Drop Slides Morning Test and Check

[@ParadigmUnkn0wn]

If you happen to have an old cylinder from that dispatch lockout system it'd be really cool if you could send it along to the LockPickingLawyer

[@sybergoosejr]

i support this although first glance looks like large disk detainer but perhaps with extra bits.

[@brandonrides]

And the video will still be less than 2 min 😂😂

[@RexOnTheDex]

I was thinking the exact same thing when I saw that key. Nothing on 1... small click on 2... 🤣🤣🤣

[@DingleFlop]

@@RexOnTheDex "The tool that Bosnianbill and I made"

[@leontheo0270]

They are called Fortress Interlocks and as they are often used in industrial environments they are quite expensive!

[@safe-keeper1042]

This is the best part of KZbin for me, getting an insight into other peoples' lives -- other cultures, careers, countries, you name it. Beautiful.

[@jaideepnandha9943]

That’s the beauty of KZbin.

[@o___o9107]

that analogy was beautiful 🥲

[@SikConVicTioN]

Yeah minimum wage sure is beautiful... Wtf lol

[@smit866]

@@SikConVicTioN minimum wage + fun? sounds like a good deal

[@musicfreak1138]

Agreed. Before this video, I learned how a bowling alley machine works haha

[@tomw86]

I’m a control systems engineer, this is kind of cool to see similar kit in such a different environment

[@tuberides.official]

Where can I apply for being the test dummy on these slides every morning? 😄 Loved Typhoon Texas! Such a huge selection of slides.

[@thepoolguy]

You guys are always welcome back.

[@blooshooz4198]

Ayyy, tubey

[@Neptunesalad12]

They are good water slides

[@tonyryder5644]

As someone who is afraid of heights, I can’t imagine doing this every day!

[@Nickwilde7755]

Yes

[@ManaAsuhaS3]

im afraid of heights too but if this was my daily job i probably wouldnt mind so much.

[@tiara9624]

you’ll most likely get used to it

[@heavy_handed]

You would probably quickly get over your fear by confronting it

[@Alfragiste]

The walk up the stairs is what would kill me

[@mattandsarahaschan]

I'm sitting on my couch, perfectly safe. And yet, every time you put the camera over the edge, my fear of heights kicks in.

[@thepoolguy]

I'm the same way when those guys that climb the cell towers do the same.

[@CreeseDF]

@@thepoolguy Oh man, that's actually gonna be my future job, lol

[@LakeNipissing]

Watch Ally Law's KZbin channel... the palms of you hands will be dripping with sweat! Search on KZbin: *_REALLY SKETCHY/DANGEROUS CLIMB IN LONDON!_* I would never, ever be able to do what they did.

[@mattandsarahaschan]

@@LakeNipissing WHY did I go watch that?!?!

[@LakeNipissing]

@@mattandsarahaschan To get wet hands?? Did it work?? I can watch that video over and over, and the fear effect never ends for me, watching on a 17" laptop sitting on a chair on solid ground !

[@X0KHRONIK0X]

This cylinder should definitely be sent to lock picking lawyer he will also give your channel a shout out

[@largol33t1]

Damn, if he had claimed they were the keys to a bank vault, I would have believed him!

[@leontheo0270]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaPKi6Kpaa6SmbM

[@X0KHRONIK0X]

@@leontheo0270 this is a very similar cylinder thanks for the link very interesting

[@bananabeast9384]

Was thinking the exact same thing

[@g.e.gaviationphotography419]

I got stuck in one in Australia, the drop door would not release and door was stuck 2 hours damn it sucked

[@yohanehakurei]

Thanks for keeping typhoon Texas sorta safe. Went there every year it opened.

[@ketsuekikumori9145]

My immediate thought upon seeing the key was "Oh, bet you LPL would love to pick one of those!"

[@PanicattheDispatch]

Can't wait to see more on these slides! Just rode the aqua loop at Hurricane Harbor Rockford 17 times yesterday!!!

[@daimonwilcox]

Hey im from rockford lmao 🤣

[@PanicattheDispatch]

@@daimonwilcox You are so lucky to have an amazing waterpark like that so close to home!

