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The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

We should have adult playgrounds too. How much could it cost?

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We should have adult playgrounds too. How much could it cost?

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The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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  • brophy@lemmy.world
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    Parks. Parks, trails, reserves, and other public recreational areas. These are adult playgrounds paid for by taxes.

    • BolexForSoup@kbin.social
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      I don’t see monkey bars at the Grand Canyon. What’s even the point?

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        Monkeys aren’t allowed to drink at the Grand Canyon, dummy.

        • 257m@lemmy.ml
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          I don’t know why this made me giggle so much.

      • Mongostein@lemmy.ca
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        I want an open air waterslide all the way down Niagara Falls.

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          They have barrel rides at Niagara Falls

        • Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml
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          There already is one. Quite steep though.

          • Mongostein@lemmy.ca
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            Whaaaaaaa??

    • guyrocket@kbin.social
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      Yes.

      I spent hours this weekend biking on some awesome bike trails. And camped at a lovely state park this summer. And walked sidewalks and trails for endless hours in my city.

      How about libraries too? Playgrounds for the mind and spirit.

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        This gave me a sort of questionable idea, but it’d be sweet if at the start to some bike trails they had a little parks & rec office or something where folks that don’t have bikes (whether for financial or basic space reasons) could rent them/lend them out to ride along the trails. Maybe some more well-funded areas already have something like this?

        I know some places will rent out bikes to folks, but I dunno how affordable that tends to be.

        • ApeCavalryArt@kbin.social
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          Louisville has bike rentals for $5 / 30mins; 39 stations around 2 cities

        • guyrocket@kbin.social
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          Yes. Bikes and kayaks and canoes.

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    I dont give a shit if your kid is waiting for the swings, my taxes pay for it and I’m going to use it.

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      Removed by mod

      • BlanketsWithSmallpox@lemmy.world
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        YOU JUST BROUGHT PISS TO A SHIT FIGHT YOU LITTLE CUNT!

  • what_is_a_name@lemmy.world
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    What if I told you, the kid playgrounds are there for the parents ;)

    (Yeah yeah. Not all adults are parents. Still tho).

    Adieu , a parent of a kid.

    • Trollivier@sh.itjust.works
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      I was about to answer that!

  • Son_of_dad@lemmy.world
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    You’re not looking hard enough. The adult playground are usually downtown and have blacked out windows.

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      But they aren’t free tho. Kid’s don’t pay taxes and their playground is also free

  • Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works
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    Closest we have are bodyweight exercise parks - and they are not nearly as common as they should be.

    Sure, no slides or seesaw, but monkey bars for dayz.

    Edit: Also, y’all remember parkour? IIRC somewhere in the annals of history there’s a design for an adult jungle gym built with Georges Hébert’s fitness philosophy in mind (more jungle gym-ish than military obstacle courses). Vaguely remember seeing a translated book with the design. Anyway, some of those, please.

    • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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      Those aren’t playgrounds, they’re suffering grounds.

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    • Aux@lemmy.world
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      These exercise machines are in every other park in London…

  • Cleverdawny@lemm.ee
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    They’re called public parks

  • Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml
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    There is no law or rule stopping a grown adult from using a playground.

    • The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteOP
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      The sign on the slide says 5-12 though.

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      The equipment usually isn’t sized for adults. I barely fit into the swing set at my local park, and I’m smaller than average. Even though I can technically use it, it’s very uncomfortable.

      But besides that, as a grown man I’m going to get some very weird looks from parents if I waltz up to the jungle gym and start climbing with their kids. There may not be a law against it, but it’s certainly not socially acceptable.

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      That doesnt make up for the lack of a playground scaled up 3x for adults

  • Donjuanme@lemmy.world
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    Kids bounce, Adults splat

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    I don’t understand the meme. Outdoor gyms exist. If you don’t have one in your community then you need to talk to your local council.

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    Libertarianism:

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  • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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    Pfft, kid’s playgrounds can be adult playgrounds, if you’re brave enough

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    Or horny enough.

    • Dr. Coomer@lemmy.world
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      No, NO, NOOOOOOOOOOO “We could make a religion out of this.”

  • lugal@lemmy.ml
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    Afaik playgrounds came up because it wasn’t safe to play on the street anymore. So streets are adults’ playgrounds

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    Your mums tits are my playground

  • DreamButt@lemmy.world
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    Literally every public space is for adults

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      A playground is a public space but is not for adults.

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