Types of slides, modern technology and extraordinary ideas. What kinds of slides can we see in the world? Is it safe water entertainment? How often and how do accidents happen? What is an average speed on water slides?

Water slide – pool equipment, inclined plane enabling pleasant movement with satisfying speed due to smaller friction and gravitation. Water is an environment, that makes friction decrease.


Water slides have different shapes, mostly they are pipe slides, gutter slides or surface slides. We can differ closed and open slides, from which we can admire views during slipping down. Speed of our sliding depends on height, slope and a general shape of a slide. An average speed is 25 kilometers per hour. However, there are many ways to increase our speed of sliding, what would be described below. An average slope is 13%, but lenght is more diverse, from just few meters (slides for children – elephant slide) to about 200 meters.

Slides for children – elephant, giraffe, surface slides – short, safe, designed for the youngest.







Pipe slides, where we use our bottom to slip downunfortunately sometimes it can destroy our swim suit. However, they are the most popular slides in the world. In Poland we can find them almost at every swimming and adventure pool. Aquapark in Cracow has many unusual, and extraordinary water attractions that would surely exceed the expectations of even the most demanding fans.
Raft slides – sliding on raft wheels to prevent our swim suits from tearing and reduce an unpleasant feeling of slide`s joints.

Tornado, onion, mixer or UFO this all represent a silde with three stages of slipping: the first one - sliding down through a pipe to a funnel, the second one - whirling in a funnel, the third one - falling down into water.

Multimedia slide Black Hole – sliding in a pipe with no light, however with audio visualizations: screaming, squealing, roaring, sometimes with light effects: stroboscope, what heightens our feeling of fear.

The ways to slide faster – the main principle: minimalize friction. One of good solutions is sliding on our elbows or shoulder blades and heels. We have to take very streamlined position. Bottom up ! Good luck!