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The Best Show on WFMU => Dear Tom => Topic started by: smirky on December 14, 2011, 02:46:06 PM

Title: Action Park!
Post by: smirky on December 14, 2011, 02:46:06 PM

(http://noodlesanddoodles.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/action1.jpg)

Title: Re: Action Park!
Post by: Kevin from Pittsburgh on April 23, 2012, 01:31:04 PM

I never realized now frightening it was until I saw this article:

http://io9.com/5904307/behold-the-water-slide-so-dangerous-it-was-shut-down-immediately (http://io9.com/5904307/behold-the-water-slide-so-dangerous-it-was-shut-down-immediately)

I just listened to the May 15(?) 2007 episode last week when Action Park was brought up!

Title: Re: Action Park!
Post by: cavorting with nudists on April 23, 2012, 02:10:51 PM

Go check out the Wikipedia page on Action Park.  As someone pointed out here, it may be the funniest entry on Wikipedia, at least from a certain darkly humored point of view.

Title: Re: Action Park!
Post by: Kevin from Pittsburgh on April 23, 2012, 02:18:06 PM

Wiki page saved to read on the commute home  :)  Seems to fit my mood for the day

Thanks!

Title: Re: Action Park!
Post by: Alex P. on April 23, 2012, 02:22:46 PM

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/Action_Park_looping_water_slide.jpg)

I don't like this one bit.

Title: Re: Action Park!
Post by: apoehler on April 30, 2012, 04:52:11 PM

When I saw that article I thought it sounded like a ride from Newbridge.

Title: Re: Action Park!
Post by: Eric Fishlegs on April 30, 2012, 08:01:07 PM

Quote from: apoehler on April 30, 2012, 04:52:11 PM

When I saw that article I thought it sounded like a ride from Newbridge.

"So you have a slide that ends with an actual loop de loop?
"Yeah. Why?"
"Does it work?"
"Of course it works... water slide dummy."

OK, Jon Wurster isn't exactly shaking in his boots worrying I'll take his gig.