Standing 30 feet higher than the world’s previous tallest water slide, which is a 14-story virtual free fall, the Verruckt Water Slide in Kansas City subjects riders in a specially designed raft to a 168-foot drop followed by a 5-story uphill surge before a final descent.
After thorough testing with sandbags, the slide finally had its first human passengers last week..
Fittingly, the men who tried it first were the slide’s designer and engineer…