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Big dam slide video jiggydawg New
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Wow! Any guess at terminal velocity---that is, speed at the end of the slide? energywonk New
Date: Nov 19 2008, 0:03 GMT
From: scagrotto


	There are a bunch of clips on You Tube, so it's been done by quite a few people. Just search for Llyn Brianne Spillway. At least one shows somebody covering the 1150 foot length in 20 seconds. I don't think it takes much of a brace to stay upright on concrete, but I can imagine getting sideways and having anything that increases your friction slamming you to the downhill side pretty quickly. OTOH, even if that happens I'd guess the likely outcome is better than what could happen at Fowlersville, Oceana or many of the other slides that plenty of paddlers run.

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