[@yeetpeople1507]

Was there last weekend and only did it once but it was very fun

[@ConnorLinley]

Dude my brother is a lifeguard there this year! Gets himself and a friend in free whenever he's not working! Free is definitely the Best price to get in. 😎

[@FireAlarmHowTooGuy]

It is always a great day when "ThePoolGuy" uploads to KZbin. Keep them coming.

[@z185284]

Key interlock systems are always so interesting

[@SlopedOtter]

I’m an engineer at a large theme park and we have some coasters with 15+ interlock keys to access various parts. All fun and games until you walk half a mile in a harness and forget one!

[@eddie_alabama7997]

I always wondered how those are tested....smart slides!

[@charlieterrell8501]

While watching him walk up the stairs, I imagined a cool idea.. What if water parks were built like ski resorts, where everyone takes a ski lift to the top and you get to choose a slide to take you down! That would be sooo sick

[@DeKempster]

Interesting use of an programmable safety relay.

[@cordcd7]

Thanks, KZbin, for recommending this to me. I had forgotten about this channel since the first time watching I think last year. Love seeing the inner workings of stuff like this!

[@park02pm]

I just saw in the Tom Scott newsletter that he shouted your channel out and I am so happy that your channel is getting the attention it deserves. Keep up the great work team!

[@ajs41]

Same with me.

[@iesupernovas]

He works at a place called Typhoon Texas if anybody’s wondering.

[@ThatChronomancer]

i've been on one of these slides and i hate them because it scared the s*** out of me, but i love the thrill

[@shiningknight661]

A price to pay for thrill.

[@Bogarttherideop]

My favorite types of slides are the drop slides and I always wondered how you tested them and this answered my question. Thanks.

[@CelloSeanMuller]

This is fantastic! I've arrived here from the Tom Scott newsletter as well and found the video very interesting! Keep up the great content!

[@sinisterisrandom8537]

A quote from the iconic game Halo 3 ODST. "We are droppin' into Hell, troopers!

[@corbin_fishing]

Thank you for teaching me how to operate a drop slide now I can take over the water park

[@semibreve]

Why hasn't there been an ODST themed drop slide yet? Such a perfect tie-in

[@pvtpain66k]

He didn't mention it, but you can see the keys are color coded, so you know which one goes to each slide. It can be seen clearly when he holds it up at 1:00. Green for the green slide, ect.

[@stevecrosby3379]

I've gotta ask as I've always wondered this, how many people fail to make the loop? Is it quite a common occurance? Thanks for the video, would love to see a video on the mechanisms for the trap doors in the future as well :)

[@thepoolguy]

Happens maybe 2 times a day on a busy day. Usually because some one "starfishes" and slows themselves down on the drop.

[@stevecrosby3379]

@@thepoolguy thanks for the reply, that's the one slide type that I've never tried because knowing my luck I'd be the one to get completely stuck and need a rescue team sent in for me! 🤣

[@astaregod]

I used to work at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon and one year we had some issues with certain tubes and rider configurations not clearing the slides on the Crush 'n' Gusher attraction (a water coaster where jets propel riders uphill in tubes). I weigh approximately 100 lbs so I volunteered to ride test. Turns out riders who don't weigh a lot sometimes don't make it through the slide as fast as the slide wants them to, leading to an emergency stop because the slide thinks the rider is trapped somewhere in the valleys. We had to disallow single riders on some of the slides because of this.

[@maincoasters]

it happens a lot on the one at wilderness at the smokies, it’s so annoying.. it’s when someone “starfishes” like he said

[@thepoolguy]

@@astaregod HEy there. For our blue aqua loop, we do have a rider weight minimum requirement of 99lbs. This is for the same reason, so they create enough centrifugal force to make the top loop. I may have the wrong force in mind... please correct me if i'm wrong.

[@rfiorini]

Love seeing this channel grow. I found it with ~3,000 subs and now you are over 25,000. Great work and keep up the great educational content.

[@thepoolguy]

Thanks for sticking around.

[@NeonDreams7]

I haven't been out to Typhoon Texas in a bit. Lovely weather we've got going on. Stay dry!

[@cdigames]

Love how KZbin pushed this out of the blue, great content.

[@LakeNipissing]

When looking into the lower egress of the loop slide when the water was shut off, I found the answer to how they keep water from pooling in the low spot before the loop. There are hundreds, if not a thousand little holes at the bottom that drain into a catch basin under the flume, but there are so many and they are so small the rider's back doesn't get scratched by them. I've heard the typical "failed" rider extraction ratio is ten from the lower egress for one from the upper (loop top) egress. It's actually interesting they need an upper egress at all because a rider would only need to push themselves a bit one way or the other to get out of the top of the loop. But I guess if someone becomes completely terrified they could 'freeze'.

