Fun Facts About Water Parks

The First "official" waterpark created was Wet 'N Wild in Orlando, Fla., by George Millay (creator and founder of Sea World). WWA officially proclaimed Millay as "Father of the Waterpark Industry" in 2004 and awarded him with the Association's first-and only, to date-"Lifetime Achievement Award."

The estimated attendance at North American waterparks during the Summer 2006 season: about 78 million (includes United States, Canada and Mexico), with growth average 3-5 percent each year.

The tallest, fastest single-person, free-fall waterslide in the world is: 120-foot tall "Summit Plummet," Blizzard Beach, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

The largest indoor waterpark in the United States under one roof is: Kalahari Resort, Sandusky, Ohio. (173,000 square feet)

The tallest raft-ride waterslide is: 11-story tall "Insane" at Beach Park, Fortaleza, Brazil.

The largest wave pool in the world is: Dino Beach Water Park, Shanghai, China, at 181 feet wide by 360 feet long.

Whad-a-ya know? Water's not just for drinking! Happy Fourth of July!

Seems Everyone's Blasting Off Planet These Days!

First it was David, and then Farrah and then the King of Pop! What gives? Might there be something attractive about the ethers that is causing lift-off everywhere? Possibly! After all; scientists say we are about 60 to 80 percent water and metaphysicians state that we are pure energy. Put the two together and what have ya got? It's a term called 'Vortex Fashion.'

Water and air have the same intrinsic vortex motion. And now there are several types of newly developed radionic technologies for water, in which water can now be highly charged. High charge water is considered healthier water. You see, water is etheric energy in bondage but it has to move in a naturally winding and spiralling way; otherwise it looses its life force and becomes stagnant and lifeless. Sounds like high tech science, but really it's very simple; drink moving water and you'll be healthier for it.

Water has what are known as water clusters that will attach themselves to pollutant molecules. Thus, when we drink stagnant water, toxins sort of seep in and then seat themselves in our bodies. Bottleless water coolers hook right up to the water pipes as the water spirals into your home. Water dances right into your body sort of like the King did. So maybe he was on to something with all those funky moves! Bless you King, Angel & Warrior! Lead the way and may your etheric futures be as bright and light as they were here on Earth!

How Do Monkeys Get Their Water?

Were you ever in the middle of a high-stress board room meeting with 12 other colleagues heavily debating how you’d all save your last big account when the boss suddenly pointed a finger at you and asked a question ….and all you could think of was, ‘I wonder how monkeys in the jungle drink water?’

What? That just happened last week? Chances are you are in GREAT need of a vacation…but if your sore buns are presently glued solid to a board room chair, what’s a person to do? Why…travel in your mind of course!

Hindus believe that a great and mighty ape named Hanuman aided Lord Rama in his expeditions and protectively warded off all evil forces. Funny thing a monkey popped right into your mind as your boss leaned menacingly toward you from across the table. Might we all have a bit of mysticism in us, after all?

Maybe you can’t escape the destructive path of the major human antics that are sweeping dangerously toward your personal space, but rather than being a sitting duck, why not just suddenly seqwey on over to the still & peaceful standing water cooler and offer yourself a little water break? In the jungle, monkeys scoop water from a river into their palms just for a quick refresher. Maybe monkeys on the mind have valid and blessed meaning after all!

New Technology Gives Thirsty Plants Voice

Discovery Channel is a wonderful thing! It lets us plain, ordinary bumpkin people know what's going on behind those expensively funded, hidden little laboratory doors that have cropped up all around the country. This time, Discovery ferreted out a new toy for plants! Get this: plants in need of water are getting their own fancy gadget to “communicate” with their growers.

A newly developed microchip technology now allows plants to send text messages to farmers’ cellphones - asking for water! The thin microchip, which is smaller than a postage stamp, is affixed to the plant’s leaves and it can send messages to cellphones whenever the plant needs more water.

It's a good thing humans still have two feet. We can walk to the office water cooler when we're thirsty...instead of having to text someone to deliver it to us! Here's a sobering question: at what point will our technology begin to cause irrevolkable genetic muscle atrophy in the human body? If we're not careful enough to balance nature with our growing technology, we might end up evolving into a bunch of VEGETABLES after all.

From Sea to A Salty Water Logged NYC?

Meteorologists have alerted us to the fact that hurricanes are increasing and are starting up closer to our coastlines. NYC has always been high on the list with regards to ‘risk’. So some scientists and engineers are developing barriers to choke off the surging sea & protect flood-prone areas. But other scientists question whether the barriers would be environmentally sound and socially equitable. Hmmm. Save our city? Or save our planet?

