stackyFACTSThe classic playground slide is a child's first introduction to gravity-assisted transit. You climb a structurally dubious ladder only to immediately sit down and hurtle through a slick tube. In the middle of summer, these structures absorb so much heat they essentially double as massive, brightly colored frying pans.
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