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So my buddy Dean sees a YouTube video of a huge pipe turned into a waterslide and says hey, I can do that.

A few weeks later, and sure enough, he has connected a 30-foot long by 30 inch-wide ADS culvert pipe from the tree fort to the pool, and the kids had a blast tonight.

Respect.

10 responses to “Home Brew Water Slide”

  1. Genial =)
    Here is an idea for his next summer project….

    And… you could use it as a reversed Launch Pad for rockets O=)

  2. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson] Looks a bit bumpy. Is it?

  3. Great idea ! I know 2 kids who would love to participate !
    But the next project, hum… You are not afraid of anything ! : lol
    Thank you for sharing.

  4. Maybe the kids can use the ribs of the tube as a means to stop if they regretted trying to slide down in the first place. 🙂

  5. it’s pretty smooth on the inside. It’s a dual-wall design: ADS N-12 HP

    photon – did you ride that??

  6. @ Steve. No but I wish haha =)
    It’ s called Insano and is the world’s tallest Water Slide, in Brazil.

    Here is another cool water slide project I came across you should like, it s like riding the Stargate ; )

    IMG_0766

    Here is a video made by Discovery Channel on thisWater Slide simulator

  7. You have the funnest friends.

  8. Slide train picture is very cool… just make sure they will not go faster than the speed of light:D phone typing…

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