Flip a Coin: Loser Jumps in Ice Water HD

No. 74 Music by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena, Hanu Dixit, and South London HiFi In this week’s video, we decided to start a new tradition and raise the stakes. We made a bet that whoever lost a coin toss had to submerge themselves completely under the freezing-cold water at Ricks Spring, in northern Utah. While the rest of the valley’s temperatures are slowly rising, the canyon still has plenty of snow littering the mountain side. The water from Ricks Spring comes from this snow, so the loser of this bet had to suffer the wrath of frigid runoff waters. Of course, this was all Christian’s idea, so it was just that he lost the bet. His reaction was priceless. What stunts should pull in the future to raise the stakes? Let us know in the comments. Just in case you were wondering, here is what the signs say at Ricks Spring: What’s in A Name Logan Canyon Scenic Byway Thomas E. Ricks arrived in Cache Valley with his family in 1859. Between chores such as building a school and a cabin for his family, he explored Logan Canyon in search of timber. During one trek he discovered this spring which was later named for him. Frontier communities required large quantities of timber to build homes, businesses, fences, and churches. In 1862, Thomas Ricks and other town leaders proposed building a road in Logan Canyon so that timber could be hauled into the valley. As timber supplies close to Logan were exhausted, the road was pushed further up the canyon. Brigham Young, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons), recommended in 1889 that the road be completed to Bear Lake Valley. Thomas Ricks and other volunteers accepted the challenge and complete the first twenty-five miles to what is now known as Ricks Spring, before winter. “Perhaps he was looking for the best timber or other natural resources that could benefit the community, or perhaps he … simply needed to see what was on the other side of the mountain.” --Joel Ricks, grandson of Thomas Ricks The Case of the Green Dye For many years, Ricks Spring was believed to be pure mountain spring water. Visitors drank from the spring and filled jugs with water to take home – that is until they became sick. In 1972, an ice jam on Logan River provided the answer to the origins of Ricks Spring. Ricks Spring usually slows to a trickle in November and begins to flow again in April as the snow melts. In 1972, however, a severe blizzard caused an ice flow to dam Logan River. Suddenly, Ricks Spring began to flow in January. When the ice jam cleared, the flow slowed. Later, bitter cold weather caused another ice jam on the Logan River and the flow of Ricks Spring increased once again. Scientists placed green dye in the Logan River and the dye appeared in Ricks Spring—indicating that they are directly connected by underground fracture in the rock. Folds and Fractures Pressure deep within the Earth can cause rock to fold, but when the pressure becomes too great, rock fractures. Look into