failed totally at the sport of ice skating.
And, dare I say it, in this case a better acronym would be SUB.
The car survived? I guess Russian cars don't have electrical systems.
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