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How steep should a water slide be?

35 degrees is more normal, 40 is a little steep. A drop slide can be as steep as 60 degrees at the top, but will need a much longer run out at the bottom to make the overall average angle stay within the 40 degree guideline.



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The simple rules are that the overall angle from top to bottom must not exceed 40 degrees. 35 degrees is more normal, 40 is a little steep. A drop slide can be as steep as 60 degrees at the top, but will need a much longer run out at the bottom to make the overall average angle stay within the 40 degree guideline.

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A water slide is a large slide that has water running down it and slides into a landing pool, or “catch” pool. O. A free-fall drop slide (also called a speed slide) is a steep slide that appears to drop straight down. Speeds can reach about 30 miles per hour or more.

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With arms flailing around they tend to catch or snag on things and injure the hands and arms terribly. Better to get to the bottom of the slide and be able to help others than get there with a broken arm. Crossing your arms reduces the chance of friction against the sides of the slides.

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Recommended for children between the ages of 2-years to 10-years old and has a weight capacity of 250 lbs.

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Water reduces friction on the water slides. Hence, we move faster on water slides as there is less friction.

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