I've been giggling about this all morning! Many of the young swimmers from my pool are attending the BYU swim camps starting this week. One of the young guys who always wears brief (racer) style swim suits told me that he isn't allowed to where them at the camp. I pulled up the info on the camp and the info packet does say "no Speedos or bikini briefs are allowed for male participants". I'm sorry, but jammers are no less revealing than briefs! If anything they are more so - in my opinion. I can understand a modest dress code at BYU, but swimmers are so use to seeing each other in these types of suits. I would love to know the thinking behind this dress code? :lmao:
I'm really suprised you'd post and article about how much better things were back in the 1970s, that's really unlike you.
Former Member
While we're on the subject of wasteful, expensive technology that people don't need, I have to ask: What's up with elevators?!?! I prefer taking the good, old-fashioned stairs. They provide a little bit of exercise, and they don't contribute to global warming. And I've also found that I can go up the stairs faster if I wear my FS PRO.
Former Member
While we're on the subject of wasteful, expensive technology that people don't need, I have to ask: What's up with elevators?!?! I prefer taking the good, old-fashioned stairs. They provide a little bit of exercise, and they don't contribute to global warming. And I've also found that I can go up the stairs faster if I wear my FS PRO.
Hey Craig68
This should have been some place in the NSR discussion, but now that you brought up the subject of the environmental effects of elevators and high rise buildings, here’s some trivia: :oldman:
Elevators are the second most widely used mode of transportation (based on passenger miles per year) and the private auto ranks first. Most of this travel is done in medium to high rise buildings which are in fact more economical and environmentally friendly than having offices situated in several low rise buildings. :agree:
Accordingly, with all the economic and environmental benefits, elevators are now the subject of research and development in other countries such as Japan:
translib.blogspot.com/.../mitsubishi-builds-worlds-tallest.html
Incidentally, in 1996 I was a member of the of the Elevator Code Division of the American Society Of Mechanical Engineers and I gave several presentations on the analysis of the safety features in what are now considered rather mundane computerized elevator controls:
www.lantacompany.com/index.phpntlsearch.bts.gov/.../search.dontlsearch.bts.gov/.../00841006.html
Hey - this thread is really an example of social evolution. It went from a discussion about whether swimmers at BYU would be allowed to wear briefs to the environmental benefits of elevators. :doh:
Who knows, if this thread stays alive long enough someone will in fact come up with a workable solution to the energy crisis!!! :groovy:
Dolphin 2
Former Member
There was a rather interesting article about elevators in the New Yorker a few weeks ago.
There was a rather interesting article about elevators in the New Yorker a few weeks ago.
Edit: Ahh, you beat me to the link. Good article.
Former Member
Actually, this thread has been mostly about people speaking out of their backsides without any real qualifications to do so.
Hey! I cited a source for my comment! :D
