Quotes About Skis

In contrast, a number of innovations can plausibly be attributed to the Little Ice Age: glass windowpanes, storm doors, skis, ice skates, sunglasses (first used for preventing snow blindness), distilled liquor, trousers, knitted clothing, buttons, and chimneys.

nas fronteiras, a resistência finlandesa era impressionante. Pequenas unidades militares conseguiam deslocar-se rapidamente em bicicletas ou esquis pelos estreitos caminhos florestais. Os defensores lançavam garrafas cheias de gasolina, com um trapo incendiado no gargalo, dentro dos tanques soviéticos: essa bomba incendiária tão simples, mas com efeito tão eficazmente devastador, em breve recebeu o nome de "coquetel Molotov Ã¢â'¬Â.

There is a subway; it's like an illuminated coffin on skis — under the ground and musty, and one is squashed. That is what I ride on. It's interesting and it travels fast.

Though the Russians technically won, the world watched as the Red Army suffered losses in the snowy woods at the hands of a few proud Finns on skis, their artillery pulled by reindeer.