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carnkie
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15 years ago
#1
Please excuse my ignorance but what is a zip line?
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ditzy
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15 years ago
#2
as seen in kiddies parks and army assault courses and also at scout camps
a tite rope with a puuly on that you whizz across on, kiddies park ones are flat and army ones slope
other halv says the one in the pic slopes nicely an you can get up a good speed
dnt think i want to do it tho as too much water 😞
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ttxela
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15 years ago
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What everyone when I was a kid encouragingly called a "death slide"
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stuey
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15 years ago
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Yes, it's a type of "Death Slide" approved by HSE.
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