Jungle gyms and monkey bars

[Benjamin Barrett]

On May 3, 2012, at 12:55 PM, Arnold Zwicky wrote:

> On May 3, 2012, at 3:28 PM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:
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>> Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_gym) claims they are the same thing, but my recollection is they are different. Compare the photos on that page (which are jungle gyms to me) to the single row of bars at http://lookatmyhappyrainbow.com/monkey-bars/, which to me are monkey bars.
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> my recollection (and usage) exactly.  but my grand-daughter uses only "monkey bars" (for what is to me a "jungle gym"), and that seems to be her school's practice.  (she's a monkey-bar fanatic, and even has gymnast's calluses from using them.)
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> so usage varies.
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> arnold

I wonder if those who consider the more complex ones had the simpler type as well. On my elementary school playground, we had both, which might necessitate or encourage people to differentiate them.

Aloha from Maui
Benjamin Barrett

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