Often mistaken by
aliens as
large plastic donuts, inner tubes are popular
water toys that can be seen anywhere from
public pools, to
water polo games, from
lakes, to
water parks (
*SMILE*!).
Inner tubes get their
name from being (at least
originally before inner tubes were
manufactured for their own
sake),
literally, the
inner tube of a tire.
You can tell the
low quality inner tubes by the
rash you get on your
arms and (
depending on your swimsuit)
ribcage due to the
uncut seams on the
inner tube. This is not a
problem as much on
slides than
lazy rivers. Maybe it's not a
problem at all, and I just have some
painful childhood memories.
Common uses for inner tubes include (but are not limited to...
*grin*):
inner tube waterpolo
water slides
tubing behind a motorboat
lassoing small children
ultimate inner tube frisbee
slingshots in the desert