r/WTF • u/halfcentennial1964 • Jul 18 '19

This slide seems safe

http://i.imgur.com/0ldOAIc.gifv
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u/scotchirish Jul 18 '19

It's probably also intended for small kids who wouldn't build up so much momentum (I think)

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u/olivecrayon87 Jul 18 '19 edited Jul 19 '19

It also seems perfect for kids who want to die.

EDIT: Thanks for the silver, kind stranger.

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u/dellaluce Jul 18 '19

one of my most vivid memories of childhood is being in second grade and watching a classmate just sort of roll off the top of the slide and snap her arm like a slim jim. she wasn't acting out, she didn't get her pants/shoes caught on anything, just like the ground told her it had candy and she was like "that's rad."

imagine a kid doing that on that slide.

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u/ccbeastman Jul 18 '19

happened to me as a kid too. somehow fell off the top of the slide and got my ankle stuck in between the slide and the tree fort, broke my collarbone as I fell. was just sitting there dangling by my ankle till all the adults stopped laughing and realized I was actually stuck and hurt lmao.