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Potentially hilarious GoPro idea

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Flowsion
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 So, I got out skiing yesterday for my first time of the season with a friend who had never skied before. Being our crappy little midwest hill has only 2 runs open so far, there was no bunny hill yet- just an icy intermediate run with a chairlift. With no way to teach him the basics on the bunny hill, I had to take him on the lift and pretty much teach him as we went. First half of the run went great. He could traverse the hill and control himself a bit, but towards the second half he got caught pointing straight down the fall line and hauled to the bottom where he took an epic spill and completely yard-saled.


This got me thinking; if watching a POV of a good skier with a GoPro or whatever is fun to watch, how about putting one on a complete beginner? Has anybody done this? It sounds hilarious, and I wanna see how it would turn out. I have another buddy that has never skied who I am gonna teach soon and he is willing to do it. We are gonna go straight up the lift, skip all the beginner stuff, run the camera, and let him point it. Hopefully that will be early next week. I want to see if other NSers have done this. If you have a GoPro and an a friend with no skiing experience, do it!

Sorry this is so wordy, I'm bored and caffeinated at work. +K for epic newbie POVs
Dec 1 2010 11:59AM
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Charlie_Kelly
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idk could be boring as hell. Instead attach a 30 pole to your back mounted to the gopro and ski around. You could watch the whole run .
Dec 1 2010 12:01PM
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chardi
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gopros could revolutionize the porn industry. i've been thinking this for a while, is a million dollar idea for whoever jumps on it.
Dec 1 2010 12:02PM
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thisandthatfilms
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i dont think it would be that funny, maybe like some parts but overall it would be pretty boring
Dec 1 2010 12:02PM
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rudager
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You'd have to take this inexperienced skier down something of great difficulty maybe. This way, we can watch them panic, and in turn, fail miserably.
Dec 1 2010 12:03PM
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chardi
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the best would be a face cam
Dec 1 2010 12:04PM
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skithesprings
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anything you could think of has already been done.
Dec 1 2010 12:05PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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yeah the go pro would have to be mounted on a pole sticking up from them so we could see them flailing around.
Dec 1 2010 12:05PM
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thisandthatfilms
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this.... would be hilarious
Dec 1 2010 12:09PM
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chardi
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you would know mr money shot..

and speaking of money shots, i want to see this with a gopro penis mount, it would look like a call of duty killcam
Dec 1 2010 1:00PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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This idea plus the pennsyltucky gaper crowd could make an incedible edit I think.

I've seen noobs straightline into lift shacks, plummet into the woods at death defying speeds, and knuckle jumps like it was their job. Just be sure and start the video before they try and get off the lift cause that can be quite a scene as well.

I think your onto something, of course there is the risk of you getting great POV footage of your friends actual death to think about.
Dec 1 2010 1:07PM
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rudager
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1.gopro and hidden cameras
2.novices and gapers
3.death
4.steal underpants
5.???
6.profit
Dec 1 2010 1:11PM
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RubberSoul
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fucking excellent idea
Dec 1 2010 1:14PM
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B4NE1
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Ive done this except i just did a follow cam really close behind making them uncomfortable and yell at me while they skied then i put some metal music to it and called it a video. Was boring but in some ways funny as i matched up the screaming from her and the musics screaming.
Dec 1 2010 1:21PM
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dex.
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ive got a better idea, wear a towel around your head with a go pro mounted to it, then run into an airport and yell ive got a bomb!!! DO IT
Dec 1 2010 1:24PM
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H8CH
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I wish you'd thought of this before the above story and captured that epic shit fest....

That would of been awesome.

Dec 1 2010 1:26PM
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blong131
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allow me to give you "daddy takes a tumble" from Beaver Creek last season. My dad was following me through the park, then when we decided to haul ass all the way to the bottom, and he lost it on a cat track. i hope posting a facebook vid works, i dont know how to embed it.


http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1205214138142
Dec 1 2010 1:28PM
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elemeno89
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film a beginner on a ski hill while having sex at the same time. then youre on to something.
Dec 1 2010 1:34PM
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skiierman
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a good gopro idea is to get blackout drunk and film what happens.
Dec 1 2010 1:39PM
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Gstrong
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im going to make a dog mount for my dog
Dec 1 2010 1:40PM
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DADDYlongLEGS
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We tried to do this with my shitshow roommate from last year but he wouldn't cooperate
Dec 1 2010 1:41PM
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Abc567def
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I came in here hoping that you were going to suggest a cock mount and i was disappointed...

You're going to break your friends leg btw
Dec 1 2010 1:51PM
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chardi
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look 15 posts up.


i like your style.
Dec 1 2010 1:53PM
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thisandthatfilms
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idont think ive ever seen a non quality post from you
Dec 1 2010 5:46PM
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LMPJibbin
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i think i would throw up.

Dec 1 2010 6:02PM
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Flowsion
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if we had 2 cameras I would totally do a face view and a forward-looking view to capture the careening into woods, chalet, lift station, etc. and the look of pure fright that goes along with it.

And to clarify for everybody, this is a shitty ice hill in Wisconsin, not a real mountain. It's only 300 something vertical feet so there wouldn't be a lot of time for boring video. Due to the icy condition, steepness, and lack of any skiing experience for my friend (not to mention he is a clumsy person in general), I have reason to believe it would be an epic video
Dec 1 2010 6:18PM
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chardi
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i like what i hear. and you should email this to gopro to see if they will send you multiple cameras so you could capture everything.


also, just keep the camera on him the whole day, and switch it for different parts, and you could edit it into and awesome movie. i like this idea a lot.
Dec 1 2010 6:20PM
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connory998
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you need to do a follow cam so we cam get multiple angles and see him flailing around.
Dec 1 2010 6:37PM
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