Dispensary Corner 06 Jun 12
June 6, 2012
MOTION sickness?
An American detective, Gus
Martinez, has broken the World
Record record for the longest ride
on a Ferris Wheel, clocking a
whopping 25 hours of fun.
Martinez underwent the feat
riding a 40-metre tall Ferris
Wheel located at Santa Monica
Pier’s Pacific Park.
According to reports, there
were some worrying points for
riders and observers alike, when
jolted by the constant stop start
circling motion of the Ferris
Wheel, Martinez began to feel
queasy.
The detective was however
able to mentally overcome the
motion sickness and according to
World Records adjudicator Philip
Robertson (who travelled from
London to witness the record),
he finished “quite solidly”, and
towards the end did not bother
to take his allotted breaks.
What is particularly interesting
about the veteran policeman, is
that he does not like heights,
and has no particular love for
Ferris Wheels.
What’s more, Martinez said he
did nothing to prepare for the
event, adding “But after 18 years
of long shifts, double shifts and a
lot of extended hours, I think
that kind of helped, actually”.
GOING batty.
The Sydney Botanic Gardens is
resorting to unusual methods to
rid itself of around 5,000
destructive flying foxes.
Workers at the park this week
began to broadcast loud industrial
noises and banging sounds to
specific areas of the Gardens to
scare away the creatures.
The Gardens will continue to
play the sounds twice a day, for
45 minutes before sunrise and
30 minutes at sunset, until the
colony skiddadles.
The grey-headed flying fox colony
is being evicted after destroying
numerous trees, including 60
that are on the critical list.
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