Observations of Awesomeness: Electric Grill in Pool

There are many brave, intrepid souls which grace society with things that can't but help to be described as awesome. Or are so awesomely bad that they defy all logic. Observations in Awesomeness is our attempt to better understand and examine all that is mind-blowing in this world.

Observations in Awesomeness: The Electric Grill in Above-Ground Pool

These creative gentlemen decided to have themselves a party and barbecue in their pool and attempt to even out their farmer tans. As Mitch Hedberg best said it "You know why commercials for above-ground pools only last thirty seconds? Because that is all the more time you can have fun in an above-ground pool." And so they engineered themselves a grill to do enhance their pooling fun. Which is awesome in principle and in their utility to get things to function (such as the floating flip flops supporting the power outlet). This is inherently an awesome idea for a bitchin good time. But upon further investigation there are a few flaws with this plan.

1. The grill is located in the geographic center of the pool. This allows for all parties to have great access to the table. This also causes the power cords to stretch into the pool.

2. The floating power strip. Perilously hovering above the water which can infiltrate and fry the circuits (unless it was a waterproof power strip. Which would be baller to have I suppose). This prevents the pool party goers from making too much for sudden movements which might cause waves, disrupting the floating of the powerstrip and potentially threatening the life source for grilling. Or, pending its voltage, the life source of anyone in the pool itself.

3. The power strip's presence limits movement around its region of the pool. One must either step over, or swim under it in order to avoid the aforementioned incident in #2. Both are not best to be required to do when drinking is involved. This limits the amount of people who can safely attend this party without being disruptive. Which is probably why there were only at most four people there. Also, the door to the pool area can't be left open for future party goers to walk right on through as the doorstop is taped to the electrical cord at the pool's edge.

4. Those sure look like fancy beers there. This is allowed if A) These people are not American or B) They are hipsters drinking import beer during said pool party to be ironic. If you are going to go out and BBQ within your above ground pool you are acknowledging that you aren't exactly participating in one of the classiest hobbies in American society. So why drink fancy beer? If you are going to embrace your inner White-trash self, go all out. And why bottles? Thats a brick sidewalk and someone's shoes are floating in the pool serving an important safety purpose. One broken bottle on the ground and some shoeless drunk is going to the hospital with severe cuts to the feet.

And that's why we can't have nice things.