I do not think I have ever seen a grown adult with water wings before. Over life saving devices, but not water wings on the arms & they looked exactly something my 2 yr old wears when she goes in the pool. I would have been more embarrassed by the water wings than going down the slide, but I have been down several slides like that. Its very thrilling, and usually there is a pile of guys down at the end of those slides... because no matter what type of bathing suit a woman has on.... you get a major wedgie or your bottoms come practically off. Someone gets flashed.

One of the poker girl's top lifted up.....there was a little blur.....

Seriously....what girl/woman that age wears water wings?? Those things would not have saved her if she were drowing........

Guess you have to respect that paralyzing, irrational fear when it overrides the competitive spirit that should propel you right down that slide. So I agree, fear of heights should be an elimination factor for inclusion on the show. Wouldn't stop people from lying, of course, nor would it stop CBS and the producers from wanting them on the show for the very reaction this episode has evoked.

that was funny

i think he was making it more complicated than it was

i can't really swim & don't lkie heights, but i'd like to think that i could make myself do it for 1 million

It depends on how crippling the fear was. The bungee jump you mentioned, I don't think I could do that for 10 million dollars. But I won't go on the show because I know I probably couldn't do some of those tasks because of my fear of heights.

Money isn't everything and some fears take a lot more than dollar signs to get passed.

Loved that!!! Probably one of the best off the cuff lines I've ever heard on a reality show. The teams this season are really funny and fun to watch.

Glad to see Zev & Justin finally got to the Elimination Station. (posted in another thread)

I don't think I could be so forgiving if I were Canaan. And to be at the top of that slide for 45 minutes?!?! (as heard in the elimination station video) Then to give Big Easy lip for telling Mika not to slide. Thats just crazy, it's not like she was going to do it anyways, and if she was, she could have gone after Canaan and not just walked away. It could have possibly been a non elimination leg.

Everyone has a fear of something, but like most of you have said, it's not like this wasn't something to be expected when running the race. Unless she had never heard of the Amazing Race before (in which case, why did she sign up?) all contestants know the "challenges" are there to test and challenge you.