Who Do They Think They're Fooling?

Take a look at this Travelocity ad. When I saw it, my first thought was "Wow, how did they get everyone to go down the slide at the same speed so they could snap the picture with everyone right at the bottom?" You know, they're all different sizes and weights. Now, Galileo taught us that weight doesn't affect how fast things fall, but the friction because of their size would wreak havoc on their synchronicity.

But then, I looked a little closer. They aren't actually moving! They're all just sitting there at the bottom of the slide pretending that they're sliding down! You can tell (it's easier if you click on it) because the water dripping off their heels is going straight down. Doesn't the whole thing just seem extremely lame now?

When I saw this I was at work (sharpening the saw) and I called over Shelley and we had this exchange.

Marc: Shelley! Look! These people aren't sliding! They're just pretending to slide!
Shelley: Well...yeah.

Shelley's complete lack of outrage at Travelocity's trickery and appreciation for my discovery makes me think this might be another one of those things that only bothers me. All I know is that in the future I'm going to keep a better eye out for fakers and not be distracted by their reasonably priced Orlando hotels.