Playground slide

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Playground slides are found in parks, schools, playgrounds and backyards around the world. Slides are constructed of either plastic or metal and they have a smooth surface that is either straight or wavy/rippled. Slides are integral parts of playgrounds. The user, typically a child, climbs to the top of the slide via a ladder or stairs and sits down on the top of slide and "slides" down the slide. Some slides are straight, others wind their way down. Slides come in different shapes, sizes and colors. Some slides are commercial, found in playground at parks and schools. Other slides are part of residential playgrounds.

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Slippery dip is a widely used term originating in Australia to describe a slide quite often located in children's playgrounds. They are very often constructed from metal, plastic or fibreglass and are usually flat, although more modern, ergonomic models are often half cylindrical or tubular to prevent falls and injury.

Sliding pond or sliding pon is a term used in the New York City area to denote a playground slide.^[1]

Contents 1 Spiral slides 2 Amusement park slides 3 See also 4 Notes 5 Sources

[edit] Spiral slides

A playground slide may be wrapped around a central pole to form a descending spiral.

[edit] Amusement park slides

Larger versions of the playground slide will be much higher with multiple parallel slideways. Participants may be provided with burlap sackcloth to reduce friction for faster speeds.

A variation of a slide is used in waterparks and swimming pools and is called a water slide.

[edit] See also

• Jungle gym
• Monkey bars

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Gold (1981)

[edit] Sources

• Gold, David L. (Spring, 1981). "Three New-York-Cityisms: Sliding Pond, Potsy, and Akey" in American Speech, Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 17-32. Retrieved 2007-12-12 from "JSTOR" at http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-1283(198121)56%3A1%3C17%3ATNSPPA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Y.