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Monica Drake's avatar

In photos, they don’t look a whole bigger than bags of “block ice,” like for a cooler…?

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Craig Father Of Kittens's avatar

The older man with the jaunty light hat is all the proof I need that this was in Italy.

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Monica Drake's avatar

😆😆

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Sean Bohl's avatar

The whole ice block process begs the question. How did she get blocks frozen large enough that she could stand on them? I know that isn't the point of the article but it is kinda strange.

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Paul D'Arcy's avatar

🤣 exactly where my sense-making brain went too! 😂🧠

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Sean Bohl's avatar

It is our big beautiful brains trying to solve life's mysteries.

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John Raisor's avatar

Ya know, Laurie, you can stop when you get tired. I don't believe this, but its a great story.

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Craig Father Of Kittens's avatar

Maybe it’s just me, but every kind of tape I’ve ever used would run to the end of the spool, and you’d have to stop and rewind or switch out the tape.

It’s a fascinating concept, but this feels like it might be a big fish story.

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Craig Father Of Kittens's avatar

So I was picturing her playing for hours and thinking “how is she going to have a tape that long inside a violin.”

But an hour that would work of course. And as a Canadian I’m ashamed to admit that I would have fallen over much faster (I can’t even skate…)

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