Gizmodo: swings

Pranksters Bring Child-Like Joy to Commuting with Swings on the Train

Adam Frucci — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:40:00 EDT

On Monday night, some pranksters infiltrated the Bart, San Francisco's public train system, and installed some swings in the aisles. Commuting should always be this fun.

Sure, having a swing in the aisle is probably pretty dangerous and bad for traffic flow, but come on. Every time the train stops and starts it gives you a push! It's the perfect place for a swing.

In a perfect world, there'd be special cars full of swings so everyone could get on board with this. [Laughing Squid via The Daily What]

On a Gigantic Swing, Man Fulfills Complete Flip Dream of a Million Kids

Adam Frucci — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EDT

When you were a kid using the swings at recess, you always would get just high enough to feel the chains go slack at the top. You always imagined getting so high that you'd go completely around the top bar and come down on the other side, but it always seemed like an unattainable goal. An impossible dream, if you will. Well, now we have proof that if you have balls of steel, it's possible to do the fabled full loop. Good god, this is a terrifying video. [CollegeHumor]

Bus Stop Swing Set: A Public Transportation Playground

Sean Fallon — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:00:00 EDT

The idea of making public spaces more playful is the brainchild of artist Bruno Taylor. In this project, he modified several London bus stops with swings to brighten the day of busy commuters. Never mind the smell, the noise, or that dude rubbing up against you—a swing set at the bus stop would melt away all of the stress associated with public transportation. That is until you get a little too carried away with the swinging motion and knock out someone walking behind the bus stop with your ass. On the playground that's detention—in the adult world it's called assault. Haha...(ass)ault. [Pixelsumo via PSFK via Dvice]