Like a, er, bridge over troubled water, i will, ahem, lay me down

Somewhere near St Petersburg, a group of Russsians just held the second Bubble Baba Challenge. Which entails shooting the rapids using a rather, erm, unusual floatation device. (Clue: in Russian, baba stands for “woman,” but unlike zhenschina, conveys not a shred of respect.) [p.s. If you read Russian, check out the Bubble Baba site.]