Injuries and
Extermination
The merry-go-round was always my favorite playground toy. It was so much fun
to hang on at super fast speeds and daringly jump on and off with the other kids. Of
course with so much risky fun comes consequences. Condemned one of the most
dangerous playground equipments, it is hard to find an authentic merry-go-round in the
local parks. Injuries occur often from being thrown off on to the gravel to trampling other
children in your path. There have been alternate designs of the merry-go-round that you can
find across the world, but none will recreate the thrill of the original metal spinner.
The merry-go-round was always my favorite playground toy. It was so much fun
to hang on at super fast speeds and daringly jump on and off with the other kids. Of
course with so much risky fun comes consequences. Condemned one of the most
dangerous playground equipments, it is hard to find an authentic merry-go-round in the
local parks. Injuries occur often from being thrown off on to the gravel to trampling other
children in your path. There have been alternate designs of the merry-go-round that you can
find across the world, but none will recreate the thrill of the original metal spinner.
I have
heard countless stories about merry-go-round scrapes and bruises
and only one concussion.There has been one recorded death. A sixteen year old girl, who's name was never released, died
in Marysville as she recreated a stunt from the movie "Jackass: The Movie". However, the stunt was
obviously dangerous and was not in the merry-go-rounds fault. The stunt involves attaching a rope to
a truck on one end and wrapping it around the base of the merry-go-round. When the truck accelerates
away, the merry-go-round spins extremely fast. This caused the girl to fly off the ride into the pavement.
The loss of a life should not be taken lightly, but other children and their toys should not be punished
for others' carelessness (Witter, 2004).
Scary Merry-Go-Round video!!! No one dies :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5OTe8hUAUg
http://www.fla-playground.com/products.htm
http://www.realsimple.com/health/first-aid-health-basics/minor-injuries-00100000064110/page2.html
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