Crazy!?

 We just had an interesting conversation which led to thoughts about what a new ride could look like.  

So it started like this....
We were planning to go kayaking next weekend, it would be the first time this year we've managed to get out on the water together.  We'd even planned to go out with some friends.  Then we looked at the forecast to see a day of thunderstorms.  Phil immediately said we'd need to call it off if the weather was like that.

My comment?  Well we'd probably be getting wet anyway!  My other comment... if only we could create a Faraday Cage to fit on the kayak.  

Now I've always loved physics as a subject - ever since school and being the only one in my A-Level class.  And I've always been fascinated by storms.  So the thought of being able to trial a Faraday Cage is exciting.  I do understand however that there is a huge difference between being in a land-based Faraday Cage vs one on the open water!

But it did also spark the conversation about different rides.  However the concept of watching people die in a water-based Faraday Cage during a Florida storm did appear to be a tad too extreme.  

Oddly enough, one of my recurring nightmares as a child was being stuck in a cage with scalding hot bars, so why I would now voluntarily go into a Faraday Cage escapes me.  But for the record, one of my other bucket list entries is to be in an underwater cage to feed sharks.  I'd gladly swim with sharks without a cage but apparently that's not always a good idea.  

Do I have a death wish?  No, absolutely not; but the part of me which loves science and animals does want to experience the less usual things in life.  My goal therefore when we do eventually get to Florida is to ride every single ride possible in the parks, go kayaking at night to see the bio-luminescent glow on the water, and find something else to do which really stretches the boundaries of safety.. all suggestions welcome!