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How do water slides work?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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Do You Have to Be a Certain Age to Go to a Water Park?

Each water slide has a height and weight limit. But engineer Kelly Saul says it's also about how old you are and how well your brain and body will respond to the ride. The problem these days though is kids are getting bigger and younger. And what was an acceptable height limit 20 years ago may not be anacceptable height limit today.

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