[@deadskimountaineer]

I have ridden those at the world water park in West Edmonton Mall, they have one loop slide and two straight fall slides that got the trap door systems 10 or so years ago. Pretty fun.

[@mitchellcrazyeye]

Hey, I just wanted to let you know that you just got a shout out on Tom Scott's newsletter! I've been watching you for a couple months now I was delighted to see you mentioned!

[@deliancat]

Lol was surprised when I saw that and was like hey I watch him

[@safe-keeper1042]

That's how I came to this channel. I'm glad he pointed me here :)

[@Meme-nr7ne]

thanks for showing us something I would probably never see otherwise keep it up love these videos!

[@allielerman1414]

I love the drop water sides, unfortunately I got stuck two times. nothing like making us dance. the water will push u back and toward to the climb out. Thank team Norwegian bliss.

[@lilielf5652]

I was shocked to see this video! I visited that waterpark with my cousins, about a month ago. Me and my older cousin did the drop slide and it was truly terrifying.

[@litz13]

"Shirts Prohibited" ... ;-) Gotta get those kids their sun tans ...

[@elkayezs8wslkwaterfountain826]

@@trg3625 and excessive drag. on the body slides at the pool that i guard at if the slides arent running at full speed people with shirts get stuck

[@aircoolednation423]

if you dont want your kids to have a tan. Don't bring them to outdoor pools. Its that easy.

[@HighTechLab]

How does a loop stay wet? Seems like the water would pool in the bottom of the loop and then you would have water flowing in the opposite direction of the rider.

[@josephbennett3482]

Gravity is what causes the water to flow endlessly , the steep drop forces the water through the slide just like a kitchen sink or a bathtub drain.

[@HighTechLab]

@@josephbennett3482 showers and kitchen sinks have a p-trap that stays filled with water completely to seal off any sewer gases. I want to know how this loop does not become a p-trap and fill up with water

[@josephbennett3482]

@@HighTechLab just like i mentioned before , the gravity prevents the water from collecting in one part of the slide. There's also probably no uphill climb where the loop is so it's most definitely just a straight high speed run down through the slide all the way to the end.

[@RollerCoasteraddict]

Awesome video I've recently been on two of these trap door slides Zuma Zooma at Cowabunga Bay Water Park in Nevada & Bonzai Pipeline at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, They are very fun & thrilling.

[@SassafrasRoot]

Love seeing stuff like this. Thanks for sharing!

[@JeremyPeters]

I rode the scorpion tail at Noah’s Ark in Wisconsin Dells when it was brand new (2010), those aqua loops are fun

[@astaregod]

Yep! Probably has more to do with friction against the slide surface, but yes, more Vitamin D!

[@JeremyPeters]

@@astaregod eh, what now?

[@FRM45]

Here from Tom Scott's newsletter

[@konstantin7912]

Came across this cool channel and think these waterpark rides are fascinating. I go to hurricane harbor Los Angeles next to Six Flags Magic Mountain and love to ride the Bonzai pipelines. My soul leaves my body when I am in the tube, but I love it. Now I need to convince my girlfriend to ride it one day. Maybe the third time is the charm. As a future engineering student and a water/amusement park enthusiast, it is cool to see how these rides work. :)

[@deemstyle]

This is a cool system! I'm surprised that the door swinger is a rotary actuator. Is there a weight limit for the rider?

[@deemstyle]

Just saw your comment elsewhere- 250 pounds. Really neat!

[@thepoolguy]

I knew someone would know at least the name of that pneumatic device. NOICE!

[@deemstyle]

@@thepoolguy I don’t know the real name, but if it were electrical (like a linear actuator) that’s what I’d call it. The pneumatic world might have a different name, but it seems close enough… lol!

[@thepoolguy]

Actually, that's what it's called. A pneumatic rotary actuator, this one is made by Festo.

[@j_joeyplayz7200]

Yes you finally made a Video on them

[@TheFreeBro]

Thank you for your service

[@thepoolguy]

Thank you!

[@GoproGabe]

Awesome! I’ve never seen the mechanics of one of these slides before.

