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Old 07-21-2012, 06:13 PM   #57
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I couldn't help imagining a kid stumbling off the front end of a towed tube while horsing around. Going off the side or rear - well, he just gets wetter. Going off the front and having part of him practically stop dead in the water while the rest of him is driven forward by the tube makes me shudder.
It would be really hard to stumble off the front. The G-forces, wind and angle of attack make it very unlikely.
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