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- safety hazards of water walking ballSource: By:wl-inflatable Posted:02-27-2014 Views:
Water walking ball, which can also be called water jogging ball, is a ball-shaped water sports. In the sport, people enter into a closed sphere, rolling in the lawn or on the water, and they enjoy stimulation that is hard to stand firm.
As the weather gets warmer, the water walking ball has become the hottest item in each water park. However, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a warning that this game exists mortal danger, and consumers should refuse to play.
Water walking ball needs player climb into a large, transparent plastic ball, and then tha ball should be inflated by zipper mouth. The ball that has been fully inflated is entirely enclosed and airtight. The player is "locked" in the ball inside, and then it can be rolled through the water, ice or grass.
In fact, as CPSC said, water walking ball has no emergency exit and can only be opened by people from outside. When visitors inside the ball feel unwell, others can not immediately know that, which greatly increases the risk of tourists’injury or death.
CPSC said, they have mastered two accidents caused by the game. one accident results in a child choking, while the other accident is that the player himself hit hard objects, which leads to fractures. Currently, some states have halted this game.
CPSC warns that the water walking ball game has hidden troubles of choking, drowning and injuries and other problems, especially choking problem, mainly because the ball is closed. When oxygen decreases, carbon dioxide will increase, which will result in insufficient oxygen. And this situation may occur in a few minutes.
In addition, this water walking ball has no backing strap, therefore, when the ball bump each other or hit the pool walls, players will be injured. And If the ball blows out or bursts, there is a danger of flooding.