cruise ship surf tank (req?)
 

i saw an article today about a guy going on a cruise ship surf tank. the kind that shoots 30,000 gallons of water a minute to create a standing wave in a pool.

he said most people couldn't stay up for more than a second, and they end up smashing into a padded wall on the back of the tank. due to the extreme water pressure, he said "at least 5 women and a few guys" ended up bottomless, stripped by the water. to me this sounds like a modern day version of the coney island skirt air blast.

somewhere there have got to be pictures of this! women and men on vacation, having a little fun, stripped of their dignity in front of a large all-ages crowd... and obviously many of them go on this thing knowing they might end up exposing all "by accident". how many of those women and men try the ride knowing their bathing suits are unlikely to withtstand the challenge? how many of their friends push them to do it, knowing this?

would you try this ride?

what a deliciously exciting thought.. scene to witness.. and experience to have!!!! depanted suddenly in front of a group of smiling and laughing people oooohhhhhhh the thrill..... the excitement... the embarrassment!!!!!! :)

Knew of these things but never looked at them that way. Hell I gotta try and track one of these things down, sounds like a fun thing to video tape... I mean watch :p

Madahab, where was the article you read on this? Was it on the Internet?

Land based surf machine
 

They have one of these machines in Belmont Park in San Diego

Here is a wide angle shot of what the Flowrider looks like on a Cruise Ship. Many of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line ships have them now.

And more to the point, here are some various pictures of women riding the thing....

someones gotta have videos of girls losing their bottoms on this

Hershey Park has one of these too, if anyone lives near S. Central PA.

I work on one and get to see some good sights, but not allowed to take photos it's a hard life :(