Trampoline + Water = ?
Earlier I posted that I had acquired a trampoline to put in my parents garden, as I myself live in an apartment. Shortly afterward I got curious of how well it would work in water, if at all. It was quite a strange idea, but it got stuck in my head, so I had to try it out.
To make it possible to launch off of the trampoline into the water I wanted to increase the height by extending the legs. I checked if it was possible to order more leg parts, as they were stackable, but that was only possible if you actually had a broken part to replace. Then I checked the price for manufacturing extensions, which was more than half the price of a completely new trampoline! So I ended up buying a second one and used those legs for the extension.
For the trampoline not to sink in the sand on the lake bottom I prepared boards to have as feet on the legs. These were then attached with a rope to stabilize the structure somewhat.
To test the rig out I brought together a number of friends and headed out to a beach belonging to the second largest lake in the country. It was in my first week of vacation so it was cold in the water, a friend guesstimated 14°C, but it was the only weekend this summer that this amount of my friends were available!
To see the process and the end result, watch the video below! Enjoy!
October 13th, 2008 at 0:20
The muffled music on the underwater scenes was a really nice touch. I wasn’t expecting it and it got a laugh from me. :)
October 13th, 2008 at 9:39
Hah! Yeah, I got the idea when I was finished cutting, and after some experimenting I sat smiling at the effect :P A nice finishing touch.