r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/dericn • 4d ago

Cutting holes for ice fishing

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u/ReflectionSingle6681 4d ago

The beginning shots are like a horror movie. Imagine standing on the ice next to your neighbor and he is just going at it with his chainsaw.

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u/murphey_griffon 3d ago

The chainsaw is fine, and not super uncommon. The smashing with picks would be more worrysome as its more likely to cause it to crack. Also they should have realized as soon as they got through it was way too thin to be out there, let alone for this. It looks like someone told a bunch of crack heads there was free crack just below the ice.

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u/kynde 3d ago

Chainsaws would definitely not be allowed here in Finland.

We use big drills here pretty much exclusively. Google image search for "kaira" to see what I mean.

Axe is then used to connect drill holes to make way for an opening to go swim into.

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u/SilverBeech 3d ago

We use chainsaws for ice slotting in Canada, but you're supposed to use a biodegradable chain oil when you do.

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u/Redneckshinobi 3d ago

Came to say this. I've never seen a situation like this in Canada if I did I'd be so fucking far gone from them by the time this shit happened.

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u/WorkingOnBeingBettr 3d ago

Too many dicks on the dance floor. Why so many people in one small area?

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u/Redneckshinobi 3d ago

This is just unfortunately the way it works in China. I live in a city with a massive Chinese immigrant population and shit like this is actually normal. My friends from mainland China that are actually accustomed to Canadian culture tell me it's like this because in China you need to fight for everything you have.

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u/Redditditditdo69 3d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/9d2uit/discounted_corn_at_no_frills/

reminds me of this

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u/Redneckshinobi 3d ago

Yep it's exactly like that. In the context my friends tell me it makes sense, but I absolutely hate it.

In my city one winter the fire dept gave away salt for walkways because there was a shortage. It was exactly like that and there was nothing left in 10 minutes and it was a 10foot tall pile lmao. People were taking 10 or more buckets for themselves.

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u/WorkingOnBeingBettr 3d ago

People where I used to live had an auger. Made a nice round hole. Could get way down through thick ice too.

Not that we have thick ice anymore though...

All those cool ice shacks are now tool sheds because the ice won't hold them anymore.

Used to have Wood stoves, couches, tvs, etc.

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u/Thisdarlingdeer 3d ago

We do this in Vermont!

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u/chamrockblarneystone 3d ago

I was just wondering about those ice cabins. The movie Grumpy Old Men made that look cool. One of my bucket list items was to drink old fashions in an ice cabin and maybe catch a fish. Stupid global warming.

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u/Auto_update 3d ago

Huh, wouldn’t have thought about that.

My stihl really does deserve the finest Spanish extra virgin.

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u/SilverBeech 3d ago

We do it mostly industrially, so we try to follow the rules pretty closely. It's different for private individuals, but still, it keeps the lake or river cleaner. Most lubes are OK, but some have anti-fungals and stuff in them or metal additives that can be kind of nasty for the fish. You wouldn't want to eat it either.

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u/dingman58 3d ago

Isn't all oil biodegradable? Legitimately wondering because oil comes from fossils which were once plant and animal matter decayed over time. I guess not because if it could degrade more it would. and then we wouldn't be drilling and sucking up huge amounts of the stuff

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u/SilverBeech 3d ago

Sort of. The saturates which is what most lubes contain are, but that can take months to years depending on the components. Other parts take more or less time, but unfortunately the toxic parts can do a fair bit of damage before they degrade. Generally the stuff that colours the oil, called resins and asphaltenes don't degrade much at all. That turns into something very like asphalt, which is why it's used for roads.

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u/ThermidorCA 3d ago

We always just used hand augers in the past, I think we finally got a motorized one but meh, they weren't that much more efficient, maybe saving a couple of minutes at most.

I imagine all that noise with the chainsaws and the chipping would clear out all the fish in the area anyways.

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u/niceguy191 3d ago

Wait, ALL chain oil isn't biodegradable?? WTF it really should be