Golf balls....and "other" obstacles at Summerfest. So....which is worse?
;)

Jason

-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Steele [mailto:bsteele@...]
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 3:09 PM
To: 'Jason T. Gunstenson'; hydrofoil@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Hydrofoil] Re: USHA Nationalls - Formats step up

We had the water fountain at the Summerfest Pro Tour stop. The problem with
jumping the water fountain is that you get pelted with golf balls... bad
situation.

bsteele
www.foilfreaks.com
Team Foiltech - Captain Seat Towers

-----Original Message-----
From: Hydrofoil@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Hydrofoil@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Jason T. Gunstenson
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 1:58 PM
To: hydrofoil@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Hydrofoil] Re: USHA Nationalls - Formats step up

How about streaming water vertically like a water fountain? It may mitigate
many of the
safety concerns.

Jason





> Get the local fire department to run a line out and put a stream
> straightener and a smoothbore 1" nozzle on it. At 100psi, it'll remain
> reasonably horizontal for 30 feet or so. Of course, it will flow right
> at 200 gallons per minute (or about 28 lbs of water a second), so the
> penalty for undershooting could be significant. By the way, whatever
> the nozzle is hung on needs to be fairly stiff - that combination of
> bore and pressure will walk most individuals backward.
>
> Just kidding (mostly). You could go with a much smaller bore but it's
> going to start breaking up sooner, and by the time you get enough
> pressure on it to remain reasonably flat for any distance, it's going to
> sting (think paintball). If you use water, I would highly recommend
> goggles for the riders - you don't want to catch that stream in an open
eye.
>
> Luke
>
> ewingski@... wrote:
>>
>> Here's another issue: Does a stream of water that will cover 20 feet
>> or so carry enough momentum to throw a ride off in rotation? And what
>> if it hits him in the eyes? (Laser beam argument)
>>
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>> David Ewing
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>> *Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.**
>> *
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