Hot
Tubs In Odd Places
Recent news stories listed hot tubs as resident in a number of unusual
places, including:
Underground - Bugs bunny
isn't the only one with a comfortable underground abode. Eco-friendly,
soil-covered homes in England apparently have spas, too. Larry Harding of
Medstead, England, for example, is completing a five bedroom earth shelter
house decked out with a glass covered spa and sunken courtyard.
 Airborne - A clipped 1971
Boeing 727 situated on the shore of Mississippi's Lake Whittington serves
as a home to JoAnn Ussery, who bought it instead of a mobile home. She
redesigned its fuselage to hold not only the basic rooms but also a
bathroom with a hot tub.
Little Unknown Facts...
Sink or Swim - The first
swimming school in the US opened July 23, 1827, in Boston, MA. Students
were ferried up the Charles River to the Mill Dam where the lessons took
place.
The method of instruction included placing a belt "about the bodies,
under the arms, attached to a rope and pole, by which the head and body
are kept in the proper position in the water, while the pupil is learning
the use of his limbs." (Not exactly the Red Cross method).
- Famous First Facts, Fifth Edition, Joseph Nathan Kane, Steven Anzovin
and Janet Podell, H.W. Wilson Co., 1997
 It
Was a S-T-R-E-T-C-H - The first swimsuit of stretch fabric
was made by the Portland, OR, Knitting Mills in 1915, using a lightweight
woolen rib-knit cloth invented by Carl Jantzen. Jantzen, a Danish
immigrant, who was a partner in the company, designed a body hugging
athletic costume for the Portland rowing team. It was quickly adopted (and
applauded) by swimmers, as bathing suits previously consisted of baggy
cloths that covered the swimmer from neck to ankle.
-Famous First Facts, Fifth Edition, Joseph Nathan Kane, Steven Anzovin
and Janet Podell, H.W. Wilson Co., 1997
Hot as Ice (Land) - In
some volcanic areas, such as Iceland, the temperature beneath the surface
of the earth rises as high as 680 Fahrenheit (WOW! Now that is HOTTER than
HOT). Engineers can then tap the geothermal energy by piping hot water
from underground to warm nearby homes, offices and factories.
FYI: An outdoor swimming pool in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik is
heated so effectively by this method that it remains open and in use
year-round. (Heading for Iceland, Anyone?)
-Famous First Facts, Fifth Edition, Joseph Nathan Kane, Steven Anzovin
and Janet Podell, H.W. Wilson Co., 1997 |
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