Snow angels for a record

Thousands of people flapped their arms and legs in unison, creating angel imprints, during a world record attempt for the most snow angels, in Bismarck, N.D., Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007.Among the participants were people of every age, right from infants to those in their late 90's. Pauline Jaeger said she bounced back 99 years and enjoyed the event. "It's fun," Jaeger, who turned 99 on Saturday told the AP. "I feel just like a kid." In an attempt to set the record for the most snow angels ever made were parents, children, even snowplow drivers.Marilyn Snyder, curator of education for the State Historical Society of North Dakota, said 8,910 people registered for Saturday's attempt to break the record of 3,784 snow angels set by students at Michigan Technological University in Houghton.Mel Schlittenhardt of Bismarck brought her three children, including her 5-month-old daughter. The infant even made a snow angel by being spun around in her car seat.

I was amazed to see this picture.Does look like thousands of snow angels gathered at one place.Old and young alike gathered to make the event.People having fun making snow angels,something made me smile as I looked at the pic.Growing up we never had snow in my coastal town.But we had plenty of sand,I remember making sand angels everytime we were taken to the beach.It was only after coming to this part of the world I got to make snow angels.Right now though with another snow storm warning on the way here I am being forced to be partial to sand angels.Sun,sand,summer just the words are enough to warm this cold day!I hope the N.Dakotans get their much deserved record for the feat!

What do you say?

How many times have you wondered whenever you attended a funeral that how it feels to be buried.I know I certainly have and no I don't think I have issues ,it's just the inquisitive part of me I guess and perhaps that one part of me that makes me watch horror movies even though I know I wouldn't like it.It's simple ,perhaps the unknown always kind of beckons more than the known. I am a self confessed claustrophobic,I hate confined spaces so it's more horrible for me to imagine how it would be to be cooped up in a box and lowered six feet under. My fear is something that is shown in Kill Bill 2 where Uma Thurman gets buried alive(that scene returns to haunt me so many times,thank god she made her way back otherwise I would have been permanently scarred)! And so incase you always wondered now is your chance to know.

The Austrian collective monochrom invites you to be buried alive in a private graveyard.

Premature Burial as a Field Trial for Near Death Activities will offer participants an opportunity to be buried alive in a coffin for up to fifteen minutes. Volunteers will be able to experience a semi-traumatic situation(talk about it!)and possibly get in close contact with various gods and/or afterlives(I'm not sure whether close contact with various gods is possible,I perhaps would be more worried about how to get out incase people forget to dig me out)

People buried alive not only populate the horror stories of past centuries, but also countless reports in specialized medical literature(Perhaps a PTSD?)The theme of unintentional resurrection by grave robbers also runs through forensic protocols. Even in the 19th century it was said that every tenth person was buried alive(Holy molly every tenth?thank god I was not born in that century) So are you up for the challenge?a time to shake out and literally rise from dirt? It’s definitely an uncommon opportunity to chill out in a cozy box for 15 minutes and then resurface for a fanfare greeting (yes if anyone of you chose this you can be sure I will come to cheer you) Besides that, who can resist the chance to acquire such a fantastic party story?(I can,but you brave souls I know are more adventurous)

First however you sign the waiver(why the waiver,they are not sure they are going to dig me out?)after that you can spend the next few minutes watching the people shovel to bury your coffin. Then you are introduced to the people who are going to bury you.Hmm..how will the conversation go? Mr.Undertaker-Hi there,Ms Fuzzy,today I am going to bury you

Me-Oh that's so freaking cool,I have always so wanted to be a part of this experience,this is definetly going to be one of the most enlightening moments of my life (provided I come back to tell the story)

I hope they allow me to choose the music,I'm still not sure which song I would want them to play,the only song that's haunting me right now is "I wanna go home" by Michael Buble,which I guess is definetly not apt one.

So after this and another lecture delivered about how premature burials were such a common thing in the past (Ok,this is not something I'm making up,as per the experience of one person who went through this,this is how the process goes,My question is, is it necessary to say that just when you are preparing to get buried?)Anyway after the warning bells start ringing continuously as you think about those poor souls who got buried alive,you get ready for the experience.

So if you were said you could carry something with you into this grave what would you take with you?Hmm..I would perhaps love to get a oxygen tank for sure and maybe my Ipod,and yes definetly an axe or something to cut through the wood incase I have to carve my way out. But in this case you are not allowed to take in anything as monochrom recommends participants have a puritanical relationship with their premature burial.That's it then the coffin gets shut in a ceremonious manner.I have slammed the door on to people's face at times,now I can't imagine how harder this would be!Next loads of sand gets heaved onto the coffin.All light and nearly all sound are sealed out.So now you are officially dead!(OMG,my thoughts would be "what possessed me to get myself here")Inside the coffin, a closed-circuit video camera monitors participants (yes,I bet that would make an interesting footage,not to mention creepy)

Then you continue to sit there and you are supposed to get in touch with yourself and the higher spiritual power and all that blah blah.This whole process is supposed to last 15 minutes!I think I would prefer to get some sudoko to kill that time!Then once its all up you hear yourself being excavated and soon enough you will step out and enjoy the feeling to be alive again.You thus successfully attended your own burial.

So tell me friends,would you be a willing participant?how many of you would be up to this?

I think its interesting but I have to admit I am not that brave. If anyone is interested in finding out more check the link.