Video Of The Week - World's Longest Water Slide Was Open . . . Only Two Days!

By Meera Dolasia on March 4, 2013

When charities are trying to raise money, they usually do it with mundane things like selling raffles, holding auctions or having bake sales - But not two New Zealand residents, who lived up to their life's motto of 'living more awesome' by constructing the world's longest and muddiest water slide - A 650 meter (2,132 feet) monster - All to raise awareness and funds for people suffering from depression.

The best part is that Jimi Hunt and Dan Drupstee did not spend millions, nor bring in a massive construction crew to pour concrete, but instead, built the slide by carving up a steep slope inside a private cattle grazing ranch located outside Auckland,using an excavator and two shovels.

The only downside to this of course, is that the luge-trench style slide that also featured a tunnel, was not permanent. In fact, it only remained open for two days during the weekend of February 23rd as part of a festival, after which the hole was filled up and the field, handed back to the rightful owners - The cud chewing cattle!

Resources: Huffingtonpost.com, Dailymail.co.uk

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  • cool and scary5/19/2013
    ahhhh I hate long and muddy water slides
    • bobbyg5/17/2013
      this is an awesome slide
      • rodger5/15/2013
        lol it was awsome
        • Flint Lockwood5/15/2013
          THAT WOULD BE SOOOO FUN!!!
          • bunnygirl953953
            i want to go on that!
            • 95/13/2013
              i think thats awesome
              • 95/13/2013
                cool
                • bossman12125/9/2013
                  so BOSS
                  • Zack5/9/2013
                    Thats Epic :)
                    • tyoptyop
                      5/9/2013
                      i agry with roos213 10

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