Ice cracking sounds intimidating to first timers.

Ice cracking sounds. Turn up the volume.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqXu4nRzlVk

one of my first ice trips the tenps were dropping fast, and the ice sounded like a wrecking crew. me and my fishing buddy took his brother out fishing and we only had about 10" or 12" of good ice, well he made it about 15 minutes then there was this big roar and this crack went between his feet and he was gone. said he would be in the truck, LOL.
sherman