Most Bizarre Student Jobs

garland
Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:30:40 +0000

I had a job testing life jackets in a wave tank in the engineering building. They lowered us into the tank, fully clothed, and then threw the life jacket at us. They timed how long it took to get into it. Then they started waves, at different heights, and we were supposed to hang in the water quietly and count how many waves broke over our noses.

Seriously.

I had no idea there were so many different kind of life jacket/preservers. Also had no idea how cold you could be (there was a heater and hot chocolate room set up for us to try to warm up in between tests. Brrr!)