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Lights, sound and colours

Modern slides have see-through stripes, rainbow LED rings, music and even video games inside.Translucent RTM bands and LED rings (WhiteWater AquaLucent, Polin natural-light effects, Wiegand Wie-Glow) turned the enclosed slide from a black pipe into a light show. Bowls added music and strobes (Disco H2O, 2005); Slideboarding added a game; VR added a headset.

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Fibreglass

How a slide is made

Slides are made in pieces in a factory.Almost every modern flume is fibreglass-reinforced plastic.
Slippery science

Why you need water

The water is like slippery soap between you and the slide.Water is the lubricant between skin (or tube) and gelcoat; without it friction would stop or burn a rider within metres.
Pumps

How much water?

A small slide needs a bath-full of water every minute.Water is the lubricant between skin (or tube) and gelcoat; without it friction would stop or burn a rider within metres.
Heavy vs light

Who goes fastest?

On a straight steep slide, bigger people go faster.Translucent RTM bands and LED rings (WhiteWater AquaLucent, Polin natural-light effects, Wiegand Wie-Glow) turned the enclosed slide from a black pipe into a light show.
Three tricks

Going uphill

Slides can't go uphill by themselves.Water jets (Master Blaster, RocketBLAST) fire pressurised nozzles along the flume floor to shove tubes up each hill.
Rafts and loops

Why there are weight rules

Rafts and loops are designed for a certain weight.Water is the lubricant between skin (or tube) and gelcoat; without it friction would stop or burn a rider within metres.

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