A water slide is a type of slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at swimming pools or water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and therefore size. Some slides require riders to sit directly on the slide, or on a raft or tube designed to be used with the slide.
A collection of water slides at Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast on the Gold Coast, Australia. The outer two are traditional inline tube slides while the centre three are body speed slides.
Water slide at Toledo Beach, Michigan, 1911
Boy riding a water tube slide at The Colony Park in The Colony, Texas
Simple body slides, into a large swimming pool
Playground slides are found in parks, schools, playgrounds and backyards. The slide is an example of the simple machine known as the inclined plane, which makes moving objects up and down easier, or in this case more fun. The slide may be flat, or half cylindrical or tubular to prevent falls. Slides are usually constructed of plastic or metal and they have a smooth surface that is either straight or wavy. The user, typically a child, climbs to the top of the slide via a ladder or stairs and sits down on the top of the slide and slides down the chute.
Slide in Valparaíso as an integral part of the square architecture
"The Golem" - a giant monster with three red tongues protruding from its mouth, which serve as playground slides, Jerusalem, made by the sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle
Schoolchildren on a slide at the East Texas State Normal College Training School in 1921
Two-slide play system
