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.
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] A variation of a slide is used in waterparks and swimming pools and is called a water slide.
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Notes
- ^ Gold (1981)
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.
