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wouldn't you drown with skates on?


when blane played himself going after mitchell and fell over the railing into the deep river (where nobody went to save him) with heavy gear on, how did he get out?

never tried it personally as a skater, how would one stay afloat?

he should have gone for the win, since "the preps" only needed one more across the line...that's what you get for being a bully!

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Im sure he didn't know the preps were up two guys....And im sure you could stay afloat with blades on...and if not he drowned,,,,no biggie back then....Today when you make a high school movie the kids look like they are 13 years old and heavily feminized.....Imagine a high school boy getting dirty and playing hockey, they might break a nail or stain their pink shirts....

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"Today when you make a high school movie the kids look like they are 13 years old and heavily feminized"

Are you joking? Seth Green was practically a woman in this movie. The main character was a big pussy. There was even a scene where they were trying on clothes? How much more feminine can you get?

It's obvious you're not up to date if you think people in high school movies look 13. They actually skew older these days since they cast 20+ year olds. Look at Glee, or Easy A. Emma Stone is 22.

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He could've taken his skates off in the river if he was sinking.

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"taken his skates off in the river"?? get real! did you see that splash? that was deep water man! when you fall in the drink of that depth so unexpectedly, you don't have time for anything but panic.

lol @ blaine drowning

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"put on your pants, you're going to jail!" ~ screwed

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LOL @ LOL'ing at children drowning.

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Kristen Dowd
The Future of Independent Film

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lol @ lol'ing thinking seniors with mustaches are children.

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"put on your pants, you're going to jail!" ~ screwed

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I was on your side dude, I thought what you said was funny, hence the lol.

I already know they weren't children by any means.

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Kristen Dowd
The Future of Independent Film

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Certainly blane was the more emergency situation, compared to the skater who had fell and conked his head... but at least was on solid ground until emergency personnel arrived, if they were needed. With those skates on in the water, you wouldn't be able to kick as you would expect, and would just be using arm strength to tread. As to having the clarity to take off the skates, basically blind due to the murky water, hard to say what the average person would do in the situation. Certainly, panicing would be a risk

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