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THE_some_guy t1_j1ehpua wrote

Reply to comment by soingee in Gift idea help! Experience gift for a family of 4 in Northern NJ. by Tropicalism

I wouldn’t surprise someone with passes to a trampoline park. Some people aren’t ok with the injury risk.

If you already know that they like those places then it could be a good gift.

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soingee t1_j1f38nx wrote

Fair point. A 6 year old barely had the strength to jump high enough to risk injury though. I think it's reasonably safe in this case.

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THE_some_guy t1_j1fqsk9 wrote

The big problem with trampoline parks is that you have many people of multiple different sizes jumping at the same time. That causes unpredictable movements of the surface that can snap smaller people’s leg bones. Here’s a study published by the NIH that goes into details.

A 6 year old might not hurt themselves on a trampoline, but 10-year-old and a 36-year-old parent jumping with them could cause a lot of damage (and has, many times).

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