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An electronic pool float can't be all that safe
Nothing says smart summer fun like floating on a piece of electronic equipment in your pool. What could possibly go wrong, after all?
The iPod Stereo Pool Oasis is a floating lounge chair that adds in an iPod dock and speakers as well as massage functionality. That's right, it's a floating massage chair. The iPod dock is in a waterproof sleeve, but if you want to change the song you're going to have to risk frying yourself or your iPod to do so. But hey, you aren't a caveman. You need your iPod while you're floating in the pool! It's only civilized.
Hammacher and Schlemmer via Coolest Gadgets
By nilus at 2:57 PM ON 06/10/09
This is just stupid. Who spends 200 dollars on a pool raft. Who would then put there iPod anywhere near the pool. I guess when you got money these things don't matter much but this is way out of the price and practicality range of normal people
By Hired Mind at 12:14 AM ON 06/15/09
"Frying yourself"? On four AA batteries? That's 6 volts total.
Stick your tongue to the terminals on a 9-volt battery, and you'll feel more juice than you will feel touching the innards of an iPod with wet fingers...
These devices use TINY voltages - they are hardly dangerous when used around water...
(It's true that Tasers use 9V batteries to generate very high voltages - but they have to go to great pains to bump the voltages up that high)
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