You Mean, Noodle Sink Chair (Not To Be Confused With Baby Fish Mouth)
Written: Jul 07 '09
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Pros: Compatible with your existing noodles. Fun for your friends to watch you try it out.
Cons: You sink and might even embarrass yourself.
The Bottom Line: Don't waste your money. Stick with more traditional floatation devices even if they cost a little more or are a little more inconvenient
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| chad8246's Full Review: Noodle Fun Chair |
How in the world did I make it as a kid without a noodle to entertain me in the pool? Oh wait, we had those cool inflatable rafts that actually held your drink in the various holes located all over the entire raft. But, to be honest, water usually got in your drink anyway so it wasn't that cool. However, I'd like to give one of those a try with a beer now. Seems like I drink those awfully fast these days. OK, back to my point...even though the noodle is a relatively recent invention in pool entertainment, and I define recent as in the last 10 years or so, I've actually been a big fan of the water noodle. Sure, I may need two of them to keep me afloat. But, for such a simple device, they function rather well. Alas, technology has evolved and "improved" on the traditional noodle. Sadly, my friends, new technology is not always an improvement (see New Coke).
This past Saturday, me and some friends celebrated the wonderful July 4th weekend with a day at the pool. As we are all single and without kids, we didn't have any neat toys to play with around the pool. A nerf football gets old after about 15 minutes or after one too many over throws. At that point we had a great idea, go to the store and get some pool toys. After much deliberation, a victim was chosen and off he went. Upon his return we were treated to four noodles and a mysterious Noodle Fun Chair. Needless to say, we could barely control our excitement.
For those not familiar with the Noodle Fun Chair, it's a relatively simple device. You slide your regular noodle through a canvas strap then through a larger mesh compartment and then finally through a second canvas strap. So, basically your noodle is in a U shape with the mesh section in the back holding the noodle in place. Then in the open space of the noodle is more mesh. This is the area that you sit down on and enjoy the cool water and warm sun.
Here in lies the problem with the Noodle Fun Chair. You aren't able to sit down and enjoy the cool water and warm sun. You will quickly spend the next 30 minutes (or however long you want to try) paddling and squirming to stay afloat and not either sink or tip over. And, trust me, balance (or lack thereof) is not the reason you'll fall over. The device cannot hold a grown person whether you're 165 pounds like me or 100 pounds like some other folks that tried it.
If you do manage to stay afloat for any period of time, another problem arises. Your noodle is invariably going to slip out of the Noodle Fun Chair and a whole other set of issues will disturb your fun. Your rear end will slide out of the mesh seat and you'll slowly descend into the realms of the water below. Or, you'll have to start flailing your arms violently to remain upright. This allows results in laughter from your friends and humiliation upon you.
So, what is good about the Noodle Fun Chair? Well, one thing is that it works with you existing noodles so the only expense would be the $10 chair itself. It also worked reasonably well with some of the smaller kids that gave it a shot after we cursed its very being. But, they quickly tired of it too because eventually the noodle oozed its way out of the straps and down they went. It might be functional to use with very small kids, but it will definitely require constant adult supervision.
After a wonderful July 4th holiday, everyone agreed that the Noodle Fun Chair was a poor investment. It certainly isn't worth the $10 price tag and honestly, the noodles themselves work much better than the chair. Sure, you can't totally relax with the noodle and float around the pool effortlessly, but you won't be able to do that with the Noodle Fun Chair either. If you want to do that, you'll need to go with a more traditional float. Sure, it will probably cost more, but it's going to work much better.
For those totally confused with the title, "baby fish mouth" is a funny line from the Pictionary scene in When Harry Met Sally and for whatever reason it popped into my head when creating the title.
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No
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