Swiss manufacturer Interim today defended its new nuclear powered ferris wheel against critics who said it was "dangerous" and a poor use of resources.
Interim engineers say competitors are just being "snarky" because the wheel goes "really fast," makes no noise and can be run for decades without another power source.
Anti-nuclear activists have questioned the use of atomic power to run a recreational attraction. Interim counters that the spent fuel from its ferris wheel can go to Arizona or Utah or some other remote dry location and that the amount of fuel to run the ferris wheel is so small that it will amount to nothing.
Unveiling the wheel at a press conference today, they offered free rides to all participants and claimed that they were already filling orders from parks and other recreation sites around the world.
When asked if there were security problems with the fuel source, Interim pooh-poohed that fear. Engineers predicted that in the next decade there would be nuclear hair dryers and toasters; it is, they insist, a reliable, clean fuel source that no one should be afraid to have fun with.
