Photo Hunter: What IS that?

by CJ on 18 July, 2008

I have blogged about this before last year but I am reposting it again because it is something that still boggles my mind! :)

What IS this and how do you use it?

 

If you haven’t guessed it, it’s somesort of a slide. This equipment has been sitting at a nearby playground for more than a year and we are still not quite sure how to use it!! At first we thought the slide has been installed upside down but nope, it’s seems to be correct. In the first photo, the steps do not even lead up to the light blue slide. It’s about 1 feet away!?! Anyone has any idea how to use this? :)

Thanks for visiting my . Have a great weekend, everyone. :)

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Juliana RW July 18, 2008 at 12:54 pm

woo…cool slide down..

Mine in here Thanks

Carver July 18, 2008 at 12:55 pm

I agree that looks like it’s installed incorrectly. I don’t have a clue about it but great shot for the theme.

PrettyCatch July 18, 2008 at 3:15 pm

Perfect choice for today’s theme. Mine’s up too hope you can drop by.. Have a wonderful weekend!

Leslie July 18, 2008 at 4:31 pm

Yep- they SO look upside down! :) Have a good weekend. :)

julie July 18, 2008 at 4:38 pm

I’m with you, it looks like its installed properly. Maybe they just didn’t bother with it anymore. Or maybe that is not a playground equipment, maybe its some sort of an art piece :D

Nice entry :)

napaboaniya July 18, 2008 at 5:37 pm

The playground over at my place has got that thing too. I never quite knew the main purpose of it, except knowing my kids imagines that it’s a dry “surfboard” :P

Angela at mommy bytes July 18, 2008 at 6:03 pm

Wow, those look bizarre! I had my son take a look and he said, no problem. Happy hunting.

david mcmahon July 18, 2008 at 6:07 pm

I think I’d get stuck inside if I tried one of those!

sassy mom July 18, 2008 at 6:53 pm

Whoa! even the slides are hi-tech nowadays. Yeah, it looks kinda weird! Thanks for sharing.

jennyL July 18, 2008 at 8:38 pm
eastcoastlife July 18, 2008 at 9:37 pm

Slide!? how to slide? very challenging wor.

pearl July 18, 2008 at 10:25 pm

hehehe..playgrounds are so innovative these days…and whatever it is..kids can still figure it out ;)

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maiylah July 18, 2008 at 11:21 pm

interesting slide designs! they don’t look too safe, though … maybe they were meant for older kids? :)

philos July 19, 2008 at 12:35 am

Seems to me this is not just a physical tool, but a mental one too hehe… Cool photo! :)

Lynn July 19, 2008 at 12:56 am

I was also thinking it’s an upside down slide. Beats me how this is used. Love the colors though.

Huey July 19, 2008 at 3:09 am

… whoever installed this, he/she must be believing that it was for acrobats or something… lol.

graham July 19, 2008 at 4:05 am

how strange! beats me how to use it! great photo’s :-)
view mine if you wish here thanks…

gengen July 19, 2008 at 4:23 am

Very interesting entry for this week’s theme. Happy hunting!

karen July 19, 2008 at 4:24 am

hmm, weird looking slide…. must be fun to try! =)

happy weekend!

Hootin' Anni July 19, 2008 at 4:38 am

Interesting none the less. But I’m picturing me using this equipment and getting stuck, then they call the paramedics…come to my rescue, I’m on the 6 o’clock news and made it on the front page of the newspaper…ya, visions of my grandeur!!!

My photo hunt this week is a sequence of photos as I open a purchase I made at Michael’s Crafts shop. Can you guess what they are before I reveal them?

Come by if you can find time!! Have a super weekend.

JC July 19, 2008 at 6:15 am

No clue how its used… but I agree, kids can usually figure it out on their own ;-) Makes for an interesting shot, anyway.

Sandy July 19, 2008 at 7:07 am

Do you ride the top? I would look for the manufacturer’s logo on it and go to the website….

CrAzY Working Mom July 19, 2008 at 8:47 am

Well, I must say that I’ve never seen anything quite like this one before! This is a very interesting slide. Very creative!

girasoli July 19, 2008 at 7:44 pm

Never saw one of those before. I wonder what my preschool class would do? They would probably figure it out before I would. Great post for this week’s theme!

Colin Campbell July 20, 2008 at 4:27 am

My kids would be happy to act as consultants. They are playground experts now.

tigerfish July 21, 2008 at 6:40 am

It seems like a short slide. I would have thought it was something similar to a “tree trunk” that you can climb. :P

Ching July 21, 2008 at 8:42 am

Have one of those outside my flat. Was greatly puzzled by it too when it was first installed. Then my kids enlightened me – slides and rock-climbing, etc. Have watched kids play on them – tho’ not much problem adapting to them, they don’t seem to have as much fun on them as conventional playground on the other side. oh well!

tokenhippygirl July 21, 2008 at 2:57 pm

I think the hows and whys of equipment like that is best left to the experts… the kids. LOL I have no idea!

Rach (Heart of Rachel) July 23, 2008 at 12:37 am

How interesting! Those slides really look peculiar.

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