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Sliding down winding tubes of flowing water

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Amusement parks figured out that people will gladly wait in line for an hour to experience ten seconds of uncontrolled watery terror. Relying entirely on a constant flow of water to prevent horrific friction burns, these winding flumes dump riders into a plunge pool. It is essentially a human plumbing system designed purely for adrenaline.

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