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I was hoping this was going to be about jumping out of a plane with a big metal playground slide and then attempting to slide down it whilst freefalling. |
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Already done [theleopard]. |
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A few years back I was in some really cheap water part in one of the Greek islands. On their biggest slide (open not a tube), it was so steep that I actually came away from the slide until it started to curve. Let me tell you, coming back into contact with solid material hurts. It probably wouldn't if the curve was completely parabolic thuogh. |
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That's kind of close [hidden], but I was thinking more along the lines of... [linky] |
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I've seen extreme slides like this in amusement parks, a sheer drop, followed by a demi-parabolic slidey bit at the bottom - I think it was called a 'Death-slide" and was made of wood. |
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They have short, plastic versions of these slides at several parks in Okinawa, Japan. The highest vertical part I saw was probably about 12 feet. The plastic's nice because it has enough give it doesn't hurt so much when you connect. |
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i have thought of this since i was little, my version, was just a giant wall, and you wear a silk suit, and there is no watter it just eventualy slopes all the way to horizontal |
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My friend built something similar over a summer, once. It was a twenty foot tall L-shaped piece of corrugated metal. He stuck it to the side of the house; it was a success, of course, when he extended it to the pool and ran water down it. |
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The version you're talking about is far more terrifying. Also, when it goes from vertical, the rider could be facing the wrong way and their facial features would be scraped off by the ridges when it went to horizontal. |
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After searching I see my slide would have to be much taller see link.This proves my concept though it could be done. Orientation on the way down shouldn't matter belly or back upside down or right side up you are brought to a stop by contact with a wet smooth slippery surface. |
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No, those aren't vertical, more lik 70 degrees at most. And if you were to have your elbow out and you were sideways, you'd hit the slide on your side and your neck would snap to the side. This really isn't a viable idea... |
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Maybe you could send riders down in an inner tube, and then attach the inner tube to guidewires that run down the slide. |
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At least that way you have a handle, and assuming the inner tube doesn't flip, (which it wouldn't if you attached it at four places), there will be no need for cosmetic surgery after the ride. |
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[Abusementpark] I said in the description the diameter is big enough that orientation wouldn't matter. You could be perpendicular to the slide and still go down it, and yes those slides are not as extreme as what I've proposed but the last portion of my slide would be very similar to the linked slide as a matter of fact I think it would need to be more of a gentle ending in order to slow down to a safe speed. Keep in mind the walls are smooth wet plastic you might be able to injure yourself with an effort. |
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