[esaym]

My grandma lives not far from Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels. I remember one incident, probably back in 1990 when I was 5 or so, I was at my grandma's house and some cousins came down to go to Schlitterbahn.

They went without me (was perfectly fine enjoying myself on my grandma's 20 acre property) and they all came back later that night. But the next morning my one cousin, probably 12-14, stayed in the back room and never came out. Everyone kept bringing her food and water through out the day but she never came out.

I finally asked what was wrong to which my (somewhat crude mouthed) grandma only stated that she hurt herself on a ride and now her vagina is all swelled up and so she can't walk. Being 5yo I really wasn't sure what the heck that meant. Actually, I'm still not sure. But the best I can conjecture was she rode this one really tall water slide where you sit on a plastic sled and I assume the sled came out from under her and when she hit the "water brake", it flew in between her legs. But I don't know, and I'm not going to ask...

[MrBuddyCasino]

There is a steep slide in a german water park that women aren’t allowed to ride. The reason is that if ridden with legs spread, water can forcefully enter the vagina and cause injuries. So that’s a real possibility.

[esaym]

I've seen several water slides where you go down it on your back, with your arms and legs crossed (or rather supposed to be crossed). I went down one like that in "water world" which used to be in Houston.

I don't remember the size, but at the end of the slide there is about 2-3 inches of standing water in the chute which I guess serves as the "water brake". I was wearing some long swimming shorts, but after hitting that water brake butt and feet first, once I stood up it looked like I was wearing a speedo since the blast of water going between my legs gave me the worlds largest wedgie.

Never rode a slide like that again. I used to stand at the end and laugh at the people getting off and having to pull their cloths out of their crotch as they walked off like penguins.

[nradov]

The same thing can happen water skiing.

[13of40]

The last jet ski I rode had a pretty candid warning label on the back about this.

[skookumchuck]

That's why you always wear a wet suit when water skiing, even on a hot day.

[sokoloff]

I’ve done a lot of water skiing and have never seen any recreational skiers wearing anything like a wet suit.

[skookumchuck]

Have fun crashing at high speed at the wrong angle and having water shoved up where it doesn't belong. Hasn't happened to me because I always wear a shortie, after listening to advice from those it did happen to.

I also always wear a vest, even though I can swim just fine, because the ski can hit you in the head and knock you out. Also, people sometimes pass out and drown from the CO coming off the engine.

[coupdejarnac]

Am in Texas. No way am I wearing a wet suit while skiing right now.

[skookumchuck]

The wetsuit shortie should be fine. But suit yourself :-)

[watwut]

Wouldn't that hurt men even more? If they spread legs there are privates and men tend to be sensitive when those are hit.

[edmccard]

>Wouldn't that hurt men even more?

More than the internal injuries that could be caused by water forcibly entering the vagina? Probably not.

[robocat]

The common term seems to be "water skiing douche" and it is something to protect against. Presumably males and females also need to avoid an anal douche.

See references of this paper which refer to some specific instances: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1305204/

Edit: the term is "water skiing enema" for rectally injected water injuries... The worst case scenario is severe lacerations to the vagina wall or a rectal blow out.

https://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/809730...

[watwut]

Vagína is pretty strong, it holds during childbirth. Males parts can be injured easily.

[mcphage]

That’s the wrong direction, though.

[MrBuddyCasino]

Not sure why, maybe males have a protective reflex? For a while women could ride, with warning signs that legs must be crossed at all times. Incidents still happened, so they had to go male only.