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50 Playgrounds So Questionable, You Have To Wonder What The Designers Were Thinking
We spend a big chunk of our childhood on the playground. It’s where we race down slides, see how high we can swing, dig around in the sand and chase other kids until we’re exhausted. Ideally, those memories come with plenty of laughs and maybe a few scraped knees.
Whoever came up with the playgrounds below, though, seems to have had something slightly more nightmarish in mind. From genuinely dangerous equipment to wildly inappropriate features, they’re so wrong it’s hard not to laugh. Scroll down to see them for yourself and upvote the worst fails.
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#1
All Aboard Thomas The Existential Angst Engine
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Noah's Ark, In Bristol, Unveiled Its New Children's 'Elephant Play Zone'
poiplescales 3 weeks ago
If only an elephant had a body part that would naturally lend itself to a slide..
#3
Swedish Playground
Peter Bear 3 weeks ago
I like it, and I'd have liked it even more when I was a kid. Of course, I'm Gen X and we were raised on Don Bluth, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth etc. Probably why we're not afraid of anything now.
#5
70s Slides Thing Took A Long Climb To Get On Top, I Will Never Forget The Burn Of The Slide In Summer. Playground,1970s
#6
"Play Around And Find Out" Learning In A 1970s Playground
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 3 weeks ago
"Children on the climbing frame in the playground of Branfield Primary School, Suffolk. Date: July 1957. Historic images from the Mary Evans Picture Library."
#7
Kids Playground Design Fails
#8
You're Not Having Fun Unless You Get A Concussion
Janissary35680 3 weeks ago
🎶🎵Low bridge, ev'rybody down! Low bridge, I've got the finest head in town🎵🎶
#9
I Have So Many Questions
#10
Soviet Playgrounds
#11
Never Split Your Legs When You Slide Down
#12
My Grade School's Playground In The 70s
#13
This Mickey Mouse That’s At A Local Play Park
MeowZedong 3 weeks ago
Passion of the mouse. At least Christianity isn't responsible for Disney adults.
#14
Sometimes Accidents Can Be Anticipated?
#15
Hmmm
#16
This Spiderman Children's Ride Has A Visible Panty Line
MeowZedong 3 weeks ago
I think it was a Superman ride originally. Spiderman does not fly. Panty line from Superman's underwear outside his pants.
#17
Been Slowly But Surely Putting Together A Children's Park
QuincyForrest 3 weeks ago
That teeter hasn't tottered nor has that slide been slud for quite some years.
#18
This Slide
#19
70s Plagrounds - Fun Yet Dangerous
#20
A Playground In The USA In The 1970s
#21
You Had One Job
Richard Campbell 3 weeks ago
I'd bet money at least one person has died going down that slide.
#22
Guess Donald Duck Really Likes Kids
#23
Not Exactly The Right Place For A Playground
#25
Just A Normal Russian Playground
#26
This Terrifying Playground For Children
#27
Specialist
#28
If You’re A 10 Foot Child And Want To Learn Braille Do I Have The Playground For You!
#29
Photos Of Old Playgrounds Always Make Me Feel Uneasy
#31
This Useless Playground Tic-Tac-Toe Board
Apocalyptic Excavator 3 weeks ago
Never have I ever seen a rugrat use one of these as intended, so might as well have a useless one. Kids usually just try to turn the blocks as fast as they can and that's it.
#32
Hey Tide Pod Eaters
#35
Modern Playgrounds Are Great But I’ve Seen This Atrocity At Multiple Parks. What’s It’s Purpose Besides Potential Injury?
MeowZedong 3 weeks ago (edited)
I guess so they don't pick up too much momentum before hitting the bottom.
#36
This Playground For Kids I Saw Next To The Beach In Australia With A Creepy Looking Disembodied Head And A Weird Spiral Staircase Nobody Can Climb
#37
This One Is Just-
#39
Cursed _tube
Peter Panda 3 weeks ago
Modelled on "the fate of sinners" low relief carving from Lincoln cathedral
#40
Possibly The Worst Playground Ever
#42
Morg And Lisu
#43
The Road As A Playground
VisuallyChallengedPew 3 weeks ago
I know this isn't the US, but you do see that all the time here. Especially on suburban streets.
#44
The Donut Hole
#45
Graveyard Next To A Playground
#46
Dangerous Playgrounds Of The 1970s - Photo That Proves Safety Wasn’t A Priority
#48
Playground Design Fails
#49
The Slide Is A Drop Tube, It Drops The Kid On His Head
#50
Some Designs Are So Badly Thought Out That They Create More Problems
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David Paterson 3 weeks ago
Thank you. I find it interesting that it's often possible to identify the country from the design of the playground.
David Paterson 3 weeks ago
Thank you. I find it interesting that it's often possible to identify the country from the design of the playground.
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