The Flying Manta Ray

[StevenNevets]

This is the most insane Water-Toy I've ever seen...
When my dad wakes up I'll be bugging him to get one for the lakehouse:D
(if by some miracle we do get it I'll have some videos this summer)



Official Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBa9wdOANHw

Another good video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IhVtr-K8CQ

People with no clue send someone 45 feet up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMZJLAmNfrE



there are many more you'll see on the right side

[StevenNevets]

Oh and a funny/crazy video from a similar product
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IhVtr-K8CQ

[Multiplex]

Wow... I'd love to give it a try. I bet it hurts landing from 30 or 40 feet up in the air though.

[Ichi]

Looks like it could be fun, but I seen way too many idiots on the lake, looks like an accident waiting to happen. :lol:

[kippendrecht]

thats amazing, I want one, I want one, I want one :D

dad? :bow:

[StevenNevets]

True guys... but there must be some kind of water-helmet by now?
Maybe like a Sparing helmet (with the padds)

[Multiplex]

Yeah, they make them already:

http://www.zymetrical.com/images/products/beer-football-helmet.jpg

[StevenNevets]

Hell yeah my parents will love that:D

[Tykwer]

im pretty sure i saw a clip of a video where a dude got a sudden up burst and then was left with nothing and the thingand him fell from the sky like a rock. looks painful...

[kaos]

looks fun.

also, i wonder what that song was...
sounded like andy timmons

[papasan9]

Looks like it could be fun, but I seen way too many idiots on the lake, looks like an accident waiting to happen. :lol:

i agree, boating by itself is a gamble on a busy day at the lake here, then add these things....

old farts unite :D

looks fun as hell though

[Ichi]

im pretty sure i saw a clip of a video where a dude got a sudden up burst and then was left with nothing and the thingand him fell from the sky like a rock. looks painful...


Yes, I saw that video as well.

[atomicbob]

I heard somewhere they were/are trying to ban these.

Internets - Educate me!

[atomicbob]

The internets are cool....

July 5th, 2006 at 5:09 pm (http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20060516/awesome-kiting-water-sport/#comment-7520)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06202.html (http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06202.html)
CPSC Warns Consumers about Dangers of Tube Kiting
Two Deaths over the Past 3 Months Attributed to New Water Sport
WASHINGTON, D.C. � In advance of the July 4th holiday weekend, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers about the possible dangers associated with a new type of water recreation known as �tube kiting.�

CPSC is concerned about death and injury reports associated with tube kiting. It is currently investigating two versions of these products to determine if there is a significant product hazard.

Tube kiting is a relatively new form of extreme water sport which is fast growing in popularity, but also extremely dangerous. CPSC is aware of at least two deaths associated with tube kiting this year. A 33-year-old Texas man was killed in late April 2006 while tube kiting, and a 42-year-old man died from injuries associated with tube kiting on June 26, 2006 in Wisconsin.

CPSC is also aware of 12 serious injuries associated with tube kiting. The injuries include a broken neck, punctured lung, broken ribs, broken femur, chest and back injuries, and facial injuries, such as jaw fractures. A 14-year-old girl who was tube kiting lost consciousness when it fell about 15 feet and struck the water.

Tube kites are very large, sometimes round, inflatable water devices that can be more than 10 feet in diameter. The tube is hooked to the back of a boat by a tow rope, and the tube rider pulls back on a rope as the boat travels at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour. The ride begins when the tube is lifted into the air trailing the boat. Possible reasons for incidents and injuries include: 1) rider�s difficulty in controlling the tube, 2) boat operator inexperience, and 3) how the tube reacts in certain weather conditions. The conditions of highest concern are wind gusts that can cause the tube to spin out of control, or sudden slowing or stopping by the boat operator, which can cause the tube to nose dive into the water. In some cases, the sudden stopping of the boat might cause the tube rider to continue past the boat and hit it or hit other boats or stationary objects, such as a bridge.

The National Park Service has banned the inflatable devices in at least one of its parks, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which includes Lake Powell where there have been at least four serious injuries.

[atomicbob]

Link to other horror stories.

Scroll down

http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20060516/awesome-kiting-water-sport/

[Grim_Scythe]

Well that's not surprising....

[Tykwer]

anyone remember when razor scooters first came out and there were so many news stories about how dangerous it was?