We are going to a birthday party today. My friend has constructed a 100 ft. slip and slide down a huge hill in her yard. It's the real deal.....trenched out, sand underneath and you end up in a 3 foot deep pool of water at the bottom!

I love water slides and all, but I prefer the controlled ones where you know you aren't gonna come tumbling out or whatever. On vacation my daughter and I went down a few of those together and I somehow managed to "hurt" myself each time I went. Toes getting bent backward, elbows scraping the walls the whole way down, etc. etc.

Now for the question....
Do I take a turn on this thing....or watch! I'm not really sure I want to spend my 40th birthday next week on crutches.....

Also, how old are you and would you do it?

Im 45 and sure i'd do it- probably hurt myself but so what!!!

Apparently the guy that helped build it is in his 50's I think and he cracked a rib test driving it... Supposedly it's better now.

Last time I got on a slip and slide I kept slipping and was flat on my back and hit my head pretty hard, everyone laughed of course. It freaking hurt, I haven't done it since. I am 48 but I was probably 45 when I did that.

Heather if it's the kind of the yellow tarp thing that you can buy in almost any kids dept, then don't. There have been more people paralyzed by "nose-diving" down those things, and injuring their C 1-3 (Cervical) vertebrae.

Your never 2 old 2 have fun.so av a go

I'm 37, and I would do it. I'm not known for my wise choices in these things, though, lol.

Do it if you wanna. You only live once! (We think...)

I'm 32, and hell yeah I would!

I'm 50

And hell yea of I'd do it!!!

yaaaaaaaaaaaaay water slides!!! Fun fun fun!!!! Me go first and you watch!!!! Then its your turn!!!

It's homeade Connie.....with industrial strength black plastic.
I'm leaning towards no because I don't want to ruin their party...

maybe wear hockey gear....!!!!

This sounds like something we'll see later on America's Funniest Home Videos!

Oh all you rebels! Used to be I would jump at the chance to do anything water related. Now I kind of waiver between fun and dangerous....esp. for a plump chick. We slide down faster!

Funniest thing is.....when my friend went off to work the night shift, her son and his friends decided to test it out NAKED with baby oil all over themselves. Apparently they flewwwwwww down that thing..... KIDS!

Yes, that's the sort of thing I'm talking about. It's so easy to get hurt.

Caption will be..."Backyard Water Warriors and the people who film them!"

I'll try to take pictures today! It should be interesting. She lives on a huge hill as she is situated right next door to the ski mountain (It's ohio, it's small). The pool of water is in between a grove of pine trees. Makes me nervous just thinking about it.