Yeah, we used to get on them and take turns spinning it faster from the outside. Then we would jump off when it slowed down just enough for you to take a tumble into the sand.
At one time when we were considered able enough and intelligent enough to properly use such equipment it was not considered "dangerous" at all. Which goes to show unfit we have become since then for life in general.
Well when I was a kid I did find it funny watching a buddy run around with a big splinter in their butt from the wooden slide but now that I have a Grand daughter I'm glad play ground equipment is designed to be safe for kids. Our community park has lots of fun play equipment but kids don't get hurt on it and if they do fall off they have rubber padding on the ground - the padding is made from recycled car tires so that's pretty cool too. Cheers!!
This post was edited by Nanoose at November 11, 2018 6:13 PM MST
grand daughter granddaughter. It's one word! I wish I knew why so many multi-syllabic words get broken into two, whether by lack of knowledge or autocorrect.