Skyjumper brings us this hilarious article, from The Sun, regarding breaking the ice. No, not the ice breaking events where you get to converse with others. This one involves a practice related to New Year’s/Epiphany celebration.
It’s similar in concept to the “Polar Plunge” in the U.S., where people jump into ice cold waters. The video shows someone using methods inconsistent with how the actual celebration is done. She actually tries to jump though and break the ice… Perhaps to outshine those who do it the traditional way.
It doesn’t work out as planned. In fact, you’d have to watch a cartoon to see something similar. From The Sun website:
The brave swimmer was filmed dive-bombing into the lake in her underwear and landing on the rock-hard ice, leaving her with a broken ankle and a bruised ego.
The above photo is from the same article. You could read more details, and watch the video here.