Late-season bowhunters in the Midwest and North depend on their archery gear to perform no matter how cold it gets. As you’ll see in the video below, Minnesota resident John Schaffer, inventor of the Schaffer XV arrow rest, wanted to prove that his glide-away rest isn’t affected by the cold.

Of course, Schaffer wouldn’t have posted the video on his company’s Facebook page unless his rest passed the torture test, but what’s even more interesting is what happens to a balloon when struck by an arrow in extreme cold. 

Thankfully, the lungs of a whitetail deflate more quickly than a frozen balloon when struck by an arrow.