The World’s Tallest Waterslide Was A Terrible, Tragic Idea

Emily Buder, The Atlantic: Video
Tue, 08/13/2019 - 3:12pm

At 169 feet tall, Verrückt was the tallest waterslide in the world. Riders plummeted down the nearly vertical 17-story chute—taller than Niagara Falls—at speeds up to 70 miles per hour. German for “insane,” Verrückt was designed to challenge the laws of physics. Visitors flocked to Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City, Kansas, to experience its thrill. That is, until August 7, 2016, when the raft that 10-year-old Caleb Schwab was riding went airborne and hit a metal pole supporting a safety net, resulting in his decapitation and instant death. Nathan Truesdell, a filmmaker from nearby Missouri, heard about the devastating incident on the news.

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