We were at the mall today
Dec. 30th, 2006 10:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
xiphiasWe saw one of those Aquamassage things. It's a bed with a top that shuts over you, with a self-contained tough plastic lining, which sprays water on it, giving a hydro-massage, with all the water remaining contained within the unit. So you go in, and you get water sprayed on you as a massage, but the water stays within the machine, so you don't get wet.
Um. It's easy to explain if I can wave my hands around, but it's harder to explain in just words. Like. . . okay. Imagine if you put someone in a garbage bag, and then sprayed them with a hose. They could feel the water, but they wouldn't get wet. So, in this case, hose is INSIDE the garbage bag, so you can still feel the water, but you don't get wet. Except the garbage bag is a much, much tougher plastic, and the hose is a bunch of water jets that go back and forth on a track.
I tried it.
All my friends who are massage therapists? Your jobs are totally safe.
I mean, we'd been discussing this thing last night at my parents' house, which is why I decided to finally give into my curiosity. Lis just wanted a description so I could satisfy her curiosity, too.
"It's kind of like being in a dishwasher, really. It's like a shower massage, except not as good."
It wasn't really a waste of fifteen minutes and twenty dollars -- but only because it satisfied my curiosity about it and made it clear that there's really no reason to ever do it again. It was reasonably pleasant, I suppose, but not $20 worth, and didn't do a thing to actually help my back.
So, y'know, if you're curious about these things, go ahead and try them, but just spend the "$10 for 5 minutes", rather than the "$20 for 15 minutes" that I got. Because it won't do any real good, probably, and you're only doing it out of curiosity. It probably won't do any harm, either.
Um. It's easy to explain if I can wave my hands around, but it's harder to explain in just words. Like. . . okay. Imagine if you put someone in a garbage bag, and then sprayed them with a hose. They could feel the water, but they wouldn't get wet. So, in this case, hose is INSIDE the garbage bag, so you can still feel the water, but you don't get wet. Except the garbage bag is a much, much tougher plastic, and the hose is a bunch of water jets that go back and forth on a track.
I tried it.
All my friends who are massage therapists? Your jobs are totally safe.
I mean, we'd been discussing this thing last night at my parents' house, which is why I decided to finally give into my curiosity. Lis just wanted a description so I could satisfy her curiosity, too.
"It's kind of like being in a dishwasher, really. It's like a shower massage, except not as good."
It wasn't really a waste of fifteen minutes and twenty dollars -- but only because it satisfied my curiosity about it and made it clear that there's really no reason to ever do it again. It was reasonably pleasant, I suppose, but not $20 worth, and didn't do a thing to actually help my back.
So, y'know, if you're curious about these things, go ahead and try them, but just spend the "$10 for 5 minutes", rather than the "$20 for 15 minutes" that I got. Because it won't do any real good, probably, and you're only doing it out of curiosity. It probably won't do any harm, either.
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