JayYoung713
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Sign me up that shyt look fun as hell. Tall waterslides or any tall ass cliff you jump off into water I am about that life.
World's tallest water slide
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I would do that in a heartbeat.
KinksandCoils
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Rich Spirit
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looks fun, i'd do it
Yagirlcheatinonus
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Dirty Mcdrawz
Your girl loves em....
i'd do it.....
Recca Gatsby
LWO
I am Air Assault and Airbourne and I ain't gon lie I'm kinda lookin at it sideways.
I wouldn't do it opening month. I wanna see how it goes over with other humans first.
I wouldn't do it opening month. I wanna see how it goes over with other humans first.
taking the stairs up will be a dooooooooooooooooooooooozy.
Y'all can keep that.
Y'all can keep that.
I freak the fukk out walking up the 3 flights of stairs for one of my classes let alone 17? Fukk no.
Muh fukkkas be damn dry as hell by the time they reach the top
.... either that or dead
Muh fukkkas be damn dry as hell by the time they reach the top
.... either that or dead
eternalreign06
Chi-town Bred
Boy dies on Kansas waterslide billed as world's tallest
Police in suburban Kansas City were trying to figure out how a 10-year-old boy could have died on a "safe dangerous" 17-story amusement park waterslide that is billed as the world’s tallest.
A spokesperson for the Schlitterbahn Water Park inKansas City, Kan., said the boy died Sunday on theVerrückt.
The park was closed pending "a full investigation," spokesperson Pam Renteria said in a statement posted on the park's website.
In a statement, the boy's family identified him as Caleb Schwab. He was the son of Kansas Rep. Scott Schwab and his wife, Michele.
TheKansas City Star reported that park officials did not immediately say whether the boy fell from the ride.
“We honestly don’t know what’s happened,” said spokesperson Winter Prosapio, who added, “To be honest, this is not something we’ve experienced.”
The Star reported that riders on the Verrückt are supposed to be at least 54 inches tall and 14 years old. It was not immediately clear why a 10-year-old was on the slide.
Kansas City Police Chief Terry Zeigler said the death was being treated as an accident.
Verrückt, a German word for "insane" or "crazy," drops riders at 65 mph from a height of almost 169 feet, taller than both Niagara Falls and the Statue of Liberty. Riders sit in a three-person raft and are secured with straps across the waist and shoulders. Its marketing materials include the slogan "R U Insane?"
The ride opened in July 2014.
At the time of its opening, USA TODAY said the ride would "thrill or terrify" riders, who drop the equivalent of two football fields in 18 seconds.
Guinness Book of World Records confirms that the Verruckt water slide in Kansas is in fact the tallest in the world. VPC
Schlitterbahn Waterparks & Resorts co-owner Jeff Henry, who created Verrückt with senior designer John Schooley, said he was among the first to ride the waterslide and said, "I'm still recovering mentally. It's like jumping off the Empire State Building. It's the scariest thing I've done."
Velcro seat belts lash riders to the raft, and netting encloses the chute to retain the raft in the unlikely event it goes flying, USA TODAY reported. During early testing, rafts did just that.
USA TODAY
Video: Man flies off water slide onto rocky cliff
"We had many issues on the engineering side," said Henry, who owns 60 patents for innovations such as land-based water surfing and uphill water coasters.
After the Guinness Book of World Records certified Verrückt as the world's tallest water slide, Henry tore down half of it to make corrections, delaying the planned opening and costing an additional $1 million, USA TODAY reported. Testing was conducted after dark to avoid media helicopters that had been buzzing the park after hours.
Henry called the ride, "dangerous, but it's a safe dangerous now." He said Schlitterbahn "is a family water park, but this isn't a family ride. It's for the thrill seekers of the world, people into extreme adventure."
Just last week, USA TODAY named it one of the best waterpark rides in the nation.
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Best Waterslide Winners: 2015 10Best Readers' Choice Travel Awards
The park will remain closed Monday, a spokesperson said.
Follow Greg Toppo on Twitter: @gtoppo
A first-hand look at the world's tallest waterslide called "verruckt," German for insane, at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas. (July 9) AP
Police in suburban Kansas City were trying to figure out how a 10-year-old boy could have died on a "safe dangerous" 17-story amusement park waterslide that is billed as the world’s tallest.
A spokesperson for the Schlitterbahn Water Park inKansas City, Kan., said the boy died Sunday on theVerrückt.
The park was closed pending "a full investigation," spokesperson Pam Renteria said in a statement posted on the park's website.
In a statement, the boy's family identified him as Caleb Schwab. He was the son of Kansas Rep. Scott Schwab and his wife, Michele.
TheKansas City Star reported that park officials did not immediately say whether the boy fell from the ride.
“We honestly don’t know what’s happened,” said spokesperson Winter Prosapio, who added, “To be honest, this is not something we’ve experienced.”
The Star reported that riders on the Verrückt are supposed to be at least 54 inches tall and 14 years old. It was not immediately clear why a 10-year-old was on the slide.
Kansas City Police Chief Terry Zeigler said the death was being treated as an accident.
Verrückt, a German word for "insane" or "crazy," drops riders at 65 mph from a height of almost 169 feet, taller than both Niagara Falls and the Statue of Liberty. Riders sit in a three-person raft and are secured with straps across the waist and shoulders. Its marketing materials include the slogan "R U Insane?"
