<p>A giant slide at a park in Detroit, the largest city in the state of Michigan, U.S., closed on the same day it opened after children were propelled&nbsp;into the air while attempting to slide down. Children wearing gunny bags can be seen getting fully thrown off in the air and banging against the metal body of the gigantic&nbsp;slide. The video of the same&nbsp;has gone <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/my-biggest-regret-is-that-it-became-a-company-jack-dorsey-on-twitter-510250">viral</a> on social media.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The giant slide at Belle Isle Park in Michigan was open for only 4 hours before workers shut it down to make adjustments.<br />
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I wonder why they decided to do such a thing 😳 <a href="https://t.co/q7jpFdLdAO">pic.twitter.com/q7jpFdLdAO</a></p>
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<p>“We are going to be making some adjustments to the speed that we have seen users coming down today. Hopefully, after our small adjustment, we will be back up and running and the slide will be slower for more enjoyment,” the park made a statement on its Facebook page in the wee hours of Saturday, after closing down the slide on Friday itself.</p>

<p>The slide, which reportedly costs $1 to ride, immediately drew the attention of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/ranking-and-newsfeed-were-a-little-bit-less-zuckerberg-admits-facebook-censored-hunter-biden-laptop-story-510280">social media</a> users, who crowded the comments section of the post announcing the temporary closure for "readjustments."</p>

<p>“Ok listen. And hear me out. Make it steeper,” a user commented jokingly.</p>

<p>Later, the park's management made it clear that they had modified the slide, cleaned the surface, and sprayed water on it between rides to assist control the speed, enticing customers to attempt it again.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

<p><strong>Also WATCH |&nbsp;World of Food: What's behind the popularity of Korean food?</strong></p>

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A giant slide at a park in Detroit, the largest city in the state of Michigan, U.S., closed on the same day it opened after children were propelled into the air while attempting to slide down.

A giant slide at a park in Detroit, the largest city in the state of Michigan, U.S., closed on the same day it opened after children were propelled into the air while attempting to slide down. Children wearing gunny bags can be seen getting fully thrown off in the air and banging against the metal body of the gigantic slide. The video of the same has gone viral on social media. The giant slide at Belle Isle Park in Michigan was open for only 4 hours before workers shut it down to make adjustments. I wonder why they decided to do such a thing 😳 pic.twitter.com/q7jpFdLdAO — Art (@artcombatpod) August 19, 2022 × “We are going to be making some adjustments to the speed that we have seen users coming down today. Hopefully, after our small adjustment, we will be back up and running and the slide will be slower for more enjoyment,” the park made a statement on its Facebook page in the wee hours of Saturday, after closing down the slide on Friday itself. The slide, which reportedly costs $1 to ride, immediately drew the attention of social media users, who crowded the comments section of the post announcing the temporary closure for "readjustments." “Ok listen. And hear me out. Make it steeper,” a user commented jokingly. Later, the park's management made it clear that they had modified the slide, cleaned the surface, and sprayed water on it between rides to assist control the speed, enticing customers to attempt it again. (With inputs from agencies) Also WATCH | World of Food: What's behind the popularity of Korean food?

Viral video: Hazardous giant slide in US shut down hours after opening

<p>Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweeted on Thursday that the rupee was "broken".&nbsp;</p>

<p>The rupee hit a <a href="http://www.wionews.com/business-economy/rupee-continues-slide-against-dollar-hits-new-low-7377-169314">new low of 73.77 against the dollar</a> on Thursday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The rupee has also been Asia's worst-performing currency this year, losing over 14% in value in 2018.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"#Breaking: Rupee slips to 73.77. It's not breaking - it's Broken," Gandhi tweeted on Thursday.&nbsp;</p>

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It's not breaking - it's Broken.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rupee?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rupee</a></p>
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<p>There is a certain irony to Gandhi pointing out the rupee's current slide. Before the 2014 general elections, the then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi had often pointed out the same thing to the then prime minister Manmohan Singh.&nbsp;</p>

<p>There are a number of reasons for the rupee's current freefall.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The prices of crude have in general been rising — petrol in Mumbai is selling at over Rs 90 a litre; there have also been fears that crude oil prices could sometime soon touch $100 a barrel — &nbsp;and the US has been putting pressure on countries to stop buying oil from Iran.</p>

<p>India gets a chunk of its oil from Iran.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The rupee has also been rattled by the trade war started by Trump with China.&nbsp;</p>

<p>And China's yuan has fallen in recent months, leading to a dollar flight from developing economies, all of which make the dollar dearer, and the rupee less so.&nbsp;</p>


Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweeted on Thursday that the rupee was "broken". The rupee hit a new low of 73.77 against the dollar on Thursday. The rupee has also been Asia's worst-performing currency this year, losing over 14% in value in 2018.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweeted on Thursday that the rupee was "broken". The rupee hit a new low of 73.77 against the dollar on Thursday. The rupee has also been Asia's worst-performing currency this year, losing over 14% in value in 2018. "#Breaking: Rupee slips to 73.77. It's not breaking - it's Broken," Gandhi tweeted on Thursday. #Breaking: Rupee slips to 73.77 It's not breaking - it's Broken.#Rupee — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 4, 2018 × There is a certain irony to Gandhi pointing out the rupee's current slide. Before the 2014 general elections, the then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi had often pointed out the same thing to the then prime minister Manmohan Singh. There are a number of reasons for the rupee's current freefall. The prices of crude have in general been rising — petrol in Mumbai is selling at over Rs 90 a litre; there have also been fears that crude oil prices could sometime soon touch $100 a barrel — and the US has been putting pressure on countries to stop buying oil from Iran. India gets a chunk of its oil from Iran. The rupee has also been rattled by the trade war started by Trump with China. And China's yuan has fallen in recent months, leading to a dollar flight from developing economies, all of which make the dollar dearer, and the rupee less so.

It's not breaking - it's broken: Rahul Gandhi on rupee's freefall

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