Many discoveries in science happen by accident. For example, in S. California, storm water runoff and sewer effluent are sometimes mixed and dumped onto the beaches, much to the delight of the ecoli-loving surfer dude crowd. You would think that such a toxic brew would knock those waves down immediately, but to the contrary, California recently experienced a spate of 20-foot waves. So now we know what doesn't flatten those pounding waves: pure science sans politics. One also suspects that if an Elvis impersonator convention were to be relocated from Las Vegas to Redondo Beach, the surfers would be out of business, and the kayakers would lose their edge. Brad Crain Doug Llyod composed: > An oily Elvis impersonator wrapped in drag around a para-anchor deployed > astern in heavy weather would be triply effective in that there would be a > release of oil as the sea anchor unfurls the Elvis impersonator in the > water, thankfully releasing the impersonator to the depths forever, while > the drogue anchor slows the boat while the storm passes. Unless of course > you use a Pardy Bridle, in which case you would need some kinky horsewomen > who don't mind partying with an Elvis impersonator in drag. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jul 31 2009 - 09:43:55 PDT
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