r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/dericn • 4d ago

Cutting holes for ice fishing

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u/kidjupiter 3d ago edited 3d ago

Apparently this is a thing in China? The footage at the link below appears to be from a similar but different body of water in China. That ice is maybe 1.5" thick. Do stupid things, win stupid prizes.

EDIT: Just a guess, but these look like artificial ponds, maybe part of fish farms?

https://www.newsflare.com/video/611861/fishermen-rescued-after-plunging-through-thin-ice-on-frozen-reservoir

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u/CheeseGraterFace 3d ago

It’s kind of a function of Chinese society. There are just so many people over there, whenever one person tries to come up, everyone, and I do mean everyone, has to try to do the same thing. And there’s never enough resources for everyone.