There is a name for the affliction that causes jet ski operators to go in circles. It's caused whirling disease. Fish get it too. Brad Quoting Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>: > On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 7:40 AM, skimmer <skimmer_at_enter.net> wrote: > >> >> Just now the obvious ancient solution pops to mind. That would be finely >> divided wood chips. Perhaps we could commission a study. What is the best >> material for freezing a jetski engine. What we need here is floating >> gravel! >> > > This idea has some merit but it's far too general. There are actually some > reasonably nice jet ski drivers. I am, for instance, not prone to chasing > ducklings or playing chicken with other boats. However my neighbor to the > north has two kids who would be far better off riding plastic logs than > operating jet skis. > > What we need is something that takes advantage of the very nature of jet ski > operators and then turns that against them but does not interfere with the > safe operation of a jet ski. > > For instance, we know that jet ski drivers love to go around and around in > circles so perhaps we can design something that rests lightly at the bottom > of the water but has just enough buoyancy that any vertex puts it into > motion and causes it to rise. This has the advantage of pinpointing the jet > ski because, as near as I can tell, other than playboat kayak paddlers, no > other boaters are so prone to turn in endless circles. > > > Craig Jungers > Moses Lake, WA > www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Jun 12 2010 - 14:12:27 PDT
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