I shot the tube on Thursday night and it was quite the adventure. I have heard about shooting the tube ever since I moved to Utah two years ago, but never had a real clear description or picture of exactly what that meant. I can now officially say that I have shot the tube!
There is a large concrete tunnel that runs under the freeway (I-80) a little bit north of 3300 South. This tunnel is about 200 feet in length and about 12 feet in Diameter and there is a river that runs through it. How it works is you dam the top of the tunnel (using giant medal road signs, 2x4's, and 2 large pieces of plywood) then you wait until there is a sufficient amount of water built up behind the dam, someone pulls the ropes to break the dam and all the water that has been building up is released and shoots the people that are seated on tubes, sleds, plastic lids, foam pads, air mattresses, etc. down the tunnel, which is known as the tube - so that's how you shoot the tube. It's a rush! The water was about 55 degrees and I was freezing my nee nees off! I felt like I was in the Pacific Ocean again.
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