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<blockquote data-quote="Kismet" data-source="post: 500857" data-attributes="member: 8516"><p>Last Century, I worked for a company with 6 plants scattered around the U.S. Part of the work involved putting faces of workers' personal pursuits in front of the rest of the Corporation. One plant was in Chattanooga, TN.</p><p></p><p>I was tipped to a guy who ran whitewater rivers in canoes. His boats were filled with polyethylene rigid foam from stem to stern, with marginal space for the paddler. In the interview for the story, I asked why. He explained that often, maybe most often, the canoe was underwater with only his torso above the surface. Even so, he said, the helmet, life jacket, and gloves sometimes just barely protected his body and frequently saved his life. These were rivers which were inaccessible without special equipment, and the pictures he showed were like seeing a boat and paddler in a narrow blender which was propelled downstream at 25 miles per hour.</p><p></p><p>Never in our discussion did we go far into motorized craft; he said his reaction time wasn't sufficient to survive the maneuvering.</p><p>There is a reason you can't find anyone who's done it.</p><p></p><p>The canoe was suicidal; a craft such as you are suggesting would be fatal.</p><p></p><p>Please reconsider. Best wishes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kismet, post: 500857, member: 8516"] Last Century, I worked for a company with 6 plants scattered around the U.S. Part of the work involved putting faces of workers' personal pursuits in front of the rest of the Corporation. One plant was in Chattanooga, TN. I was tipped to a guy who ran whitewater rivers in canoes. His boats were filled with polyethylene rigid foam from stem to stern, with marginal space for the paddler. In the interview for the story, I asked why. He explained that often, maybe most often, the canoe was underwater with only his torso above the surface. Even so, he said, the helmet, life jacket, and gloves sometimes just barely protected his body and frequently saved his life. These were rivers which were inaccessible without special equipment, and the pictures he showed were like seeing a boat and paddler in a narrow blender which was propelled downstream at 25 miles per hour. Never in our discussion did we go far into motorized craft; he said his reaction time wasn't sufficient to survive the maneuvering. There is a reason you can't find anyone who's done it. The canoe was suicidal; a craft such as you are suggesting would be fatal. Please reconsider. Best wishes. [/QUOTE]
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