The highest water slide in the world has passed the first test Bashny.Net

Who is not afraid to ride this?

«Verrückt», the world's highest water slide, finally started to test with real, live people.

Waterpark «Schlitterbahn», located in Kansas City, to set aside more of their awful opening slides again and again. But it's a video showing how engineers themselves experience the first hill, gives hope that it may be safe enough for the public in the near future.

Here are the facts. Height «Verrückt» of 51 meters 40 centimeters. The Statue of Liberty (from the toes to the tip of the torch) - only 46 meters. Hill also higher than Niagara Falls. You need to climb up the 264-m steps to get on top of the 17-storey slides. It is expected that the sliding speed will be 103 km / h. And when you slide, you have to be attached with velcro to a large raft (which is good, because if you do not use them on your fifth point there is nothing left).



In addition, a few months ago there was a rumor that when you start to slide sandbags flew with it - were all in confusion, because in park administration is denied. In fact, it's true - in earlier models sandbags flew up into the air. And the latest model in the early trials, rafts and soared into the air. Here is an excerpt from the report «Travel Channel», enjoy the fear:



But great that now all slide fenced grid, so that it is likely no one will fly. Maybe. However, no official opening date, but the site says that it will happen "in 2014».

But this raw video from the first person. Camera battery died before the second ramp, but the decline continued.



via factroom.ru