While engineers say barriers are technically feasible, questions remain about their environmental viability. Structures that constrict the flow of water could alter fish migration, shell fishing beds and water salinity. This means that on top of our financial fiascos and environmental stresses; we’d start to slowly starve and have to drink stinky water too!

Sometimes, the good ol’ cave days where water was fresh and clean and cave maidens pranced merrily across the grassy knolls…seems a mighty delicious & happy thought. One good windy wipeout by Mother Earth might just be the ticket to bring us back to the days of simple, easy living. No more commuter stress! No more financial fiasco. No more mad Mom's. Just naked, happy, fresh-water people prancing all about.

The Complexity Of NYC's Water System

Most city people don't think about the water they use every day. But how water is actually able to even flow from a faucet is quite a feat, considering where it starts out from. NYC's water supply system is one of the most extensive municipal systems in the world. This complex system relies on a combination of tunnels, aqueducts and reservoirs. It draws from three separate systems; the Croton Reservoir, The Catskill Aqueduct and from the Delaware River.

How it actually gets to us is though the flow of our money into three additional systems that enable it to ultimately remain clean and clear enough for us to drink. Those three systems are The Dept. of Environmental Protection, The Municipal Water Finance Authority and the Water Board. Now that today's economy has mirrored back to us humanity's long term corrupt behavior with regards to money handling, perhaps each of us on an individual basis should seriously examine just who's hands we're placing our daily health in. After all, the human body is made up of 55% to 78% water!

Peru Indians & The Water Privatization Protest

Let's stretch our reality to another part of the globe for a moment, to reflect on how other humans are treating our planet's precious water. U.S. Water News Online recently reported that in Lima, Peru; Ashaninka and Yines Indians are blocking an airport in the central Peruvian town of Atalaya, as well as two stations on a northern oil pipeline. They are protesting laws that threaten their ancestral land and resources. 15,000 Indians have been protesting since April 9 and plan to start taking over oil and gas rigs. Apparently, laws passed in December opened the door to privatization of water resources and jungle land used by the Indians. Such protests reported are similar to 11 days of disruptions last August that saw Indians block roads and clash with police. That unrest led Peru's government to repeal two laws designed to make it easier to sell tribal lands. How is it that humans, no matter where located in the world; can muck up with greed something so vital and precious to the very physical survival of all? Perhaps all mega corporate executives should try balancing a water bucket on THEIR heads for one day.

The Nuclear Power of Swim Diapers

CBS News this week, tooted the dangers of summer swimming and no; this year it’s not floating garbage from nearby tankers. Apparently, it’s water-resistant diapers! Scientists from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte reported at the Swim Pool & Spa Intn’l Conference in London, (March 2009) that swim diapers are a scary new concern. Crypto is spread when swimmers ingest some water that has been contaminated by diarrhea from infected people.
To ingest via a swimming pool = drink, suck up, snort down, etc. A baby’s fecal accident contains a billion disease-causing Crypto oocysts, which equals hundreds of millions Crypto’s in the water in minutes. Crypto is a parasite that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration. This germ is highly resistant to chlorine. Water-resistant diapers do not mean water PROOF. The next time you sense a mushroom type nuclear explosion has occurred in your girlfriend’s child’s swim diapers – don’t be polite. You might want to mention it OUT LOUD before y’all get into that pool together!

We’re All Connected Via Water!

At the 5th World Water Forum, the International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC) presented an updated version of the Trans Boundary Aquifers of the World Map. Globally, the vast majority of countries share aquifer systems with their neighbors. Lack of coordinated human management can lead to undesired changes in groundwater flow, volume and dissolved substances.

That means, we’re all connected whether we want to be or not. If the oceans we swim in & the water we drink and wash with is held entirely in the safety of ‘other human hands’, wouldn't it be nice if we all got a little more neighborly toward one another? After all, how much unprocessed human pee is in the backyard pool & oceanfront water anyway? Happy swimming & drinking this summer, y’all.

Hollywood Producers…All Dried Up For Ideas?

The camera pans across a happy, pappy little farm community. Children are joyfully playing in the oddly vacant streets. An elderly couple spray waters their rose bush while birds tweet nearby. A happy husband whistles as he clips his hedges. Suddenly whoosh! A raging river swoops down like an island bred tsunami.

Par for Hollywood; all are rescued, even the dog. The houses are rebuilt and the community slowly comes back. All is well…all is well. But wait! Suddenly people start popping off like corn in a piping hot microwave bag. What gives? NO ONE considered the invisible killer microbes that bred in the water...all along! Don’t be the victim of another blockbuster movie! Go bottleless!