The Psychological Impact of Lake Okeechobee's Shallow Depth
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ksymph
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
The article explores the author's personal discomfort with Lake Okeechobee's shallow depth despite its massive size, questioning why such a large lake is so shallow and expressing unease about its physical characteristics. The piece blends factual information about the lake's dimensions with subjective emotional reactions and humorous observations about the alligator population.
Key quotes
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I can't explain why this bothers me so much, but something about it being so big and yet so shallow just creeps me out
It's the eighth-largest (freshwater) lake in the country but I've swam in deeper pools at the YMCA
Mentally, it makes me feel like noodles, if that makes sense
Oh, and it has 30,000 alligators, but try not to think about that
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