--- title: Man Slips Down Icy Driveway But Sticks the Landing description: In a viral video, one unlucky man can be seen getting some firsthand experience with the perils of winter weather courtesy of his icy driveway. canonical: https://time.com/5529772/icy-driveway-video/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-02-14T18:48:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:30.249Z og:title: Very Chill Winter Man's Icy Driveway Video Goes Viral Because It's a Really Wild Ride og:description: Winter weather strikes again but he's chill about it og:url: https://time.com/5529772/icy-driveway-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt43857557bce1a670/6989452b16d88485eac34a0a/screen-shot-2019-02-14-at-12.54.10-pm.png?branch=production&width=1066&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1066 og:image:height: 600 og:image:alt: Icy-Driveway og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Very Chill Winter Man's Icy Driveway Video Goes Viral Because It's a Really Wild Ride twitter:description: Winter weather strikes again but he's chill about it twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt43857557bce1a670/6989452b16d88485eac34a0a/screen-shot-2019-02-14-at-12.54.10-pm.png?branch=production&width=1066&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Very Chill Winter Man's Icy Driveway Video Goes Viral Because It's a Really Wild Ride > Sponsored content. 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In a recent viral video captured by a [Nest outdoor camera](http://time.com/4403751/nest-cam-outdoor-launch/), one unlucky man can be seen getting some firsthand experience with the perils of [winter weather](http://time.com/5429433/winter-weather-predictions-2018/) courtesy of his [icy driveway](http://time.com/5098605/black-ice-driveway-video/). [Jeffrey Takach](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdcbRLqBmUa2W4bncVcPrsA) took to YouTube on Wednesday to share footage of himself sliding down the entirety of his iced-over driveway and it’s nothing less than pure gold. In the clip, Takach starts out attempting to salt the sloping pavement, but soon falls victim to its frosty clutches. After attempting to stay upright for a few seconds, Takach falls to his back and glides the rest of the way down alongside the salt canister. However, after skirting past his trashcans and making it to the road, he quickly pops up and walks it off like nothing happened. The only question is how he eventually made it to the top again. 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