![\"slide-into-dumpster-playground\"](\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/adea4c6e0c7a9e21d342317c108bb12e.jpg\")
The only person we can think of that would enjoy this “playground” is Oscar the Grouch, and even then it’s a stretch. While we assume this wasn\u2019t the original design for this park we can’t help but wonder if anyone questioned this slide-into-the-trash design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Flip and Slide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"flip-slide-worst-playground-designs\"](\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AGuI46G.jpg\")
Remodeling Made Easy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nOlder kids might think this slide is a blast with the super-fast flip at the start before a direct dip down to the end. Looks like the designers of this slide may have skipped the testing portion of the verification process. Now, we’re willing to bet that most tiny tots won\u2019t manoeuvre through this twist all that successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Graveyard or Playground?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"graveyard-playground\"](\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/1270187334_doseng.org_ploshadka-na-kladbishe-01.jpg\")
Doseng<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhile a cohesive play space is lovely \u2014 and one with a theme is quite fun \u2014 this is just odd. Perhaps this takes the latest “the floor is lava” game to another level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Mission Impossible Slide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"obstacle-course-slide-worst-playground\"](\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/5_23.jpg\")
4Tololo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe ladder turned slide might be a design flaw or it might be a genius design hack? Who knows, maybe we’ll see this new obstacle in the next season of American Ninja Warrior?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n5. Slide Into the Abyss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"construction-site-slide\"](\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/195.jpg\")
Deed<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThere has to be a more subtle way to get rid of your least favourite brother, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Drop of Doom\u00a0in Slide Form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"drop-of-doom-slide\"](\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/1396107771_011.jpg\")
Vmir<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhen we said worst playgrounds, we meant the worst playgrounds. It’s hard to say whether the straight drop is worse than the rusty metal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Some Neighbours Are Friendlier Than Others<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"graveyard-playground-slide\"](\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/photo_cm_20120221_00367_086.jpg\")
Cats Mob<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nSome cities don\u2019t have a lot of space, which means the local playground might be set up in a less than ideal location. Either this decision was a great way to make use of land, or someone has a kid who just really loves Casper the Friendly Ghost<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n8.\u00a0In One End and Out the Other<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"elephant-slide-worst-playgrounds\"](\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bcFlr.jpg\")
Wix<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nUmmm, it certainly makes for a great landmark, right? I mean, no one is going to forget “the elephant slide.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. Seat-Saw<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"seat-saw-playground\"](\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/original.jpg\")
Mosha Yury<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nSome would say this is a creative masterpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. Criminals at Play<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"criminal-hopscotch\"](\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/272755_original.jpg\")
Pihovkin1<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhat happens when a new chalk line ends up on your playground? Improvise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next time you’re in an overcrowded park or playing on a swing set with peeling paint, consider yourself lucky. It could be worse!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Older kids might think this slide is a blast with the super-fast flip at the start before a direct dip down to the end. Looks like the designers of this slide may have skipped the testing portion of the verification process. Now, we’re willing to bet that most tiny tots won\u2019t manoeuvre through this twist all that successfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Graveyard or Playground?<\/h2>\n\n\n\nDoseng<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhile a cohesive play space is lovely \u2014 and one with a theme is quite fun \u2014 this is just odd. Perhaps this takes the latest “the floor is lava” game to another level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Mission Impossible Slide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n4Tololo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe ladder turned slide might be a design flaw or it might be a genius design hack? Who knows, maybe we’ll see this new obstacle in the next season of American Ninja Warrior?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n5. Slide Into the Abyss<\/h2>\n\n\n\nDeed<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThere has to be a more subtle way to get rid of your least favourite brother, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Drop of Doom\u00a0in Slide Form<\/h2>\n\n\n\nVmir<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhen we said worst playgrounds, we meant the worst playgrounds. It’s hard to say whether the straight drop is worse than the rusty metal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Some Neighbours Are Friendlier Than Others<\/h2>\n\n\n\nCats Mob<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nSome cities don\u2019t have a lot of space, which means the local playground might be set up in a less than ideal location. Either this decision was a great way to make use of land, or someone has a kid who just really loves Casper the Friendly Ghost<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n8.\u00a0In One End and Out the Other<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWix<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nUmmm, it certainly makes for a great landmark, right? I mean, no one is going to forget “the elephant slide.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. Seat-Saw<\/h2>\n\n\n\nMosha Yury<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nSome would say this is a creative masterpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. Criminals at Play<\/h2>\n\n\n\nPihovkin1<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhat happens when a new chalk line ends up on your playground? Improvise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next time you’re in an overcrowded park or playing on a swing set with peeling paint, consider yourself lucky. It could be worse!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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While a cohesive play space is lovely \u2014 and one with a theme is quite fun \u2014 this is just odd. Perhaps this takes the latest “the floor is lava” game to another level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Mission Impossible Slide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n4Tololo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe ladder turned slide might be a design flaw or it might be a genius design hack? Who knows, maybe we’ll see this new obstacle in the next season of American Ninja Warrior?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n5. Slide Into the Abyss<\/h2>\n\n\n\nDeed<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThere has to be a more subtle way to get rid of your least favourite brother, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Drop of Doom\u00a0in Slide Form<\/h2>\n\n\n\nVmir<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhen we said worst playgrounds, we meant the worst playgrounds. It’s hard to say whether the straight drop is worse than the rusty metal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Some Neighbours Are Friendlier Than Others<\/h2>\n\n\n\nCats Mob<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nSome cities don\u2019t have a lot of space, which means the local playground might be set up in a less than ideal location. Either this decision was a great way to make use of land, or someone has a kid who just really loves Casper the Friendly Ghost<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n8.\u00a0In One End and Out the Other<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWix<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nUmmm, it certainly makes for a great landmark, right? I mean, no one is going to forget “the elephant slide.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. Seat-Saw<\/h2>\n\n\n\nMosha Yury<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nSome would say this is a creative masterpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. Criminals at Play<\/h2>\n\n\n\nPihovkin1<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhat happens when a new chalk line ends up on your playground? Improvise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next time you’re in an overcrowded park or playing on a swing set with peeling paint, consider yourself lucky. It could be worse!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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The ladder turned slide might be a design flaw or it might be a genius design hack? Who knows, maybe we’ll see this new obstacle in the next season of American Ninja Warrior?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n There has to be a more subtle way to get rid of your least favourite brother, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n When we said worst playgrounds, we meant the worst playgrounds. It’s hard to say whether the straight drop is worse than the rusty metal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some cities don\u2019t have a lot of space, which means the local playground might be set up in a less than ideal location. Either this decision was a great way to make use of land, or someone has a kid who just really loves Casper the Friendly Ghost<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ummm, it certainly makes for a great landmark, right? I mean, no one is going to forget “the elephant slide.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some would say this is a creative masterpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What happens when a new chalk line ends up on your playground? Improvise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next time you’re in an overcrowded park or playing on a swing set with peeling paint, consider yourself lucky. It could be worse!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Next time you’re in an overcrowded park or playing on a swing set with peeling paint, consider yourself lucky. It could be worse!\u00a0Here are 10 of the worst playgrounds ever<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":4884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"guide":[],"class_list":["post-812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"acf":[],"zolo_excerpt":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=812"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21402,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812\/revisions\/21402"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=812"},{"taxonomy":"guide","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guide?post=812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}5. Slide Into the Abyss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
6. Drop of Doom\u00a0in Slide Form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
7. Some Neighbours Are Friendlier Than Others<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
8.\u00a0In One End and Out the Other<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
9. Seat-Saw<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
10. Criminals at Play<\/h2>\n\n\n\n