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Message # 42610.1.1 Subject: Re:NZ lifeguards against clothed swims Date: Wed 06/01/10 20:23:56 GMT Name: MK Email: wamtec@comcast.net |
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I do not see any correlation from known demographic data by region or ethnicity that proves that theory either.
There are loads ridiculous rules in wetlook gameshows that make no sense either.....i.e. why is it....that 25 years ago, all swimming pool gameshows like "It's A Knockout" with wetlook were done withOUT any need for so-called "protective gear"....i.e. helmets, knee pads, elbow pads etc.....and yet today in 2009, you have shows like the HOLE IN THE WALL gameshow....where it is obligatory to wear crash helmets and knee pads......I mean.....how "dangerous" is it....to be knocked into WATER....by a wall made of FOAM and POLYSTYRENE. What makes foam and polysytrene and water so "dangerous" today....when it used to be totally harmless in the 1970's tv shows. What has changed in the last 25 years....did somebody invent a more dangerous version of polystyrene or foam padding....is water in a swimming pool more dangerous today than it was 25 years ago...so now all gameshow contestants must wear CRASH HELMETS to protect themselves from all these dangerous things..
No...the reality is...the last 25 years has given birth to gazillions more LAWYERS...and now every gameshow is designed NOT to protect the contestants... but to protect ITSELF....from the litigious society we live in today.
As Shakespeare said in Henry VI part 2 ...."lets kill all the lawyers".....cos they are ones who ruin our fun...ha ha.
All waterparks have to have liability insurance these days, so that is why most of them impose rules against clothing being worn, cos some clothings can catch on the waterslides ... however....waterparks in India and Asia don't seem to care about that......cos modesty in Asia and muslim countries is valued more highly than public safety issues.....thats it in a nutshell.
MK
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In reply to Message (42610.1) Re:NZ lifeguards against clothed swims
By Anonymous - Wed 06/01/10 18:14:28 GMT We should be careful not to trivialize dangerous things just because we like doing them (or watch others do them). Swimming out 300m with your clothes on in water that you aren't supposed to swim in anyway beacuse of dangerous conditions just isn't a good idea (as common sense would suggest), and we shouldn't encourage others to do that (and also be very careful when we try to do such things ourselves). On the other hand: going for a quick dip in the pool or near the shore (if the water isn't too rough) probably won't hurt you (or others). In any case we need to be careful: Such accidents do happen and often could be avoided. |
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By ssiei - Wed 06/01/10 17:06:42 GMT Just read an article where again so-called lifeguards in New Zealand give credit to the old legend that it's extremely dangerous to swim clothed. It turns out that this could even mean wearing as little as jean shorts and T-shirts - I'd call it almost naked... If this old legend was true, we'd find sky-high Asian and Latin America drowning figures and almost no cases in western countries! It is clearly not so. I don't have exact data but there doesn't seem to be any significant difference between world averages. But legends are very little ralated to facts...
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/lifeguards-in-summer-swimming-warning-3318844
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