Drowning or Play?

[midlifeaspie]

Swimming is a big thing here because of our warm climate.

I don't like swimming much because I can't see very well without glasses. Used to go as a kid though, my vision was better back then.

Are there special precautions you have to take to go swimming in Australia? The entire continent of Australia is trying to kill you.

Swimming is safe, as you have left the continent  

No....so long as you can skirt the sharks, crocodiles, stingrays, stonefish, blue-ringed octopus, Portuguese Man o' War, rips and so on, you should be fine.

But they aren't technically "in Australia"  

They're within Australia's territorial waters.

"Territorial waters" are a socio-political construct.  I was referring to "the continent of Australia"  

Geologically, the continent extends to the edge of the continental shelf, so the now-separate lands can still be considered a continent. Due to the spread of flora and fauna across the single Pleistocene landmass the separate lands have a related biota.

Source

Okay, I guess we can determine where the swimming was taking place in relation to the continental shelf, or I can admit this has gotten far too aspie and withdraw.  The latter seems better for my headache 

[Queen Victoria]

Swimming is a big thing here because of our warm climate.

I don't like swimming much because I can't see very well without glasses. Used to go as a kid though, my vision was better back then.

Are there special precautions you have to take to go swimming in Australia? The entire continent of Australia is trying to kill you.

Swimming is safe, as you have left the continent  

No....so long as you can skirt the sharks, crocodiles, stingrays, stonefish, blue-ringed octopus, Portuguese Man o' War, rips and so on, you should be fine.

But they aren't technically "in Australia"  

They're within Australia's territorial waters.

"Territorial waters" are a socio-political construct.  I was referring to "the continent of Australia"  

Geologically, the continent extends to the edge of the continental shelf, so the now-separate lands can still be considered a continent. Due to the spread of flora and fauna across the single Pleistocene landmass the separate lands have a related biota.

Source

Okay, I guess we can determine where the swimming was taking place in relation to the continental shelf, or I can admit this has gotten far too aspie and withdraw.  The latter seems better for my headache 

Okay, I give up.  What are the signs of drowning in facts?

[midlifeaspie]

Swimming is a big thing here because of our warm climate.

I don't like swimming much because I can't see very well without glasses. Used to go as a kid though, my vision was better back then.

Are there special precautions you have to take to go swimming in Australia? The entire continent of Australia is trying to kill you.

Swimming is safe, as you have left the continent  

No....so long as you can skirt the sharks, crocodiles, stingrays, stonefish, blue-ringed octopus, Portuguese Man o' War, rips and so on, you should be fine.

But they aren't technically "in Australia"  

They're within Australia's territorial waters.

"Territorial waters" are a socio-political construct.  I was referring to "the continent of Australia"  

Geologically, the continent extends to the edge of the continental shelf, so the now-separate lands can still be considered a continent. Due to the spread of flora and fauna across the single Pleistocene landmass the separate lands have a related biota.

Source

Okay, I guess we can determine where the swimming was taking place in relation to the continental shelf, or I can admit this has gotten far too aspie and withdraw.  The latter seems better for my headache 

Okay, I give up.  What are the signs of drowning in facts?

Wikipedia quotes 

[renaeden]

Swimming is a big thing here because of our warm climate.

I don't like swimming much because I can't see very well without glasses. Used to go as a kid though, my vision was better back then.

Are there special precautions you have to take to go swimming in Australia? The entire continent of Australia is trying to kill you.

Swimming is safe, as you have left the continent  

No....so long as you can skirt the sharks, crocodiles, stingrays, stonefish, blue-ringed octopus, Portuguese Man o' War, rips and so on, you should be fine.

But they aren't technically "in Australia"  

They're within Australia's territorial waters.

"Territorial waters" are a socio-political construct.  I was referring to "the continent of Australia"  

Geologically, the continent extends to the edge of the continental shelf, so the now-separate lands can still be considered a continent. Due to the spread of flora and fauna across the single Pleistocene landmass the separate lands have a related biota.

Source

Or you could just skip the beach (and all the confusion) and go to the local pools.

[Al Swearegen]

Never mind the sharks. Fear the drop Bears.

[renaeden]

The local pools near me are indoors, so no need to worry about drop bears in there.

[Al Swearegen]

The local pools near me are indoors, so no need to worry about drop bears in there.

Very glad to hear.