The ride opened in July 2014.
At the time of its opening, USA TODAY said the ride would "thrill or terrify" riders, who drop the equivalent of two football fields in 18 seconds.
Guinness Book of World Records confirms that the Verruckt water slide in Kansas is in fact the tallest in the world. VPC
Schlitterbahn Waterparks & Resorts co-owner Jeff Henry, who created Verrückt with senior designer John Schooley, said he was among the first to ride the waterslide and said, "I'm still recovering mentally. It's like jumping off the Empire State Building. It's the scariest thing I've done."
Velcro seat belts lash riders to the raft, and netting encloses the chute to retain the raft in the unlikely event it goes flying, USA TODAY reported. During early testing, rafts did just that.
USA TODAY
Video: Man flies off water slide onto rocky cliff
"We had many issues on the engineering side," said Henry, who owns 60 patents for innovations such as land-based water surfing and uphill water coasters.
After the Guinness Book of World Records certified Verrückt as the world's tallest water slide, Henry tore down half of it to make corrections, delaying the planned opening and costing an additional $1 million, USA TODAY reported. Testing was conducted after dark to avoid media helicopters that had been buzzing the park after hours.
Henry called the ride, "dangerous, but it's a safe dangerous now." He said Schlitterbahn "is a family water park, but this isn't a family ride. It's for the thrill seekers of the world, people into extreme adventure."
Just last week, USA TODAY named it one of the best waterpark rides in the nation.
10BEST
Best Waterslide Winners: 2015 10Best Readers' Choice Travel Awards
The park will remain closed Monday, a spokesperson said.
Follow Greg Toppo on Twitter: @gtoppo
A first-hand look at the world's tallest waterslide called "verruckt," German for insane, at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas. (July 9) AP
Kingshango
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Who didn't see this coming?
R.I.P to the kid tho.
R.I.P to the kid tho.
yep....just saw this on tv at Burger King just now.Boy dies on Kansas waterslide billed as world's tallest
Police in suburban Kansas City were trying to figure out how a 10-year-old boy could have died on a "safe dangerous" 17-story amusement park waterslide that is billed as the world’s tallest.
A spokesperson for the Schlitterbahn Water Park inKansas City, Kan., said the boy died Sunday on theVerrückt.
The park was closed pending "a full investigation," spokesperson Pam Renteria said in a statement posted on the park's website.
In a statement, the boy's family identified him as Caleb Schwab. He was the son of Kansas Rep. Scott Schwab and his wife, Michele.
TheKansas City Star reported that park officials did not immediately say whether the boy fell from the ride.
“We honestly don’t know what’s happened,” said spokesperson Winter Prosapio, who added, “To be honest, this is not something we’ve experienced.”
The Star reported that riders on the Verrückt are supposed to be at least 54 inches tall and 14 years old. It was not immediately clear why a 10-year-old was on the slide.
Kansas City Police Chief Terry Zeigler said the death was being treated as an accident.
Verrückt, a German word for "insane" or "crazy," drops riders at 65 mph from a height of almost 169 feet, taller than both Niagara Falls and the Statue of Liberty. Riders sit in a three-person raft and are secured with straps across the waist and shoulders. Its marketing materials include the slogan "R U Insane?"
The ride opened in July 2014.
At the time of its opening, USA TODAY said the ride would "thrill or terrify" riders, who drop the equivalent of two football fields in 18 seconds.
Guinness Book of World Records confirms that the Verruckt water slide in Kansas is in fact the tallest in the world. VPC
Schlitterbahn Waterparks & Resorts co-owner Jeff Henry, who created Verrückt with senior designer John Schooley, said he was among the first to ride the waterslide and said, "I'm still recovering mentally. It's like jumping off the Empire State Building. It's the scariest thing I've done."
Velcro seat belts lash riders to the raft, and netting encloses the chute to retain the raft in the unlikely event it goes flying, USA TODAY reported. During early testing, rafts did just that.
USA TODAY
Video: Man flies off water slide onto rocky cliff
"We had many issues on the engineering side," said Henry, who owns 60 patents for innovations such as land-based water surfing and uphill water coasters.
After the Guinness Book of World Records certified Verrückt as the world's tallest water slide, Henry tore down half of it to make corrections, delaying the planned opening and costing an additional $1 million, USA TODAY reported. Testing was conducted after dark to avoid media helicopters that had been buzzing the park after hours.
Henry called the ride, "dangerous, but it's a safe dangerous now." He said Schlitterbahn "is a family water park, but this isn't a family ride. It's for the thrill seekers of the world, people into extreme adventure."
Just last week, USA TODAY named it one of the best waterpark rides in the nation.
10BEST
Best Waterslide Winners: 2015 10Best Readers' Choice Travel Awards
The park will remain closed Monday, a spokesperson said.
Follow Greg Toppo on Twitter: @gtoppo
A first-hand look at the world's tallest waterslide called "verruckt," German for insane, at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas. (July 9) AP
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Now that a boy has died more people will wanna ride it.....This is not bad promotion at all....sorta like how when dope fiends start dropping they want in on where to get the dope that has em dropping.
