Still learning Flash at work and about to get assigned a new project... I hope.
In the meantime, been sorting finances with Kath and trying to get things sorted and ready so we can afford to fly back to the UK next year for Dave's wedding.
Went swimming this morning to the Cari Complex near the University, nice swimming pool. It's got a large recreational pool area, going to about 1.5m, a splashy hose and bucket type thing, a REALLY fast twisty water slide, which Hayden loved and a large deep pool split into lanes with proper diving boards, going to 3.95m deep.
Then we went to Wendy's, a good fast food place, and topped off the day by heading to the cinema to watch Star Trek, which I have to say was just incredibly good.
Absolutely loved it.
Hayden fell asleep after the dramatic opening, and woke up during the credits - he would have enjoyed it I think, so I will be saving for a Blu-Ray player for when it comes out in a couple of months :)
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Mark says he feels better knowing the exact depth of your local pool. When we get to swim in the Falkland Islands pool (and i say that as there is only one) we shall compare notes ;)
My husband is a very detailed man....i would have said up to my boobs, but he needed to measure!
Oh, I'm glad Mark is feeling better, it clearly shows. To be of further assistance, the shallow end has a slope, of which the gradient wasn't noted. However given the following:
G = V/H
I'd estimate H to be 4.87m. V was easy (it said so on the side of the pool LOL, and went to a depth of 0.67m.
This would equate G to be roughly 0.137577m.
As we're only talking estimates here, I apologise for the crudeness of the calculation, however if I 'was' to commit, I'd be pretty happy stating that the gradient of the slope that leads into the water was 'approx.', and I quote 'approx.' 13%, which is a significant incline for the young and disabled.
Taking the average 2 year old height to be 31" or 0.785m, and a 3 year old to be 33" or 0.84m. We can compute the following...
Using a simple linear interpolation taking 0.83 as t (This being that Hayden is 10 months over 12 months of is 2nd year, we will find:
x' = x1 + t * (x2-x1)
x' = 0.785 + 0.83 * (0.84 - 0.785)
x' (or Hayden's current height, taking average child heights into consideration) would be: 0.831m
This would leave the top of his head 0.161m above the surface of the water at the bottom of said slope. To give this a more accurate impression, in inches this is 6.34".
Measuring Hayden's head from chin to crown, I just found out, is 7" meaning that we're almost 3/4" too deep. Luckily Hayden's chin to lips is roughly this distance.
He did in fact have water lapping at his mouth, but the addition of arm band aided his floatation, thus 0.67m is an acceptable depth for the average 2 3/4 year old - with arm bands - to walk upto un aided.
I hope that this information helps Mark's recovery further and I look forward to comparing notes with you regarding the single pool in the Falklands.
Perhaps once this has been acheived we may be able to find like for like beaches and tidal patterns so that we can discuss the merits of swiimming in open water. It would very much interest me to observe the differences bewteen the upper and lower hemisphere 'safe swim zones'.
If you require any further information regarding the pool in Charlottetown (I did neglect to look at the depth of the baby pool! doh!), then please do not hesitate to ask.
Upon my next visit I will find out - next time I'll take my tools, silly me was not expecting there to be such an abundance of detail available at a local pool.
Glad to be of help :)
The accuracy of your calculations is reassuring Mr Rajamanie. Whilst the features of indoor swimming pools is not really of such interest to me, I am happy to second the proposal you put forward for a study relating to the merits of outdoor swimming in the northern and southern hemispheres.
I should be very interested in comparing conditions, we for example have a continual 20mph wind, penguins, seals, dolphins, whales, the occasional shipwreck and an abundance of land mines, kindly donated by our Argentine neighbours.
In order to further our study I will be putting my name down for the Annual Falkland Islands South Atlantic Mid-Winter swim, held on winter solstice.
http://www.kpadgett.org.uk/falklands/Pages/swim.htm
There is a charity element, but this is secondary to the importance of our little project. I trust that in the interests of science you will also strip to you keks on the longest day in winter in your hemisphere and take a dip. I propose we measure body temperature prior and after. Water temp, air temp, wind chill, how long it takes you to pick through the ice to get in and vitally, how many pints of stella it takes to warm you back up again!
I'll inform New Scientist of this. I;m sure they will see the importance and maybe i could ask for funding towards the Stella?
Mark has developed a strong interest in the tiling pattern and more specifically the number and shape of tiles that make up your local pool He would like you to provide further information on this. Also, is there any mosaic in the bottom of the pool? Perhaps a dolphin, or a wave or some other logo signifying aquatic health and vitality.
We eagerly await your reply.
It sounds to me like you're taking the piss now!!!...
However... 'in the interest of science'.. I will find out how many Stella's it take me to warm up, but only from a cold shower, I will not be experimenting with the suggested dip.
There's a reason why there are no penguins in PEI during the Mid Winter Solstice, and that's because it's too fucking cold!
Pussy.
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