Slides

[squirmelia]

Disappointed Carsten Höller's slides at the Tate Modern have closed? mondoagogo and I investigated the alternatives, armed with a map of nearby playgrounds and a tape measure.

1. Name: Jason Slide.
Location: Rotherham Walk, Southwark.
Distinguishing features: Stickers, such as "lettuce is a member of the sunflower family" and "Jason".
Measurements: 144cm from the top of the slide to the ground. 297cm actual slide length.
Number of steps: 6.
Observations: Average slide, but a bit tight at the top for an adult. Slightly muddy.

2. Name: Tiny Slide.
Location: Rotherham Walk, Southwark.
Distinguishing features: Tiny slide, in the same playground as the previous slide.
Measurements: 58cm from the top of the slide to the ground. 146cm actual slide length.
Number of steps: 3.
Observations: Not very slidey. Adults may get stuck.

3. Name: Nelson Square Slide.
Location: Nelson Square, Southwark.
Distinguishing features: Slide is on top of a mound.
Measurements: 243cm actual slide length.
Number of steps: 11.
Observations: Quite slidey indeed. A sign warns, "no adults without children", so this may not be a viable option.




4. Name: None.
Location: Mint Street Adventure Playground, Southwark.
Distinguishing features: No slides in this adventure playground.

Comments

[tonight-we-fly.livejournal.com]

Hee hee, what a remarkably excellent post, Madam!

[squirmelia.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I have hung upside down on a climbing frame in an art gallery in Amsterdam before, so I didn't need to go on those slides in the Tate Modern anyway. Or at least, that's what I'm telling myself.