[@spiritstar2263]

2:45 "lets take a look down there. YEEEAAAH" lmao im cryingg

[@RantingRaymond]

I'm here from Tom's newsletter, this is really cool! Subbed!

[@thepoolguy]

Awesome. Welcome. Is it possible for you to send me the newsletter, I can't seem to find where to read it.

[@thepoolguy]

@@hugorydman6256 poolguy84 @gmail

[@watomb]

Good video, never understand why control boxes always tend to show rust stains when exposed to chlorine. Maybe the manufacturers skipped the pickling/passivating process. Or maybe it’s the operator touching it all the time. It’s easy to remove the stains but guessing in a month it would look the same again.

[@mtechiggins1975]

This is cool. We have 4 flatline loops. Ive thought of doing something like this. Soon as I saw the key and Rcc1 im like yup..white water. Lol.

[@FreakinRocket]

This is probably the channel I watch the most consistently. You have a great upload pace, too much would cause me to miss videos and then you'd start running out of things to show!

[@cringename]

This is gonna be recommended to everyone

[@mrunixman1579]

Never seen those types of slides in the UK. I don't know if I can ride them due to health conditions.

[@Marri-Tech]

Thunderbolt at waterworld is one.

[@penguins9645]

The anticipation prior to the drop is really the worst part. Once you're in it, it's just a gentle loop. I've had much more innocuous slides that were a lot tougher to ride.

[@mrunixman1579]

@@Marri-Tech I never been there, I assume that is in Stoke on Trent that Ally Law got arrested at.

[@mrunixman1579]

@@penguins9645 Some waterslides has been know to trigger vertigo with me particularly fast ones. In Swindon I avoided the storm slides due to similar reasons and prone to seizures.

[@paulschrieber8590]

This is my local waterpark in Katy Texas!

[@pacheco13013]

Typhoon!

[@CarlosMoreno-ip6ui]

Wait is this typhoon Texas? Been awhile since I’ve been but looks like it

[@pacheco13013]

@@CarlosMoreno-ip6ui yup that’s Katy mills in the background. If you look closely you can see the typhoon logo.

[@gumballgb]

I thought this looked familiar

[@comradecheese6992]

Same here

[@potatotus]

You are my literal hero

[@Peter-iq9yy]

Thanks to Tom Scott for introducing me to my new addiction LMAO

[@Michael-rx7ff]

This was an incredible video. Thank you

[@HJCF0520]

Awesome as always! Kenwood NXDN, nice.

[@PendragonDaGreat]

Been looking back through your older videos and you mention a couple times the wave pool can do several different patterns. We've seen the double diamond, any chance we could get a look at some of the others? Even if it's end of the season right before you drain the wave pool for the winter I think it would be pretty neat.

[@poppypuff]

Anxiety shot way up just watching this!

[@josephbennett3482]

There should be some way to test the integrity of the slide during the pre-check with some weighted material that matches a humans body weight kind of like a crash mannequin although it would be a pain to lug it up the stairs. The park should also provide an employee only elevator so you don't have to climb all those stairs.

[@thepoolguy]

Attractions are tested with human riders daily. It's part of the checks.

[@blu4580]

@@thepoolguy Us lifeguards test ride them everyday 😭

[@BossAwesomeSauce]

Drop slides are so much fun

[@bjgarbacz1]

I love the drop slides I've never seen the loop one tho that's sick!

[@JustAstroThings]

Nice I love Typhoon Texas

[@rubenvor]

Very interesting video! Was it hard to get Homer unstuck?

[@RanHam]

Just stumbled across your channel, good stuff. I work maintenance at an amusement park, would be nice to share the stuff we get into but my employer would have a cow.

[@thepoolguy]

What park do you work at?

[@theguyfromspykids3981]

I love KZbin recommended so much

[@trippmediamolle]

I’m coming to the park today!!! Wednesday Jul 21

[@thepoolguy]

Very cool, I'll be around park today, let's see if you can spot me 😉

[@trollmeister2672]

These slides are soo dope, can't wait for the one at Emerald Pointe next year

[@aname7862]

Another dose of random stuff that is recommended to me

[@forthepeople8218]

When he said egress I automatically knew it meant exit learned that from my orientation aha

[@colinantink9094]

Why are there random compressors at the back? Isn’t something like that inside the mechanism usually?

