Blathr Wayne Lorentz

On a boat, off the coast of the Cayman Islands, there is a sign reading “Maximum passenger: 250.” Next to it is another sign reading “72 adultʼs life jackets.” I can go three ways with this:

1. Since “Adultʼs” is possessive, who are the 72 people who reserved a life jacket in advance?
2. In the event of an emergency, the shipping company is OK with losing 178 passengers to sharks.
3. Since there are no life jackets for children, in the event of an emergency, it appears weʼre supposed to use them to distract the sharks.