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Empricorn ,

Like many, we got one going way too fast. But what got me was a rock that shifted underneath it while I was spinning on my back holding on to the middle with my feet. Clocked me in the back of the head, felt like a bullet. I was alright, but it could have been much worse…

dual_sport_dork ,
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The game was, you’d put one kid in the middle and then everybody else would do their level best to spin the damn thing so fast it would either drill into the Earth’s mantle or take off like a helicopter.

cows_are_underrated ,

In my home village we have a much safer and much better version of it:

https://feddit.org/pictrs/image/743b0dd7-c6a6-4676-b4a1-f7b79520636f.jpeg

You can accelerate yourself by just pulling at the plate in the middle, meaning that everyone can have fun and you can probably get much higher speeds.

kungen ,

Back in my day, we walked for miles uphill in the snow to school, we rode the unprotected meatspin, broke all of our bones, and then we walked for miles uphill back home. Kids these days are so spoiled and pampered!!!

Gumbyyy ,

Meh, the constant threat of being thrown violently out into oblivion was most of the fun!

A_Random_Idiot ,

I lost a tooth to one of these things.

To be fair, a bunch of teenagers were also involved, making it spin at about mach 87 before it smashed into my mouth.

jaybone ,

I don’t remember ever being thrown off of one of these. But I always see memes like this.

roguetrick ,

Part of the fun is hanging off the side of it to increase the G forces.

menemen ,
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Here in Germany we optimized the process and just use these nowadays: stilum.com/…/flecto-Karussell-auf-einem-Spielplat…

virku ,

We have both kinds in playgrounds around my house here in Norway. My kids like both, but the ones from the OP is vastly preferred. They get a lot more Gs in the one with the bars.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Trust the Germans to make childhood playground injuries more efficient.

Agent641 , (edited )

Mums will not let their kids on it. Dads will spun it faster to teach their kids about conservation of momentum.

Semi_Hemi_Demigod ,
@Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world avatar

As a dad I once spun it so fast I made a kid throw up. It was awesome.

Dhar ,

I did that to my own son. He barfed in the car and I learned my lesson.

Mr_Blott ,

The moped plus roundabout was a thing a while back; maybe that’s why they disappeared?

youtu.be/XoNW1MQictc

Agent641 ,

Bosnian space program training.

ArmoredThirteen ,

I remember we didn’t stop those for anybody. You want on? Sprint and jump. Want off? I still have a vivid memory of trying to get off one, being thrown outward, and getting a bar between the legs. Went to the bathroom and found blood in my underwear. Can’t believe I still walked home after that

betterdeadthanreddit ,

That’ll happen after a solid meatspinning. Merry-go-rounds can be pretty dangerous too if you’re not careful.

bizarroland ,

Got my first real concussion on one of those things. All I remember is that one minute I was flying off of it and the next minute I was at home and I had been there for several hours.

betterdeadthanreddit ,

It’s a teleportation device.

Agent641 ,

Teleports kids to the ER

ouRKaoS ,

ER?

Look at you with your fancy “Healthcare” and “Insurance”!

We treated wounds via walking them off, and occasionally hiding behind a tree to sob silently so you didn’t get laughed at.

grogreen ,

These were so much fun as a kid and pretty good as a drunk adult too

tiredofsametab ,

I somehow flipped over one of the bars and bashed my head on the deck (wooden on ours rather than metal) when I was around 6 or 7 years old. No stitches, though I don't see any noticeable scar. I don't remember much aside from seeing blood and a headache.

imPastaSyndrome ,

This is why we have braindead adults who run things

xavier666 ,

Meatspin?

The nighmares, they’re coming back

OopsAllTwix ,

Are they comin’ right round?

DBT , (edited )

Like a record player.

BreadOven ,

Is that the Russian lathe video?

qarbone , (edited )

This was the centrifuge through which they distilled the kids worth giving a shit about.

Yes, I know centrifuges don’t distill. No, I will not be making any modifications. And, if you asked in your heart, you were probably the chaff spun aside by the Iron Dais of Judgment.

Vespair ,

chaff spun aside by the Iron Dais of Judgment.

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