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I don't know if these would actually help, because there's no snow on the ground to test them in, but it seems to me that a pair of bungee cords connecting the loops on the heels of boots to the hammer loops on carpenter's jeans (or longer bungees to the back pockets if you don't have hammer loops)
would
help with trudging through deep snow, when suction can make it difficult to lift one's feet out of the snow with each step.
I do recall feeling somewhat lighter on my feet when wearing garter straps in the military (when wearing my dress blues), and this was inspired by those straps. The problem with garter straps, however, is that they can rub against the legs in a painful manner, so this goes outside the pants.
Robotic suits
http://www.sida.org...ng_mypaperpga11.jpg
A modern solution [Inyuki, Dec 25 2009]
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Removing your foot from the snow actually requires a vertical
leg motion involving both the hip and the knee. This might not
work as it would just bring the foot backwards. Can't know
until you try, though. |
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Any motion study experts in the room? Or just somebody with a pair of bungee cords and some snow? |
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so at all times your legs would be pulled upward by the cords thus making it feel like you were carrying 40 extra pounds on your back and your legs working harder to keep you standing.
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why not put plates on the bottom that are spring powered that provide 40 lbs of lift? |
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2 pieces of twine with handles on one end and stirrups on the other. |
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Because my way would also help you stay in shape, Arcanus :D.
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FT, nice! That would probably work better... |
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[21 Quest] you get a bun for the title. |
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I tried anchoring a bodybuilding tool (a gum-like string) connected via rope (to reduce the force) to my foot and my shoulder, and it somewhat does help to lift one's feet up. |
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Surely, in the spirit of the HB, we should be proposing a
small metal-lined recess in each heel, with a fuel injector
and a spark plug, to help lift stubborn feet? |
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Now that I think about it, this would work with a bit of effort
to keep your foot forward. Have a retrospective bun. |
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Trudge Bunjers.... anagram of "rub stern judge" |
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a culinary embarrassment. |
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//a culinary embarrassment //
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Well c'mon now'n pull y'self up by y'own bootstraps. (+)
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That reminds me of Baron Munchausen. A Halfbaker's film if
ever there was one. |
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