CP- People Dropping Like Flies
The heat is a bad thing to be in ,but like Jeff said its sothing we are use to on the northeast around this time of the season,but alot of people at parks forget to take care of themselves,and go around not drinking water,and dressing too warm,running around etc. I was at PKD in the ending of june,and it was a satgering 106degs out with a humdity of 100!,and the park was just dead,there where more people in the water park or passing out on the gorund or degrative flower areas then on the coasters, I did also see people being taken away or getting picked up becuase it was so hot out and there was not one breeze of wind,I even almost passed out,but I bought a huge 42oz hypersonic bottle,and kelpt filling it with water,however I was kinda cought with my gaurd down,but the next day at SFA I was ready,and I had a great time,no lines ,and not freezing to death like I often find myself doing in April,but I thought id point out that SFGAdv needs to add some type of shade to there park becuase the main reason I dont ride Nitro somtimes is becuase I dont want to wait in the sun.
Parks can only do so much for their guests. You can lead a horse to water but can't force them to drink. As long as you keep fluids in and eat durring the day you should be fine.
I often wondered why people would take infants to parks. I can see toddlers where they can get on rides but not newborns. I imangine the sun and heat can't be too good for them. Maybe the parents just want attention. "Oh! Look how sweet that baby is!, Blah, Blah, Blah!"
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What is the point of this thread (for the 3rd time)? It gets hot out there. It gets hotter in Japan. Go there for torture. Last summer it was 116 degrees for 6 days straight (which broke their alltime record), and it was 80-90% humidity levels the entire time. Imagine trying to sleep in that crud! My in-laws don't have air-conditioning because they hate it. Oh, the humanity!:)
Bilelele, KMFDM is a band based out of Seattle (at least for now), not call letters to a radio station. There you go.
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deanne said:
"You're talking about the gp, people who probably are out of shape to begin with, who only walk from the couch to the refrigerator and back, all year."
Wow, just a little bit of an overgeneralization, wouldn't you say. So let me get this straight. The gp (aren't we gp anyway) are out of shape while us buzzers are all in great shape. Sorry, there are small, big, skinny, fat whatever you want to call them in both categories. This isn't about fitness per se. It's about idiots not hydrating themselves properly. This statement has to take the cake for one of the most assanine comments this year. Just watch some coaster shows and take a look at the ACErs riding the coasters. Not all of them are fitness buffs.
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18 teaspoons of sugar, people who drink cola really should listen to that. I think it's a little more in some drinks, upwards of 24. Just do the math folks, if you've never noticed how much sugar's there, you will be shocked. The amount they display on the bottle doesn't look like much until you realize the conversion.
Something else to remember, too. Dehydration creeps up on you. It's "experienced" peeps who often become dehydrated BEFORE noting what's going on. How many athletes come down with it?
One wierd sign of dehydration. If you're out in the sun, & you start to feel a little hungry, don't instantly think that because you're being active, out & about & such, that you've developed an extra hunger. Sometimes, that belly feeling is a warning, you're not hungry often times, it means dehydration. That's why some beer drinkers feel hungry in the morning, same kind of thing.
SFgadvMAN said:
Ya I think every park should give away free water.
Don't all parks have drinking fountains?
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WoodenCyclone said:
. . . was a satgering 106degs out with a humdity of 100. . .
Not to nit-pick, but if a weather wo/man said this than they need to return to school unless it was raining. 100% humidity would mean that there was 100% precipitation in the air which is either snow, rain, sleat, etc. Welcome to Ohio, we had snow in like April and started summer off with like 8 days +90 and heat indexes broke 110. Next week looks like: Monday Sun High 91 Low 70 Tuesday Snow High -10 Low -70 Wednesday Cloudy High 88 Low 2 . . And the beat goes on.
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I was there last year for 2 days. People were fainting all the time the first day and the second day they offered free water.
CP has always given out free cups of ice water at every refreshment stand. This is nothing new, it it wasn't just on your second day, they do it everyday.
ldiesman said:
"100% humidity would mean that there was 100% precipitation in the air"
That's incorrect. 106 degrees with a humidity of 100% would mean the dew point was 106 degrees. I can assure you that is not true.
Actually, humidity has nothing to do with comfort level. Relative humidity is usually high in the morning and lower in the afternoon. A better indication of comfort is dew point. Dew point is an absolute measure of how much water vapor is present while the relative humidity is, well, relative. In meteorology, absolute quantities are always much more useful than relative ones.
For more information about moisture and air, check out these links from one of my former professors:
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadClouds.html
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadFAQ/BadCloudsFAQ.html
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...just bringing a bit of humor to an otherwise humorless thread.....think of those poor Goth kids out there dressed in BLACK. Bad enough for *sane* humans who drink enough and try to stay in the shade....
but seriously, misting fans, Cool Zones, water fountains, and shaded queues are the wave of the future....it IS getting hotter.....stupid ozone layer, when are the "scientists" going to agree that it is, in fact, going away...I remember the misting fan outside of Typhoon Seacoaster being one of the more popular *attractions* at SFA.....
My apartment needs one of those misting fans!!
Comment on CP: I realize it looks nifty from a design standpoint to not have every "square" of the line covered with a tent, but at what point do you balance design with functionality? I know MF's line has very stagnant air as the wind is usually from the other side of the island, and it would make that line a lot better if all of the tents were actually in place (and the fans blew the air under the tents instead of over like most do)
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Yes, those misting fans are a great idea! Even if it isn't blazing hot outside, they come in handy if you're sweating out of nervousness because of the coaster you're about to ride.
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As far as the babies, I still have no idea why people bring their babies there. There is nothing there for a small baby to do, except cry all day because it's hot and uncomfortable, and baby's tolerance to heat is much more lower than an adult for teenager for that matter.
If I had kids I would not even start to bring them to a park until the were at least 3 or 4.
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"Escuse me, can you tell me where the heck the Mystery Lodge is"?
If I had kids I would not even start to bring them to a park until the were at least 3 or 4.
3 or 4 years?! My son will make his first visit to Cedar Point before he turns 1 month. The rumor that a CP stop is scheduled on the way home from the hospital is greatly exaggerated ;)
Trust me ... the joy of being there with him, no matter how young he is, will be more fun than I can stand.
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