If he'd tried this on the upstream buoy line they'd be calling him "Chum"

I was at my local guitar shop recently and the clerk there told me a story about how he'd seen some guy trying to cross part of the river by hopping from one buoy to another. Apparently the guy did pretty well, all things considered, since he got about halfway before losing his balance and falling into the river. After that, he managed to get to the bank and get away before the cops could arrive to take him into custody for the psychiatric evaluation that would likely have followed.
 
So, why a psych eval, you ask? Well, let me describe the buoy line for you. For one thing, the buoys are big, big enough to support an adult man's weight for at least long enough for him to try to transfer his weight to the next buoy. Secondly, there is no space between them, making it doubly feasible for a person to get from one to the other. This is not a design flaw, but in fact a result of their intended purpose to keep small boats, canoes and kayaks away from that area.

And what, pray tell, is in that area? I am so glad you asked.

How about a hydro-electric dam?

Seriously if this guy had been stupid enough to try this on an upstream line he'd have been fish food. As it was he was just darn lucky the current pulled him away from the dam instead of towards it like it could have, because if it had the hydraulics at the base of the dam would have pulled him under.

So, as my public service message to this idiot let me just say "Dude, if you want to do this go on the game show "Wipeout". Win or lose you'll get props from your friends, maybe win a few grand, and most importantly, not get turned into salmon bait.

Boogles the mind, doesn't it?

If he'd tried this on the upstream buoy line they'd be calling him "Chum"

I was at my local guitar shop recently and the clerk there told me a story about how he'd seen some guy trying to cross part of the river by hopping from one buoy to another. Apparently the guy did pretty well, all things considered, since he got about halfway before losing his balance and falling into the river. After that, he managed to get to the bank and get away before the cops could arrive to take him into custody for the psychiatric evaluation that would likely have followed.
 
So, why a psych eval, you ask? Well, let me describe the buoy line for you. For one thing, the buoys are big, big enough to support an adult man's weight for at least long enough for him to try to transfer his weight to the next buoy. Secondly, there is no space between them, making it doubly feasible for a person to get from one to the other. This is not a design flaw, but in fact a result of their intended purpose to keep small boats, canoes and kayaks away from that area.

And what, pray tell, is in that area? I am so glad you asked.

How about a hydro-electric dam?

Seriously if this guy had been stupid enough to try this on an upstream line he'd have been fish food. As it was he was just darn lucky the current pulled him away from the dam instead of towards it like it could have, because if it had the hydraulics at the base of the dam would have pulled him under.

So, as my public service message to this idiot let me just say "Dude, if you want to do this go on the game show "Wipeout". Win or lose you'll get props from your friends, maybe win a few grand, and most importantly, not get turned into salmon bait.

Boogles the mind, doesn't it?

If he'd tried this on the upstream buoy line they'd be calling him "Chum"

I was at my local guitar shop recently and the clerk there told me a story about how he'd seen some guy trying to cross part of the river by hopping from one buoy to another. Apparently the guy did pretty well, all things considered, since he got about halfway before losing his balance and falling into the river. After that, he managed to get to the bank and get away before the cops could arrive to take him into custody for the psychiatric evaluation that would likely have followed.
 
So, why a psych eval, you ask? Well, let me describe the buoy line for you. For one thing, the buoys are big, big enough to support an adult man's weight for at least long enough for him to try to transfer his weight to the next buoy. Secondly, there is no space between them, making it doubly feasible for a person to get from one to the other. This is not a design flaw, but in fact a result of their intended purpose to keep small boats, canoes and kayaks away from that area.

And what, pray tell, is in that area? I am so glad you asked.

How about a hydro-electric dam?

Seriously if this guy had been stupid enough to try this on an upstream line he'd have been fish food. As it was he was just darn lucky the current pulled him away from the dam instead of towards it like it could have, because if it had the hydraulics at the base of the dam would have pulled him under.

So, as my public service message to this idiot let me just say "Dude, if you want to do this go on the game show "Wipeout". Win or lose you'll get props from your friends, maybe win a few grand, and most importantly, not get turned into salmon bait.

Boogles the mind, doesn't it?