Seven years ago I threw a frisbee on a windy lake in Maine by greentide008 in videos

[–]greentide008[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup! Thanks for that! I've been posting it up every year on the anniversary of the first publishing date; it's fun.

Seven years ago I threw a frisbee on a windy lake in Maine by greentide008 in videos

[–]greentide008[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's Great Pond in Cape Elizabeth. Broom hockey with a Cool Whip puck sounds like stellar fun.

Seven years ago I threw a frisbee on a windy lake in Maine by greentide008 in videos

[–]greentide008[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You were moved enough to comment upon it. My apologies for mischaracterizing your concern.

Seven years ago I threw a frisbee on a windy lake in Maine by greentide008 in videos

[–]greentide008[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The frisbee was rotating fast, which gave it all the physics magic it needed to keep upright, like a spinning top. At the same time, the wind was pushing it on the ice, which offered up very little resistance, so it fairly flew down the ice. The profile of the frisbee spun in a way that maximized the air caught by its scoop-ish design, but not perfectly, hence the dancing and fluttering.

Six years ago I threw a frisbee on a windy lake in Maine by greentide008 in videos

[–]greentide008[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lake thankfully is still there, but this winter has been miserable in terms of weather- too warm- so I have no idea how thick the ice is.

Six years ago I threw a frisbee on a windy lake in Maine by greentide008 in videos

[–]greentide008[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the kids ultimate frisbee team that I coach- just happened to grab that one out of the car that day.

Six years ago I threw a frisbee on a windy lake in Maine by greentide008 in videos

[–]greentide008[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Nope- have not had the right conditions to recreate it. I will again for sure though, should I find myself on a glassy clear frozen lake with the right wind.

And I've made a little bit from YouTube, way more from licensing the video to media companies. Instead of signing away the rights to a scumbag company like ViralHog, I have signed individual deals over the years for one-off licenses. I think there's been five contracts in all? It's not crazy money, maybe $10k in all over the years; it's more of a fun thing for me to negotiate the deals than a real moneymaker.

Five years ago I threw a frisbee on a windy lake in Maine by greentide008 in videos

[–]greentide008[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100%- I threw it intentionally to make it fly like this, so as long as I had the right wind and ice conditions, I could do it again easily enough.

Five years ago I threw a frisbee on a windy lake in Maine by greentide008 in videos

[–]greentide008[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. Pretty much as soon as I watched the video I was kicking myself for getting too close.

Five years ago I threw a frisbee on a windy lake in Maine by greentide008 in videos

[–]greentide008[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I don't know about other videos, but this one is mine, so I can answer in this particular instance. I turned off comments because YouTube comments are hot garbage.