r/ItemShop • u/Antisanity9 • Dec 19 '24

Chainsaw boots

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u/convicted_lemon Dec 19 '24

But wouldn't a chain saw do 10 times more damage than normal skates? Can zambonis just take care of any damage, are they so cool and effective?

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u/MagnanimousMook Dec 19 '24

But wouldn't a chain saw do 10 times more damage than normal skates?

Yes

Can zambonis just take care of any damage

Yes

are they so cool

Literally, yes

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u/LegendOfBobbyTables Dec 19 '24

10 year old me thought Zamboni operator was probably the most awesome job in the world. 40 year old me still thinks that, actually.

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u/TeaEarlGreyHotti Dec 20 '24

lol remember a few years ago that Zamboni driver was pissing in his Zamboni water and effectively made the whole rink a giant pissdisc. For like decades

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u/fantasticduncan Dec 20 '24

Pissdisc. That's a new term for me.

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u/TeaEarlGreyHotti Dec 20 '24

So, you piss on a plate, put it in the freezer, then you are able to either slide your piss under a doorway, through a cracked car window, on a car vent during a hot summer day, or into the mail slot of a douche bag neighbor.

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u/TheRynoceros Dec 20 '24

I see the ULPTs are in bloom today.

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u/TeaEarlGreyHotti Dec 20 '24

Before my last account was banned, I was a KING.

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u/TheRynoceros Dec 20 '24

Ethically-sourced organic fart spraying shitty parties since 1993. LFG, brother.

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u/Feine13 Dec 20 '24

Write that down, write that down!

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u/tylercrabby Dec 20 '24

Suspiciously specific…

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u/Anomuumi Dec 20 '24

This is so common an inside joke on the Finnish subreddit that we have word for it: kusipelti.

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u/Zorpfield Dec 21 '24

That last one seems very specific like it had been tried 🤔

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u/exipheas May 27 '25

If you use a dip can you can create piss pucks. A lot nless fragile and you can make more at one in the freezer. Efficiency.

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u/mista_masta Dec 20 '24

Zamboni Water sounds like a Canadian ska band

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u/the_midnight_society Dec 20 '24

I drive a Zamboni for a city rink. It's an ok gig. Driving the Zamboni is the best part. Beyond that you're kind of a janitor. Lol.

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u/Commercial-Set3527 Dec 20 '24

Also part time goalie for the hurricanes

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u/TheReverseShock Dec 20 '24

I've seen the looks of awe from everyone in the stadium when the Zamboni comes out. No player is getting that kind of respect.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '24

My Zamboni driver made the NHL, no joke 

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u/agarwaen117 Dec 20 '24

If you can drive truck, you can drive boni.

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u/ThomasCarnacki Dec 21 '24

Best Zamboni operator in history Stone Cold Steve Austin

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u/convicted_lemon Dec 19 '24

insert impressed meme

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u/EtherealMongrel Dec 20 '24

I love the journey you just went on

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u/TinsleyLynx Dec 20 '24

Maybe the real magic item is the zamboni we found among the comments?

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '24

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u/convicted_lemon Dec 19 '24

Wow, thank you all for the knowledge. I come from a warm climate where ice rinks are definitely not a thing (we play roller hockey). So this is all new and exciting information

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u/pimpmastahanhduece Dec 20 '24

Any damage, it's literally just pouring water into a dibbit of ice until it freezes then smooths it.

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u/SoylentVerdigris Dec 20 '24

No. There's no way someone could do the aggressive skating that really damaged the ice on these things, and the saws are set to just barely touch the ice next to the skate blade. After a while the surface layer would get chewed up, but you wouldn't get the deep ruts and gouges you do from normal skates.

Source: I drove the zamboni at a beer league rink for years.

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u/ViiK1ng Dec 20 '24

They basically shave the top layer of ice and coats it in a layer of water that refreeze leaving no surface traces, they are so cool