What was your favorite feature on the playground as a kid?
Chances are, it's not there anymore. Here are some playground classics now deemed too dangerous:
• See-saws: While you may spot a low-to-the-ground teeter-totter from time to time, the thrilling, splintered catapults of yore are long gone.
• Metal slide: Those towering, shimmering shoots are a thing of the past and have been replaced with lower, softer plastic models with curves or bumps to keep the speed down.
• Swing sets: They’re still there, but not nearly as tall. They’re also a lot harder to jump off of at peak altitude.
• The geometric dome: A favorite hazard for many, this fat lip tooth chipper is a rare relic.
• Merry-go-rounds ain't what they used to be. Most can reach the necessary RPMs to hurl those with a weak grip onto the gravelly asphalt - which isn't there anymore either.
• Tether-ball: The thrill of jamming a finger or breaking a nose is gone from most modern playgrounds.
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