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How do water slides work?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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Water Park Friction and Gravity

Friction is the resistance of motion when one object wraps against another. Water between your skin and fiberglass creates low friction and make your body ski down faster with the slides. The water slide I went down at JP, required rafts. It's really just a floaty tube with a hole in the center of it.

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