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Grew up in the USA. I agree with your definition of monkey bars as the horizontal ladder you traverse using your hands to grip and swing to the next.
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 4y ago
Grew up in the USA. I agree with your definition of monkey bars as the horizontal ladder you traverse using your hands to grip and swing to the next.
- Steltek 4y agoSame (New England, if US regions matter). Also, I haven't seen a new piece of classical metal jungle gym installed in a while. New climbing structures here are either geodesic rope contraptions or elaborate monkey bars. I think it's following the trend of aggressive risk reduction in playgrounds as the ropes probably absorb falls better.
- germinalphrase 4y agoOn new-ish playgrounds, the “ropes” are a sheathed in fiber/nylon, but there is typically steel cable in the center to reduce stretching (stretching being a common safety issue for various reasons). I learned this after making a poorly considered leap playing with my son and scraping the ever living hell out of my shins/causing a bone bruise. The sheath also increases grip relative to (painted) steel bars.