In the late 80s, about 10 of us (college group), decided to go parasailing on Paradise Island. Back then, you'd take a small boat out to a dock & parasail from the dock.
The tour operator lined us up by weight, lightest to heaviest. The first friend was small, petite, very light. She demonstrated - step, step, step, "sit" on the harness, and the parasail "whooshed" her up. The second, also petite, same thing - step, step, step, sit, whoosh.
Ok, it looked easy enough. Those of us towards the back started talking, bored, waited our turns, not paying attention to the rest of the group go up.
Last guy was big & muscular. The tour operators put his harness on, and we watched him:
Step, step, step, sit, THUD, THUD, splash, "Ooooooouch!"
He had watched the petite women "sit" so gracefully on the harness, but he sat down HARD, and his butt slammed down on the dock. The parasail pulled him up a little, then he hit the dock a second time, then up, then his butt skimmed the water, then he was finally lifted up. He looked like a giant rock skimming the water.
It was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. It was amazing that he didn't have millions of splinters.
Of course, he was laughing as hard as the rest of us when he touched back down, and we bought his drinks for the rest of the weekend... but he DID sit on a pillow for the rest of the cruise!
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In the late 80s, about 10 of us (college group), decided to go parasailing on Paradise Island. Back then, you'd take a small boat out to a dock & parasail from the dock.
The tour operator lined us up by weight, lightest to heaviest. The first friend was small, petite, very light. She demonstrated - step, step, step, "sit" on the harness, and the parasail "whooshed" her up. The second, also petite, same thing - step, step, step, sit, whoosh.
Ok, it looked easy enough. Those of us towards the back started talking, bored, waited our turns, not paying attention to the rest of the group go up.
Last guy was big & muscular. The tour operators put his harness on, and we watched him:
Step, step, step, sit, THUD, THUD, splash, "Ooooooouch!"
He had watched the petite women "sit" so gracefully on the harness, but he sat down HARD, and his butt slammed down on the dock. The parasail pulled him up a little, then he hit the dock a second time, then up, then his butt skimmed the water, then he was finally lifted up. He looked like a giant rock skimming the water.
It was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. It was amazing that he didn't have millions of splinters.
Of course, he was laughing as hard as the rest of us when he touched back down, and we bought his drinks for the rest of the weekend... but he DID sit on a pillow for the rest of the cruise!