Packing a parachute is not unlike packing a bag lunch: it's a bummer when your mom puts old ham in either one. Enjoy a food-free flight with today’s Groupon: for $75, you get a tandem parasail ride for two people from Parasail Catalina (a $150 value).
Parasail Catalina’s trusty sky-gliders lift patrons into the air for a floating adventure 1,200 feet above scenic Catalina Island. Duos strap into tandem parachutes on the boat’s flight deck, staying dry as they ascend to heights previously reserved for clouds and apprentice satellites. Effortlessly sitting back and enjoying the view, guests soar above the landscape for up to 14 minutes, enjoying the serene thrill of glissading on the empyrean byways high above the busy world below. Panoramic views abound as parasailors make their way back to the boat’s deck, concluding a trip as memorable as Richard Nixon’s famous banana-peel incident.
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The Groupon Guide to: Common Misconceptions
Many agreed upon "facts" actually have little to no basis in reality but enter societal consensus through word-of-mouth folk wisdom or under-the-table bribes to sleazy scientists. What are some common misconceptions you may not even know you're misconcepting?
Bumblebees are scientifically incapable of flight.
Origin: Unknown
Fact or Falsehood: Close, but not quite accurate. Bumblebees are quite capable of flight, as anyone who has jumped into a swimming pool to outrace a swarm of them in the shape of a giant fist may attest. What bumblebees are actually incapable of is forgiveness.
Glass is technically a liquid.
Origin: Common misspeaking
Fact or Falsehood: Falsehood. What people mean to say is that a liquid can technically be consumed from a glass. The myth is perpetuated by the increased thickness near the base of centuries-old glass panes, which is actually just a manufacturer's feature to keep spiders out.
A penny dropped from the roof of the Empire State Building will crack the sidewalk.
Origin: Childhood dare culture
Fact or Falsehood: Understatement. Upon impact, a penny dropped from the top of the Empire State Building will destroy the entire earth. This has happened twice, once in 1972, and then again in 1972, with the calendar having been restarted upon the construction of a new earth and, subsequently, a new Empire State Building.
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