Posted Jun 2, 2016, 3:36 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Chelsea
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Exactly, those merry go rounds were awesome, it was probably children's first exposure to some sort of adrenaline rush, ahaha, sure kids would fly off, but I never saw anyone get hurt seriously. See-saws were fun too, also tested to the limit by kids, some would fly off, never seriously hurt. Even swings, you can fly off for fun. Monkey bars are quite tame in comparison, and usually not too high off the ground. There is such an exaggerated fetish with safety nowadays, its sad. How can children learn to gauge risk, and gauge their limits when everything at the playground is 100% safe? For example if you bruised or scraped yourself as a kid because you pushed the merry go round too fast and flew off, you will learn and not do it again. Parents are also there usually to supervise. Plus, back in my times, playgrounds were FULL of kids, now, almost always deserted. Partly because the playground features are boring, also partly because kids prefer to sit at home playing videogames. Here's a thought, build an exciting playground, and the kids will drop their videogames to go have fun at this innovative playground, and this is what this will be. Its just retarded that people are making an issue out of this due to the secrecy of the process, I mean come on, get a new hobby and see this for the good impact it can have on the city's children population!
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