[@thepoolguy]

Our main compressor went down, and these work amazingly for this attraction. They use about as much air as a nail gun when operating.

[@zachwatson2349]

You should do a breakdown of the leak that happened in Houston at Hurricane Harbor

[@jordanmurray3429]

Is this the one that’s in Katy? Lol I just randomly stumbled upon this channel and if so I live like right down the street from here 😄

[@OzmoMac]

Sweet video! Im looking forward to seeing the mecanish under the hood there. Keep up the good content man!! Love it!

[@pierskittel1634]

Stupid question, but where does the water that collects at the bottom of the valley go? I presume a small lake at the bottom will slow sliders down a lot?

[@dtec30]

There's quite a lot to a water park that you don't really think about

[@ERPS_Tech_VideoProductionCompa]

Please upload more videos you haven't uploaded for a month I watched the very first video you made and have been a long time subscriber of yours 🌊🌊😎😎

[@Jeroen_a]

Always interesting! (these type of slides terrify me :P)

[@bombardierrc4982]

super interesting video!

[@thepoolguy]

Glad you think so!

[@nerdydev]

Iv never seen a slide like that before. Looks scary

[@grekii]

I’ve been on one, they are honestly one of the best rides you can go on despite being a slide, you pick up a lot of speed

[@kalebbernat6552]

No way I saw the thumbnail and it looked just like the one I’ve been to before and I saw some other slides in the background that is typhoon Texas in Katy lol I just went there the other day

[@benvoneschen656]

LockpickingLawyer could probably pick that lockout key, so uh, send him one

[@kennethalarcon440]

These are so fun!

[@owensanto4004K]

Can you demonstrate Emergency Stop? Does it work like a e-stop on a ride or is it different?

[@adamh4530]

“Hey pinhead” 😂

[@Shavaaa]

Not what i excpected at 2am, but hell yeah

[@007DarthMan]

Don't know why this was in my recommendations. Not disappointed though.

[@kirrusAgain]

How do you inspect the dropslides? Do you walk through them, or abseil through them in the morning?

[@grayantitoplayz6355]

Awesome!

[@Jey-dm9qc]

waittttt... that moment when you realize that you know that place. is that typhoon texas in katy???

[@pratwurschtgulasch6662]

for the door to open on green and yellow, the rider has to come out the exit and clear the water. for the blue door to open, the rider merely has to clear the loop but could still be in the slide near the exit. just pointing out the inconsistency there :P

[@EstorilEm]

Pretty sure that’s what he was waiting for towards the end, for the other guy to clear it at the end. I think the run out safety is the same on all of them.

[@pratwurschtgulasch6662]

@@EstorilEm almost. he was waiting for the final signal to let the floor board drop but the door itself opened too soon. i think the door keeps a person off the floor board until it is safe for the event that the floor board breaks or a faulty signal lets it drop. The door is for redundancy, both would have to malfunction at the same time for an accident to occur, except not for the blue slide.

[@Jeroen_a]

A moment of silence for Walibi (amusement park) and Aqualibi (big) waterpark in Belgium. 14 attractions and the entire waterpark have suffered severe water damage due to the floodings 2 weeks ago. they are both closed until atleast the beginning of october 2021. :(

[@silasbailey77]

Just found this channel where is this?

[@williamfrost5221]

i love comi9ng to typoon 5texas bro love ur vids

[@adventurekitty1016]

I would work a job like this but based off how well I took to being a ride operator and the fact the same company that runs the theme park I worked at also owns the only Waterpark in my town, I bet it would be just as unorganized with switching slides with coworkers and I would have to stand in the sun for 7 hours straight before I even get a break to eat, then they would refuse to switch my hours because of "scheduling." I probably wouldn't. It doesn't help that I don't take to heat well. Even the average Canadian heat(20C in the Summer where I live) is agony for me. Maybe I'm just a vampire. Lol. But all this stuff is still super interesting to me,(Sorry for the half rant about my summer job. Everyone was super nice so I don't know what was happening, with everything)

[@elevatorsbyliftfilmer1247]

I'm going to a water park next month that has one of these slides, and I intend to ride

[@Callabris]

Where is your park located? It looks really nice. Would be fun to take my kids to it sometime

[@keymash]

this is a typhoon texas in Katy Houston