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An empty balloon sewn into a little pierce proof pocket in
your
swim wear. Next time you get taken out into the middle
of
the ocean by rip current and run out of energy just rip
open
the pocket and inflate the balloon. Hold on to it for a
little extra
buoyancy. Because of the ridiculously
low cost, every
piece of
swim wear can have this (or two for backup)
Warning: not meant to be used as an alternative to a
PFD or
common sense. Balloon may pop. Average duration
before pop is only 6 hours.
Hopefully enough to save you some energy before you
get
rescued. .... not ideal but better than nothing
EDIT: Forgot to say... for people with good dexterity
there is also a "balloon animal" version. The pocket
includes 6 long balloons suitable for various parts of your
custom assembled flotation device (or balloon animals to
cheer up your fellow cast aways)
children's swimsuits with floatation devices in them
http://www.solartex...ool-Pal-Boys/Detail
[xandram, Jun 20 2011]
benfrost reports from similar yet different territory
Vaginal_20Cavity_20Buoyancy
[calum, Jun 22 2011]
[link]
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"Is that a PFD in your pocket or are you just glad to see me ?" |
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Had to make the choice once to leave a hypothermic buddy clinging to the side of an un-rightable canoe on the ocean to die alone in order to have a slim chance of saving myself swimming for a nearby island or sticking it out with him. |
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Luckily we were spotted by someone on a fishing boat watching an eagle dive-bomb our floating catch through binoculars but... he could have really used this. |
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At some point several decades ago, i remember
seeing an idea to put bubbles in children's clothing to
protect them if they fell in water accidentally. |
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The only downside to this is that a flotation device in your swimming shorts would hold the lower part of your body above the water, causing your head to be submerged, which would lead to your drowning and certain death. |
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Somehow I am not convinced. Ballon does not seem to strong enough. May be balloons I have seen are of the wrong kind. |
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Great idea - and a great story, [2fries]. I'm trying to think of what model variation would be used on a clothing optional beach. |
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Unless you're extremely limber, I suspect you'd have to
remove the balloon from the pocket before blowing it up.
Or else remove your swimwear, but that might make for a
bit of an embarrassing rescue. Either way, you could
simply hold on to the balloon after blowing it up. |
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//The only downside to this is that a flotation device
in your swimming shorts would hold the lower part of
your body above the water.... |
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you misunderstood ... you take out the balloon
before inflating it. After it's inflated you simply hold
on to it with your hands. |
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//I'm trying to think of what model variation would be used on a clothing optional beach. |
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I wouldn't recommend holding it in your mouth though, because you might swallow it. Fortunately, everyone has at least one pocket when nude. The fairer sex has two. |
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As a sinker I endorse this product. |
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Bun for making people strip or die |
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Overheard at a clothing optional beach: |
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First lifeguard: "Go ahead, rescue him". |
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Second lifeguard: "No, you go. I'm not gonna rescue that guy, he's got a balloon". |
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This is currently in product: safe which would really be a worse than nothing flotation device. Safes are hard to conceal in your budgie smugglers, it's even harder to persuade one to float. |
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Partying in the middle of sea with balloons. |
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//This is currently in product: safe |
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//better than nothing // Suggest you run that by
Marketing before you put it into production. |
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[marked-for-tagline] //not ideal but better than nothing// |
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"...How do I bun thee; let me count the ways... <<<POP>>> ...uh, this may have to wait..." [+] |
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Instead of a balloon concealed in a pocket, how about the swimming trunks are made from double layer latex. In effect, a similar construction to an arm-band. Whip off and inflate the whole thing. |
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//Whip off and inflate the whole thing.// You may or may not want to explain that more clearly. |
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No further explanation required. |
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Best design; two balloons and a length of baler twine. |
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Extremely cheap. Extremely simple. Very compact. |
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- applied as a potato sized item, in a pair, of
Speedo's, either at the front, or even not as to so, at
the rear, a simple device iss found,,.. |
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yielding both a potent look of recoil, and general
laughter,, :_PPP,, s. |
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