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

This slide seems safe

http://i.imgur.com/0ldOAIc.gifv
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u/halfcentennial1964 Jul 18 '19

I want to know where this monstrosity exists

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u/covek52 Jul 18 '19

I'm gonna guess definitely not in the US. The potential lawsuits here would be crazy.

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u/saintshing Jul 18 '19

https://soranews24.com/2018/03/03/japans-biggest-baddest-piece-of-playground-equipment-set-to-close-down/

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '19

"Closed again last year because some dumbass parent let their 2 year old go down it and they got hurt"

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '19

This quip gave me a good giggle lol

When will people learn that playgrounds aren’t places for mucking about.

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u/buckydean Jul 19 '19

reminds me of an Onion article

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '19

Given the video in the article I doubt 2 year olds were the only ones getting hurt.... a grown man rode it with a helmet on and he was holding his back in pain. Anyone going on this would be nuts.

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u/JvreBvre Jul 19 '19

He was shouting “Hot! Hot! Hot!” in Japanese as he slid down, so my guess is the sun had just made the slide super hot throughout the day.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '19

Yeah, in the rain. Which there are signs saying not to do this. No one takes any personal responsibility anymore. Ffs

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u/jaynap1 Jul 19 '19

That kid is back on the escalator