Future Darwin Award Winner?

jetskier · 09-02-2012, 03:38 PM

I was heading out of the channel next to the Weirs today and saw a ski boat heading into the channel. There were two guys in the water hanging onto the back of the swim platform as the boat headed through the channel. I guess that there are multiple ways these Mensa candidates could find themselves taken out of the gene pool.

Jetskier

dayvsea · 09-02-2012, 04:25 PM

Not a lot of margin for error..

NH_boater · 09-02-2012, 06:25 PM

Wow. That's new.

Aguamenti · 09-02-2012, 06:57 PM

Propeller + carbon monoxide. What could go wrong?

skprbob · 09-03-2012, 09:03 AM

Yup, that qualifies as a new "stupid boat trick", if not a Darwin Award prospect. Trouble is to actually receive a DA, you have to succeed in leaving the gene pool - surviving doesn't cut it.

Jetskier - I understand your sarcasm, but I must object to stereotyping us Mensans.

jrc · 09-03-2012, 04:30 PM

It was a new fad a few years back and quickly discredited. Surprisingly carbon monoxide was the biggest danger. I would have bet on the propeller.

Look up teak surfing. I guess a reference to teak swim platforms.

jetskier · 09-03-2012, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by skprbob

Yup, that qualifies as a new "stupid boat trick", if not a Darwin Award prospect. Trouble is to actually receive a DA, you have to succeed in leaving the gene pool - surviving doesn't cut it.

Jetskier - I understand your sarcasm, but I must object to stereotyping us Mensans.

Don't worry skprbob...these guys will not make it into Mensa. The title indicates that these guys might be potential future Darwin Award winners...that means either not surviving or losing the ability to reproduce. Based upon this behavior, either is eminantly possible.

Jetskier

Pricestavern · 09-03-2012, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by skprbob

Yup, that qualifies as a new "stupid boat trick", if not a Darwin Award prospect. Trouble is to actually receive a DA, you have to succeed in leaving the gene pool - surviving doesn't cut it.

Jetskier - I understand your sarcasm, but I must object to stereotyping us Mensans.

Those who think they know everything are a bother to those of us who do.

XCR-700 · 09-03-2012, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Pricestavern

Those who think they know everything are a bother to those of us who do.

Now thats funny!

Bear Islander · 09-03-2012, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by skprbob

Yup, that qualifies as a new "stupid boat trick", if not a Darwin Award prospect. Trouble is to actually receive a DA, you have to succeed in leaving the gene pool - surviving doesn't cut it.

Jetskier - I understand your sarcasm, but I must object to stereotyping us Mensans.

Actually you can be alive and receive a Darwin Award. The only requirement is that you leave the gene pool. People who, through their stupidity, neuter themselves are eligible.

ApS · 09-04-2012, 03:28 AM

Due to carbon monoxide poisoning, it's definitely a safety issue.

The practice is called "Teak-Surfing", and was proposed for outlawing eight years ago.

Orion · 09-04-2012, 09:57 AM

Do we really need a law for everything that can kill you? I would think the penalty of death would be enough deterrent. But not for CA I guess.

Gatto Nero · 09-07-2012, 10:46 AM

Not that I'm defending these knuckleheads but if its a ski boat wouldn't mean its an inboard, which would probably negate the prop concerns? I only bring this up because had the same thoughts when I see someone wake surfing. They are so close to the platform you would think they also would be in danger of coming in contact with the prop but with an inboard I guess that's not the case.

jetskier · 09-07-2012, 11:05 AM

If the ski boat stops suddenly, then there is a risk that legs can go under the swim platform and get hit by the prop. Clearly, if the boat goes into reverse, that is the case.

Jetskier

09-02-2012, 03:38 PM	#1
jetskier Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Reading, MA and South Down Shores Posts: 850 Thanks: 57 Thanked 183 Times in 114 Posts	Future Darwin Award Winner? I was heading out of the channel next to the Weirs today and saw a ski boat heading into the channel. There were two guys in the water hanging onto the back of the swim platform as the boat headed through the channel. I guess that there are multiple ways these Mensa candidates could find themselves taken out of the gene pool. Jetskier

09-02-2012, 04:25 PM	#2
dayvsea Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 113 Thanks: 42 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Not a lot of margin for error.. __________________ "Honesty is the best policy."

09-04-2012, 03:28 AM	#11
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,788 Thanks: 2,085 Thanked 742 Times in 532 Posts	For Immediate Release...? Due to carbon monoxide poisoning, it's definitely a safety issue. The practice is called "Teak-Surfing", and was proposed for outlawing eight years ago.

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Orion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cow Island Posts: 914 Thanks: 602 Thanked 193 Times in 91 Posts	more laws? Do we really need a law for everything that can kill you? I would think the penalty of death would be enough deterrent. But not for CA I guess.

09-07-2012, 10:46 AM	#13
Gatto Nero Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Isola Gatto Nero Posts: 696 Thanks: 162 Thanked 263 Times in 81 Posts	Inboard? Not that I'm defending these knuckleheads but if its a ski boat wouldn't mean its an inboard, which would probably negate the prop concerns? I only bring this up because had the same thoughts when I see someone wake surfing. They are so close to the platform you would think they also would be in danger of coming in contact with the prop but with an inboard I guess that's not the case. __________________ La vita è buona su Isola Gatto Nero

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NH_boater Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 298 Thanks: 14 Thanked 147 Times in 62 Posts	Wow. That's new.

09-02-2012, 06:57 PM	#4
Aguamenti Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: MA/Tuftonboro Posts: 143 Thanks: 95 Thanked 36 Times in 21 Posts	Propeller + carbon monoxide. What could go wrong?

09-03-2012, 09:03 AM	#5
skprbob Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 19 Mile Bay Posts: 147 Thanks: 0 Thanked 90 Times in 29 Posts	Yup, that qualifies as a new "stupid boat trick", if not a Darwin Award prospect. Trouble is to actually receive a DA, you have to succeed in leaving the gene pool - surviving doesn't cut it. Jetskier - I understand your sarcasm, but I must object to stereotyping us Mensans.

09-03-2012, 04:30 PM	#6
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	It was a new fad a few years back and quickly discredited. Surprisingly carbon monoxide was the biggest danger. I would have bet on the propeller. Look up teak surfing. I guess a reference to teak swim platforms.

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09-07-2012, 11:05 AM	#14
jetskier Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Reading, MA and South Down Shores Posts: 850 Thanks: 57 Thanked 183 Times in 114 Posts	Potentially not If the ski boat stops suddenly, then there is a risk that legs can go under the swim platform and get hit by the prop. Clearly, if the boat goes into reverse, that is the case. Jetskier