verruckt, the world's tallest waterslide opens to the public

verruckt, the world’s tallest waterslide opens to the public
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verrückt, the world’s tallest waterslide at schlitterbahn water park in kansas city, kansas, has officially opened. the slide, which translates to ‘insane’ in german, requires thrill-seekers to climb 264 stairs up to a platform standing at 168 feet, which measures 94 inches taller than the statue of liberty. before plummeting down at speeds of up to 65 miles-per-hour, visitors need to weigh themselves to ensure the combined weight of the two or three passengers on-board does not exceed 550 pounds.

check out one of the first drops with POV footage below:

video courtesy garmin

 to avoid serious injury, the schlitterbahn water park requires users to be velcro strapped into the large raft
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 views of the first drop and second rolling section
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 verrückt designer jeff henry
image courtesy charlie riedel/associated press