The 120-foot Slip n' Slide

Back in the 60s a toy company made a sheet of plastic that you could connect to a hose and let kids slide on in the backyard. And this summer a friend of ours laid out 120 feet of plastic sheeting covered in liquid soap and seawater to create the best damn slip n' slide ever.

Setup along the seawall on one of the Celebration of Lights fireworks nights, the slip n' slide drew quite a bit of attention but Denny is a pretty groovy guy and made it open to all comers, so there were all sorts of kids and passersby hurling themselves down it along with us.
It also seemed like the ideal moment to get some extra mileage out of my waterproof/crashproof/idiotproof pocket camera so we have a little montage of some of the highlights below. (or watch it in 720p here)

Rumor has it that the slide will get extended by another 60 feet (as you can see in the video, most people still had a bit more momentum at the end than expected) for a reappearance in late August.