thats a lot of trust in the integrity of that swingset.

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I'm impressed by the complete lack of movement in the frame. That thing must be solid as hell, and planted pretty deep.

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That's not a swing, this is a swing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=gI1uus5F5C8

These "village swings" as they were called were quite commong in eastern Finland and Estonia. They could be, and were, swung all the way around as here, only you'd be standing... Couldn't find footage of that, unfortunately.

Nowadays they're somewhat rare, as they're considered dangerous due to the rather great momentum you can achieve with a big swing. Also, as there is nothing to guarantee the swingers actually stay on the swing, you could get mangled pretty badly if things went wrong.

Incidentally, the Baltic countries apparently have a competitive swinging scene, where the objective is to sping as long as swing as possible fully around. The current men's record holder is one Andrus Aasamäe from Estonia, having managed the feat on a swing with a length from the pivot of 702 cm...

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