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Old 02-18-2004, 05:58 PM
DGqueen17 DGqueen17 is offline
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Ok I hope I don't offend anyone but here goes....

We had a discussion about this in my English class last semester when someone brought up an article that had been written about America becoming larger and larger. One of the points brought up was, if companies begin to accommodate larger people will that just make the obesity problem worse? If you're uncomfortable about not fitting into seats and such would that motivate you to diet?

Of course on the other side of things if you're larger and you find a place (i.e. clothing store etc) that offers what you need you're likely to spend more money there. So it may not be good for America's waistline, but it could be an untapped market for companies. Just a thought.

On a different note....

Over the summer while I worked at Cedar Point I noticed that the newer coasters tend to have smaller seats. It's hard to explain to someone who just paid $44 that they can't fit on a ride. Sometimes girls with large chests couldn't fit onto rides that had chest harnesses so it wasn't just a problem for larger people.
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