Bunny Sled!

March 16, 2013 7:29 PM

Radagast's racing rhosgobel rabbits: A recreational musher looks at the realities of bunny sledding.
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies (15 comments total)

Love this. Thanks St. Alia!

Now I'm wondering how many 50-lb children dressed in bunny suits one would need to pull a sled through town.
posted by spamandkimchi at 8:18 PM on March 16 [3 favorites]

That was weak.

I want to see the one that proves that dwarves can not be as strong and effective as they are due to some mathematical property related to the inverse square law.

Also, spamandkimchi, if that works out, I want access to your Flickr stream.
posted by Samizdata at 8:23 PM on March 16 [1 favorite]

That movie was SO unrealistic.
posted by buriednexttoyou at 8:31 PM on March 16

buriednexttoyou: "That movie was SO unrealistic."

You're telling me.

And it was SOOOOO heightist. I mean seriously. C'mon, people, let's nip this media hatred of tall people in the bud.

Plus I am a little disturbed about the original poster's obvious bias.
posted by Samizdata at 8:38 PM on March 16

Ebunnysterical?
posted by Kitty Stardust at 8:41 PM on March 16 [3 favorites]

I figure any movie with wizards and hobbits and dwarves and elves runs the risk of being unrealistic, but that's me.

In all seriousness, I would love to know where the bunny sled idea came from, as it certainly wasn't in Tolkien's writings.
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies at 8:42 PM on March 16

Product placement from Big Bunny.
posted by Mitheral at 9:03 PM on March 16

In all seriousness, I would love to know where the bunny sled idea came from, as it certainly wasn't in Tolkien's writings.
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies at 5:42 PM on March 16 [+] [!]

WHAT IS IT WITH THESE PEOPLE THINKING THEY CAN MAKE STUFF UP WHEN WRITING FANTASY I DON'T EVEN
posted by Sebmojo at 9:04 PM on March 16 [2 favorites]

Heh. I was reading bits of the linked post aloud to Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey, who finally interjected "Stop! I want to read this myself!"

Delightful. Thank you for posting this, St. Alia!
posted by Lexica at 9:24 PM on March 16 [1 favorite]

"Let us now consider wizard spit."

I die.

I'm not even a Tolkein fan and have neither read nor seen The Hobbit, but this is a hoot.
posted by Sara C. at 11:17 PM on March 16

I would love to know where the bunny sled idea came from, as it certainly wasn't in Tolkien's writings.

I think it must have something to do with the deep magic which ensures that anything touched by Sylvester McCoy becomes lame and whimsical.
posted by Segundus at 12:27 AM on March 17 [1 favorite]

Prior art. Video.
posted by elgilito at 3:57 AM on March 17 [1 favorite]

A wizard did it.

Literally.
posted by blue_beetle at 4:58 AM on March 17 [1 favorite]

Gollum: Relationship Specialist (A Precious That We Used To Know)
posted by homunculus at 10:19 AM on March 17 [1 favorite]

That is great; thank you for posting it. I had never thought about the different kinds of rigging for sled animals under different conditions; very cool.
posted by LobsterMitten at 12:49 PM on March 17