Boston.com - The commissioner of the state Department of Public Safety says he would like to ban water balls, a new mall attraction where people climb in a large plastic ball in the water and seal themselves in, then walk along the surface of the water. But Tom Gatzunis, who has the power to oversee other amusement rides, said he doesn't have the power to ban water balls. “They narrowly fall outside my scope," he said. He said he was asking the state Legislature and the governor to give him the authority. Gatzunis said the balls are "inherently unsafe,” adding there’s no way to monitor the amount of oxygen in balls.
I'm not going to delve into the whole safety issue here, of course they're unsafe, its a sealed plastic ball with a person inside of it floating in the middle of a body of water. It's pretty obvious. That said I'll drive to the nearest water ball location as soon as possible if I find out its not frowned upon for adults to partake in the fun. I hardly come off as an adult in person but I still may raise the pederass sensors of some parents if I'm the only one over 12 splashing around in the shallow end.
