Reel Speed

That foyer slide was just a warm-up, so I slipped out through the screen door straight into the open yard! Parked right by the grass border, an old manual reel mower had its curved helical blades exposed like a spiral running track. No hesitation! I charged off the turf, leaped onto the heavy rubber wheel, and dropped boots-first right onto the steel cylinder. Whirrr-snick-snick! The blades spun into an instant blur beneath my soles, rattling out a crisp, rapid-fire beat against the cutter bar. I sprinted in place atop the revolving steel spiral before vaulting off the axle to stick a clean slide on a flat border stone. Fast rhythm, zero drag!