How long does it take to ride the longest water slide?

Spend four and a half minutes virtually sliding down the longest tube water slide in the world. The Guinness World Record-setting slide, measuring 1,111 meters (3,645 feet), is nestled in the rainforest at ESCAPE Penang in Malaysia.



Riding the world's longest permanent water slide, located at ESCAPE Theme Park in Penang, Malaysia, takes approximately four minutes from start to finish. Measuring 3,645 feet (1,111 meters), this slide is built along a natural, lushly forested hillside rather than a metal tower. Unlike high-speed drop slides that are over in seconds, this experience is designed as a "leisurely" journey through the jungle canopy. Riders sit in inflatable tubes and travel at a steady pace that allows for sightseeing along the way. For comparison, the longest "water coaster" (which uses magnets or water jets to push rafts uphill), such as Mammoth at Holiday World in the USA, typically takes about three minutes. The four-minute duration of the ESCAPE slide makes it a record-breaker not just in physical length, but in the sheer amount of "ride time" provided to guests on a single attraction.

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Consider this: On the average waterslide, riders splash along at 20 to 30 miles per hour. But the average airplane flies 600 miles per hour. That's 20 times faster than a person travels on a waterslide.

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The fastest speed ever achieved on a water slide is 57 miles per hour. It was clocked in 2009 on the Kilimanjaro, a 164-foot-high, 50-degree plummet at Águas Quentes, a water park outside of Rio de Janeiro, by Jens Scherer, a German advertising executive.

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As you slide into the turn, it's the design of the slide that keeps you safe. The walls are built up to keep you from propelling over the side. Water also plays a part in the design of the rides. Deeper water propels heavier riders along to keep them moving smoothly.

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A typical water slide uses a pump system to pump water to the top which is then allowed to freely flow down its surface. The water reduces friction so sliders travel down the slide very quickly.

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Located in Barra Do Pirai, Brazil, Kilimanjaro is the world's tallest waterslide opened in 2002. The water slide focuses on creating this thrill without safety as an expense.

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Always go down slides with your feet down not your head! It is extremely dangerous to go down slides with your head first because you move at a very high speed while sliding putting you at a risk of injuries. Always wait for your turn. Do not hold hands with others while sliding as this may injure you both.

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Water slide users are supposed to cross their legs while riding to prevent injury on some rides. If they don't, high speeds can cause water to cut up the vagina's delicate tissue, an OB-GYN said.

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As for the world's tallest waterslide, it sits a continent away in Barra Do Pirai, Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro at the Aldeia das Aguas Park Resort. Named Kilimanjaro, after the world's largest free-standing mountain, the waterslide is 164 feet tall, according to the Water Slide Database.

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The Guinness World Record-setting slide, measuring 1,111 meters (3,645 feet), is nestled in the rainforest at ESCAPE Penang in Malaysia. It's also named The Longest, but you don't have to ride it alone; the slide accommodates two people within its zig-zagging and crisscrossing blue and yellow slide.

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Gravity pulls the rider toward the Earth, helping to speed up their trip down the waterslide. Of course, friction also plays a part. Whether a person rides down the slide on their backs, a mat, or an intertube, the contact causes friction. This can slow the rider down.

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Water Slides Go Way Back The first patented water slide in the U.S. was the Water-Toboggan Slide, by Herbert Sellner in 1923 in Faribault, MN. It consisted of a wooden slide which started with a down-ramp and then went out over a lake.

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Expose to the ride slowly Before taking that water slide, make sure to spend some time exposing yourself or your child to it. Watch others do it for a while or let your child watch how other kids are actually enjoying residential water slides. This will help them prep before actually doing it.

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