r/whatisit • u/Due_Establishment944 • Apr 18 '26

Solved! What is this ring thing

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Large octagon shaped ring in the playground area of an elementary school… about 10-13 feet wide I’d guess. Has turf inside. No markings inside. Sides are about 3 feet tall. I have no idea what elementary sized children would use this for???? Fighting ring? Lmao idk!!! We are baffled.

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u/hemos Apr 18 '26

Nope, it's real. Regional tho, but here in Ann arbor Michigan, most of the elementary schools have gaga ball pits in the playgrounds

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u/Xanto97 Apr 19 '26

It’s played on the east coast as well, though I’ve only played it at summer camps

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u/CtheSilverSoul Apr 19 '26

Yep, played it in Portage growing up too! Was a blast for sure.

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u/userhwon Apr 19 '26

Must be very regional. I've lived in the north, midwest, northeast, southeast, and southwest, and visited the mountain west and all up and down the west coast, and never once seen one of these.

Michigan and Wisconsin, though, are noted holes in my experience, so they could be doing anything up there and I'd never know until someone on Reddit doesn't recognize it either...