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Topic: New Playgrounds Are Safe—and That's Why Nobody Uses Them
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Scarne
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http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/02/new-playgrounds-are-safe-and-thats-why-nobody-uses-them/252108/
According to the study, the new, safer equipment often became boring because children mastered it so quickly. To make it more challenging, kids tended to improvise, walking up the slide the wrong way, or using supports as a climbing apparatus. Sometimes younger children were drawn to the older kids' equipment, presumably because it presented a more interesting set of challenges.
 
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Cawlin
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Consulting my Surprise-o-Meterâ„¢ - registering a steady 1.5.
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paulg_68
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Cawlin posted:
Consulting my Surprise-o-Meterâ„¢ - registering a steady 1.5.
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Sgian_Dubh
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The stupidest thing I see in suburbs are the idiots who have $3,000 playground sets in their backyard that borders a city park full of playground equipment. Neither of which are being used.
My guess is it has less to do with the lack of challenge and more to do with kids watching t.v., playing video games, or trolling the internet for videos of other fat, lazy kids.
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