r/CrappyDesign • u/psw03 • May 08 '22

Splitting slide, because why not.

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u/ScottColvin May 08 '22

There are insane regulations for slides...how did this get past anything?

Then again I grew up on bark dust and death traps.

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u/DoJax May 08 '22

My bare legs blistered reading this comment.

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u/turtle_mummy May 08 '22

We had playground equipment made from old telephone poles. You ever get a splinter from a telephone pole? Those things leave scars. Fun fact, telephone poles built into playground equipment have tons of perfect little nooks for wasps nests.

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u/HPPD2 May 08 '22

Sure in US/Europe in the last 30 years... less developed countries don't have any. Regulations are written in blood and lawsuits and up until the 80s the US had a lot more dangerous crap than this.

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u/beebewp May 08 '22

There’s probably a little sign on the playground equipment that says it’s for certain ages. Every playground Ive been to with my kids has a section for baby/toddlers and then a more dangerous section where the older kids can raise hell and try to break bones.