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According to [1] the slide was built by Wiegand Sports [2] who design and make slides, from small children's slides to 'spectacular event slides' - including in

According to [1] the slide was built by Wiegand Sports [2] who design and make slides, from small children's slides to 'spectacular event slides' - including indoor slides for corporate offices, malls, museums etc. So this is a slide made by an established manufacturer. [1] https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Resolution-in-Rackspace-slide-lawsuit-5997001.php https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Resolutio... [2] https://www.wiegandslide.com/en/products/slides.html https://www.wiegandslide.com/en/products/slides.html

helsinkiandrew 4y ago
Looks like Carsten Höller slides are Wiegand slides: https://www.wiegandslide.com/en/products/slides/event-slides.html https://www.wiegandslide.com/en/products/slides/event-slides... I guess the problem is that people see a slide and think playground/children's toy and that they are inherently safe, but the size of them can lead to trouble - there was one in the Tate Modern Gallery in London a few years ago that had to have safety personnel at top and bottom.
Steltek 4y ago
Oh man, I can feel the summer time 3rd degree burns just by looking at those photos. My town used to have a huge slide built into a hillside. It was "controversial" in that it was considered dangerous. After general playground renovations, the plastic substitute was subject to repeat vandalism and it's been removed entirely.