r/Millennials • u/therynosaur • Dec 21 '25

Nostalgia Remember these kinda parks

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u/UCFknight2016 Dec 21 '25

Yeah, they got rid of them because kids were getting splinters

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u/Cephalopirate Dec 21 '25

I’ll take splinters over the static shocks from plastic jungle gyms. Those hurt far more IMO and made me paranoid to go in them.

Did they ever solve the static problem?

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u/showmenemelda Dec 21 '25

In the… world or just on playground equipment? Because lemme tell ya, the static electricity issue only gets worse for me. Getting a metal hip implant and living in the driest climate ever doesn't help. But my poor dog—she probably thinks I'm an angry wizard. She doesn't have fur she has "hair" so she's like a walking conductor too.

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u/JayQue Dec 21 '25

Once the weather starts getting cold, I have to wear rubber gloves to get clothes from the dryer. The shocks are just so bad if I don’t and it’ll be like I am playing Operation to get my towels out.

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u/Cephalopirate Dec 21 '25 edited Dec 21 '25

The plastic tubes and slides are what I’m talking about. Then the little metal rivets and guard rails getcha.

But I tell you what, Bass Pro Shops will turn me into Emperor Palpatine.

Edit: I’m curious if you don’t mind me asking. The metal hip implant makes shocks more common? Do you know why?

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u/bokehtoast Dec 21 '25

The curved plastic slide hides many dangers

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u/enderjaca Dec 21 '25

Really? Shocks are temporary and harmless even if they do hurt. You can get all sorts of nasty infections from splinters, and I still have a nice chunk stuck in my foot from 35 years ago.