certain ones are built like that and SHOULD be used only by trained professionals….. but have yall noticed how unbelievably STUPID people have become???? things like this I call “culling the herd”…. oh, that and the war on personal responsibility…. nobody is responsible for their idiocy… except white republicans, we are responsible for EVERYTHING.
I just had a thought: Do they even print Haynes' or Chilton's manuals these days? The solution to any problem on a modern vehicle seems to be "Take it to the dealership, have them run a diagnostic on the computer, and then let them fix whatever the codes say."
I swear, modern cars are becoming like modern gaming consoles. I saw a report that Nintendo is updating the EULA for the Switch 2, that allows them to "brick" your device if they detect mods or unapproved configurations. The effect is, you don't truly own the device you bought and paid for, since the manufacturer still exercises control over it. Cars are increasingly going that direction. It won't be long before making an after-market modification yourself will be detected and reported by the on-board computer, and the manufacturer reserves the right to send a "kill" command to your car over those unapproved changes.
After listening to the radio broadcast news this morning about a Tik Tok challenge where kids are deliberately shorting out Chromebooks to watch the resulting lithium battery fire, I am not surprised.
It's been many years since I spent much time in a kayak, but I don't remember finding it likely to roll over. That said, there are two scenarios. If you're kayaking on white water (or maybe on oceans) you'd be using a cover over the opening to keep water out, and in that case you'd better have training and skill in the art of rightening a rolled kayak. But I never did that and never covered the kayak, so I was just sitting in an open vessel. If that were to capsize you just slide out, no big deal. At that point your life vest takes care of things, and oh yes, if you're on the water you learned how to swim, right?
"At that point your life vest takes care of things..."
Assuming you are actually wearing a life vest.
The number of people I see out on the water without any kind of floatation is amazing to me. "I can see the shore..." is a bogus excuse, but I hear it all the time.
There's a big difference between paddling around a calm lake or bay in a sit-on-top style kayak while casually fishing or just enjoying the afternoon versus the white water thrills of adventure kayaking. My wife and I both enjoy the casual lake or bay type paddling. But in the past I've done the West Virginia inflatable boat white water rafting. There was indeed danger, and often we'd see people in kayaks zipping by us and deliberately trying the most dangerous segments of the river. The water can be rushing you along at 30+ mph and then slam you into a giant boulder or trap you under a log and that's all she wrote. I've known adrenaline junkies who deliberately go out during storms to kayak flooded rivers for the extra challenge. So yeah, I can totally see that. At least they don't have to worry about alligators.
certain ones are built like that and SHOULD be used only by trained professionals….. but have yall noticed how unbelievably STUPID people have become???? things like this I call “culling the herd”…. oh, that and the war on personal responsibility…. nobody is responsible for their idiocy… except white republicans, we are responsible for EVERYTHING.
Got to remember we still have the progeny of those who stuck their fingers into pencil sharpeners and electrical outlets.
Well, yeah. Pencil sharpeners and electrical outlets don't have warning labels on them saying not to do that.
Cue Bill Engvall with a "Here's Your Sign" joke.
Or the one about car owners' manuals back in the 50's told you how to adjust the valves, but today they warn against drinking the battery acid...
I just had a thought: Do they even print Haynes' or Chilton's manuals these days? The solution to any problem on a modern vehicle seems to be "Take it to the dealership, have them run a diagnostic on the computer, and then let them fix whatever the codes say."
I swear, modern cars are becoming like modern gaming consoles. I saw a report that Nintendo is updating the EULA for the Switch 2, that allows them to "brick" your device if they detect mods or unapproved configurations. The effect is, you don't truly own the device you bought and paid for, since the manufacturer still exercises control over it. Cars are increasingly going that direction. It won't be long before making an after-market modification yourself will be detected and reported by the on-board computer, and the manufacturer reserves the right to send a "kill" command to your car over those unapproved changes.
After listening to the radio broadcast news this morning about a Tik Tok challenge where kids are deliberately shorting out Chromebooks to watch the resulting lithium battery fire, I am not surprised.
Curby is right, the herd is way too populated.
It's been many years since I spent much time in a kayak, but I don't remember finding it likely to roll over. That said, there are two scenarios. If you're kayaking on white water (or maybe on oceans) you'd be using a cover over the opening to keep water out, and in that case you'd better have training and skill in the art of rightening a rolled kayak. But I never did that and never covered the kayak, so I was just sitting in an open vessel. If that were to capsize you just slide out, no big deal. At that point your life vest takes care of things, and oh yes, if you're on the water you learned how to swim, right?
"At that point your life vest takes care of things..."
Assuming you are actually wearing a life vest.
The number of people I see out on the water without any kind of floatation is amazing to me. "I can see the shore..." is a bogus excuse, but I hear it all the time.
Indeed. But of course failure to wear a life vest is not a kayak-specific operator error.
There's a big difference between paddling around a calm lake or bay in a sit-on-top style kayak while casually fishing or just enjoying the afternoon versus the white water thrills of adventure kayaking. My wife and I both enjoy the casual lake or bay type paddling. But in the past I've done the West Virginia inflatable boat white water rafting. There was indeed danger, and often we'd see people in kayaks zipping by us and deliberately trying the most dangerous segments of the river. The water can be rushing you along at 30+ mph and then slam you into a giant boulder or trap you under a log and that's all she wrote. I've known adrenaline junkies who deliberately go out during storms to kayak flooded rivers for the extra challenge. So yeah, I can totally see that. At least they don't have to worry about alligators.
Hint, they're called 'outriggers..'