For me, water sports was only confined to swimming and river rafting in non-choppy waters. Yeah, it doesn’t seem eventful, but I am too coward to frisk with my fear factor. But after having read about AirKick, an adventure device that will throw you over the blue waters, just like the way roman catapulta threw arrows and javelins, I would kick fear out of the back doors! So before you gather any nasty thoughts about this water baby, let me enlighten that it propels individuals in the air in a pre-calculated parabolic trajectory using a special combination of air pressure and water recoil technology.
A special constructed seat lies at the bck of the propeller’s arm from where one would rise to touch the sky and then safely splash into water. All we need is a push of a button to soak you in exhilirating experience. 60 litres of water is channelized by a rocket nozzle that will kick you 8 metres through the air and then plunging into the pool. Big companies could eye it as an effect tool for their obessive media camapigns and for the common man, its just an oppurtunity to test the frontiers of a new water sport.
Via Jochen-Schweizer
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WOT!!!! Get yourself thrown in air and land in water??? Are these guys nuts!
We used to throw friends in water and these guys have gone a step (or more) further and made a catapult to do the job... maaan, it sounds crazy but may be fun to do!
I know a Human Catapult sounds crazy!
but temme dun we need a break from the same old swirling and steep slides in places like water kingdom?! Imagine the kind of money these water parks could mint on having brought a such a concept in their space.. :D