When I was around 10 yrs old my convinced my mom to get on the merry go round…she was laughing so hard and left a trail of pee all the way around. 😂😂 one of my best childhood memories. “Revenge on the parents”.
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Definitely the swings. The ones that were firmly planted would send you into orbit. They all taught us about physics.
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We didn't have one of those merry-go-rounds, that wasn't broken somehow, anywhere nearby when I was little. But, we had our own swing set in the back yard. It even had a slide, but of course it wasn't really tall enough; the top bar of the whole set was probably 6 feet high. Here's the fun part. We absolutely COULD swing high enough to get those legs to come up out of the dirt by the time I was about 7 or so. So my dad went out and got these giant metal collars that clamped to the legs and were chained to these giant augur spikes that twisted into the ground, probably 12 inches long. But the slack in the chain was enough to still let the legs come up about two inches above the grass, even though the set was (supposedly) secure and wouldn't flip over. So we'd swing: >SHWUNK<... >THUDDA<... >SHWUNK<... >THUDDA<... The swing sets we had at school were every bit of 8 - 10 feet tall, with heavy chains and thick, sturdy hard rubber flexible seats. After the first few kids vaulted themselves 15 feet in the air by jumping out of them, the school got scared of lawsuits and put the kibosh on that one.
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The merry go round, or as we referred to it, "the wheel of death". Good times...
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Our school playground equipment was set on asphalt and pea gravel PLUS had a big creek with steep banks and no rails or steps. And a giant fallen oak that we climbed on. The teacher just said "watch out for snakes, y'all" as she lit a cigarette. It was awesome!
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The local beach’s playground featured a section of concrete water/sewer pipe as a tunnel.
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Many many hours spent surviving at these playgrounds of torture. Was I going to be burned, launched, or tipped over? It was a crap shoot with many pitfalls and entertainment. I would anticipate getting to go the next day. Ahhh, reminiscing the days before the internet when we were forced to entertain ourselves outside unsupervised.
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All the posted options were concerning to me as a kid. I didn’t ever test the limits of our decrepit playground equipment. As I envisioned myself breaking a bone. Lol.
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What about the teeter totter and swings so we could jump off them
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Karen Morgan Comedy
Which 1970s Playground Equipment Was Your Favorite?
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