AUSTRALIAN PLAYGROUND OF DEATH

The city council of Berry, New South Wales in Australia, is looking into reports of injuries at a brand new multimillion-dollar playground. Dozens of people claimed they witnessed injuries at the new Bongaree Nature Play Park. The $6.5 million playground opened in late January after a planning process that took seven years. It all started when 4-year-old India Greaves injured both of her legs when she went down the slide. Her father Ben Greaves was riding tandem with his daughter down the metal tube slide when India lurched backwards, got her feet stuck in the roof of the tube and hyperextended her legs with such a force, both her tibias were injured. (* Note: the slide does not look particularly dangerous. She was probably injured due to the weight of her dad behind her!) After the accident the girl’s mother posted to a community Facebook group to ask if anyone else knew of injuries sustained at the playground. The post received hundreds of replies within days, including people who reported their children had suffered facial fractures, broken bones, burnt skin and other injuries. The Greaves presented their findings to the council and urged them to take a look at the playground’s safety. The council says they will look into it, but noted “The play equipment has been designed and certified as compliant with the relevant Australian standards.” (* “So don’t even THINK about suing us.”
(video of the playgound here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZk1e3XizC0 Honestly, this playground looks fantastic!)
* Well, we all know ‘relevant Australian standards’ for safety means no more than 50 giant huntsman spiders and five crocodiles per acre.
* Who designed it, anyway? The people behind “Squid Game”?
* In a country where virtually everything can kill you, why should a playground be any different?
* The word “playground” doesn’t quite capture what’s going on. Maybe Grim Reaper Obstacle Course?
* If the playground is too dangerous, there are plenty of other safer options for kids in Australia. The dingo petting zoo, for example.