Then late Friday night I went to some crazy-ass roof party that set up a giant tarp to be used as a Slip N' Side (or "WetBanana," if you prefer). (By the way, while Googling "wet banana" just now looking for fun pics, I found the US Consumer Product Safety Commission which had the following to say about WHAM-O Brand Backyard Water Slides:
WASHINGTON, DC -- Kransco Group Companies and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warn consumers that WHAM-O backyard water slides, manufactured by Kransco and WHAM-O for years as popular summertime toys for children, should NOT be used by adults or teenagers. The toys were designed for use by children only. Use by adults and teens has the potential to result in neck injury and paralysis.
Because of their weight and height, adults and teenagers who dive onto the water slide may hit and abruptly stop in such a way that could cause permanent spinal cord injury, resulting in quadriplegia or paraplegia. The slider's forward momentum drives the body into the neck and compresses the spinal cord.
