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Five Wet, Wild Dates to Beat the Heat

Going to be crazy hot again this week. So crazy hot, it suddenly seems like a good idea to call a date and get underwater... in a shark tank. Or make some margaritas, rent a double-lane Slip ’N Slide and see where the evening goes. Here are five wild water dates to help you beat the heat.

WATER WINGS

Hoverboarding over the Ocean

The plan: Just the two of you. On a boat, with a drink. Your destination: a hovering, water-propelled platform that rises almost 30 feet in the air. With you on it.
The payoff: A bird’s-eye view of The Queen Mary. A cooling breeze. Somebody earning the nickname “McFly.”

SWIMMING WITH SHARKS

Cuddling in an Underwater Cage

The plan: Pick up date. Drive to San Diego. Depart for Baja’s Guadalupe Islands. Enter metal cage for two. Meet Jaws’s angry stepson.
The payoff: Some serious in-cage intimacy. A new appreciation for your life. Even if it’s kind of hot out.

PARA MORE

Tandem Parasailing over the Westside

The plan: Soaring 800 feet over the ocean near Venice and Santa Monica. Side-by-side. Under a huge smiley-face parachute.
The payoff: What happens in the lower reaches of the troposphere stays in the lower reaches of the troposphere.

SLIP SERVICE

Here’s a Tandem Slip ’N Slide

The plan: Rent a double-lane Slip ’N Slide. Slip. Slide. Repeat as necessary.
The payoff: You’re wet. You’re half naked. You’re hurtling down wet plastic chutes in unison. Sometimes it’s about the journey, not the destination.

FROM HERE TO INFINITY

An Amazing Hilltop Infinity Pool

The plan: Rent an awe-inspiring infinity pool overlooking the Sunset Strip. It comes with its own mansion.
The payoff: Congratulations, you two just won Instagram.