I work with kids and take them to playgrounds frequently throughout my work day. My experience with modern slides is that they are rougher, cause more minor injuries, and are less fun. The kind of injuries that get reported are less likely, but a big portion of that might be because kids don’t ride down them as much.
Old slides are more fun, cost fewer minor injuries, and major injuries such as broken bones never used to be considered that big of a deal historically. On the playground people get hurt.
There have been some improvements to playgrounds. I like the bouncy ground. I was not a huge fan of getting massive slivers from wooden playgrounds, but those were probably worth it. I like the giant net pyramids and the bouldering walls. And I love the preponderance of splash pads.
We need to get back to people designing playgrounds who remember what it’s like to be a kid, and you probably have kids themselves.
Also, except for in cases of gross neglect, we need to take the liability away from the property owners when it comes to recreational activities. If you go skiing at the resort and crash it’s on you. If your kid falls off this slide and gets hurt it’s on your kid. It has gotten to the point in some places where people trespassing on your land can sue you if they get hurt. If I drive my car across your lawn and smash into the tree in your front yard I shouldn’t be able to sue you for the placement of that tree. If I roll my four wheeler on your back 40 and break my leg I shouldn’t be able to sue you. If I fall through your skylight while trying to break through your house and get bit by your dog the judge should laugh me out of the room. The liability for our actions needs to fall on us unless they were booby traps or gross misconduct. A failing ski lift should be a liability. Woodchuck holes in a grassy field should not.
This is scientifically a really good way to show the effects of waves and vibrations, and how just a slight error in balancing can lead to great damages in motors for example.
Life comes at you fast, sometimes from both sides.
r/stepdadreflexes
WTF kinda slide is that, that’s not smooth.
“How much does it cost?”… “5 IQ per slide”
Found the system natural frequency…
I work with kids and take them to playgrounds frequently throughout my work day. My experience with modern slides is that they are rougher, cause more minor injuries, and are less fun. The kind of injuries that get reported are less likely, but a big portion of that might be because kids don’t ride down them as much.
Old slides are more fun, cost fewer minor injuries, and major injuries such as broken bones never used to be considered that big of a deal historically. On the playground people get hurt.
There have been some improvements to playgrounds. I like the bouncy ground. I was not a huge fan of getting massive slivers from wooden playgrounds, but those were probably worth it. I like the giant net pyramids and the bouldering walls. And I love the preponderance of splash pads.
We need to get back to people designing playgrounds who remember what it’s like to be a kid, and you probably have kids themselves.
Also, except for in cases of gross neglect, we need to take the liability away from the property owners when it comes to recreational activities. If you go skiing at the resort and crash it’s on you. If your kid falls off this slide and gets hurt it’s on your kid. It has gotten to the point in some places where people trespassing on your land can sue you if they get hurt. If I drive my car across your lawn and smash into the tree in your front yard I shouldn’t be able to sue you for the placement of that tree. If I roll my four wheeler on your back 40 and break my leg I shouldn’t be able to sue you. If I fall through your skylight while trying to break through your house and get bit by your dog the judge should laugh me out of the room. The liability for our actions needs to fall on us unless they were booby traps or gross misconduct. A failing ski lift should be a liability. Woodchuck holes in a grassy field should not.
Works exactly as intended.
When adulting kicks in
Parenting at it’s finest.
Come on let’s go down the slide mommy needs views
If you wanna make an omelette you gotta crack a few eggs
r/holdmyjuicebox would like to see this 😉
Life at its finest lol
Poor kid having a parent who laughs at this.
Get away from that slide, it’s actually Freddy Krueger!
Looks like he’s trying to do some sort of tiktok dance
Dad’s laughin because now he won’t have to pay for college.
This is scientifically a really good way to show the effects of waves and vibrations, and how just a slight error in balancing can lead to great damages in motors for example.
Wow he must have a square butt
Oh my gosh.. and if he went to the twisty slide he may have been catapulted to Mars, having such luck
What a stupid fucking kid.
If The Price is Right made kid slides.
Can this be Century Fox’d?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9UURUvTdhA
Shit, my mom tried to teach me not to laugh at stuff like this!
How does this happen
Bro got traumatized for life
welcome to /r/wallstreetbets kid
Is this what these kids call a tik tok these days?
This is an old vid repost; it’s actually Bernie Sanders on the slide.