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Ever had a great idea in the shower which has vanished by the time you’re out?
 Hundreds of scientific breakthroughs must have been missed in this way, millions of birthday presents forgotten and novel ideas lost.
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Sink or swim: students participate in Cardboard Boat Regatta
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It was sink or swim Tuesday as students from Wilmington Academy of Arts and Science took part in the Cardboard Boat Regatta at Echo Farms Pool.
Students were teamed up in their science classes to build boats only out of cardboard and clear packing tape. The goal was to put two passengers in the boats and paddle 25 yards across the pool without sinking.
Some students took the challenge very seriously, applying buoyancy formulas to engineer their boats just right to hold their weight, others do not and some sink immediately.
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Boy hospitalized after rescue from Lauderhill swimming pool
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A 4-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after he was pulled from a swimming pool, Monday.
Officials said the incident occurred during a pool party at a home in the area of Northwest 17th Court and 36th Avenue in Lauderhill, Monday afternoon.
A 4 year-old boy was sitting on the steps of the backyard pool in, dipping his head in the water. An adult noticed he stopped moving and quickly pulled him out of the water.
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Cool: Swimming With Icebergs in Michigan
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While the air temperature in Michigan may have hit the 80’s, it’s still not warm enough to melt the thick ice build-up on Lake Superior, where the water remains a chilly 37 degrees Fahrenheit.
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The ‘Clean Cross’ swim – Hong Kong to Macau
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Last weekend Simon Holliday, 35, set a record for the crossing of the Pearl River Delta in a time of 10 hours, 20 minutes, and 30 seconds, beating the time of Beijing swimmer Zhang Jian who swam across in 10 hours 30 minutes in 2005.
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Coast Guard warns San Luis Pass visitors of drowning danger
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The Coast Guard got creative Monday to promote safety.
The agency’s chopper lowered a rescued swimmer to the beach to discuss the dangers of swimming in the San Luis Pass.
The swimmer distributed pamphlets and explained why swimming is banned. Last summer, seven people drowned while swimming at the popular beach spot.
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Qatar launches ‘dress code’ campaign
Read Saudi Gazette, I guess need-to-know for those who will attend the Doha 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)
Qatar has launched a campaign urging tourists and foreign residents to respect the country’s dress code.
The campaign says a visitor or a resident in Qatar is required to wear “decent clothes.â€
“Women should avoid wearing any garments that are too tight, too short or translucent such as mini-skirts or sleeveless dresses,†according to a campaign poster posted on the campaign’s Twitter account @reflect_respect.
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England, Scotland and Wales swimmers go head to head for Battle of SwimBritain
Press release courtesy of dna
Four of England’s brightest swim stars teamed up to take on Scotland and Wales this weekend to complete the British Gas SwimBritain challenge.
London 2012 Olympian Aimee Willmott joined forces with British Gas Championship multi-gold medallist swimmers James Guy, Siobhan Marie-O’Connor and breaststroke swimmer Adam Peaty for a very special training exercise and some friendly competition as they prepare to represent their nation this summer.
Facing them on the starting blocks were Robbie Renwick, Craig Benson, Lewis Smith and Craig McNally for the Scotland contingent. Welsh swimmers Georgia Davies, Calum Jarvis, Jemma Lowe and Tom Laxton who completed the trio of teams competing in the Battle of SwimBritain race.
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Epic underwater photoshoot – The secret to success
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Over the past couple years we’ve all seen Benjamin Von Wong rise to the occasion time and time again with shoot after epic shoot. This time is no different, when he heads back underwater (this time in the untamed wild ocean of Bali) to attempt a shoot surrounded by a coral-covered shipwreck. In Von Wong’s words, “everything is more complicated underwater.â€
This is the first of two videos he’ll be releasing, this one focused on planning and the stuff you have to consider when doing something like this.