Isaac Newton formulated the laws of gravity only after a falling apple knocked him into a tube slide and sent him careening down Mount Blanc. Speculate on a new physical law thanks to today's Groupon: for $10, you get three hours of tubing, plus $3 off any OGO ride at Amesbury Sports Park (up to a $20 value), located in Amesbury, just 45 miles north of Boston. This deal is only valid for summer tubing, which runs Thursday through Sunday until September 5 (Saturdays and Sundays from Labor Day through the end of September), weather permitting.
Amesbury Sports Park sends tube-grapplers on an expeditious slide down its steep slopes, pushing obstinate bags of bones onto an exhilarating motion-ride, à la the tube-chase scenes in a Jean-Claude Van Damme action film. Ride the conveyor belt up to the zenith of Amesbury's grassy hilltop, then use physics' Law of Tube Slides to reach 40-mph speeds as you breeze toward the bottom. Those who wish to ride down the mountainous decline inside a plastic sphere can also get $3 off a ride in the OGO, or Outdoor Gravity Orb, a device used for zorbing. With the OGO, riders can live out their childhood dream of becoming a hotel magnate's personal billiard ball by being harnessed inside a plastic orb and pushed down the 800-foot hill. OGO rodeo riders can take the spherical jaunt freestyle with five gallons of water inside.
With Amesbury's standing-lift service, you can avoid steep trudging up the hill. So strap on a helmet, claim your inflated tubular device, and fill out your federal income taxes while breathtakingly zooming down a slide with today's Groupon.
Must be four years old to ride tubes; ages four to six must wear park-supplied helmets. Not valid for groups of 25 or more.
Reviews
Yelpers and three TripAdvisors give Amesbury Sports Park an average of 4.5 stars:
- I had a blast! Can't wait to come back here sometime! – Ashley P., Yelp
- Once you're in the "ogo", all your troubles will melt (or spin, or splash) away. – Ricky R., Yelp
- We also tried the Summer tubing and the BALL last year, it was so much fun that I even went in it! Everybody should try it. – fourtimesmom, TripAdvisor
Groupon Says
Welcome to the Palindrome
OGO is, of course, a palindrome (words spelled the same forward as backward). What are some other palindromes that often pop up in everyday life?
Palindrome: "He stops spots, eh?"
Usage: A homeowner is dubious about a friend's recommendation for a one-man carpet stain-guarding service.
Palindrome: "Dad lived Saw II. I…I was Devil Dad."
Usage: A father chokes up while explaining his crimes to his children.
Palindrome: "We sugar Ragus." "Ew!"
Usage: A dialogue between two friends who disagree on whether popular marinara company Ragu's various sauces should be sweeter.
Palindrome: "Racecar? Kayak? Aha! Kayak-racecar!
Usage: A bewildered man realizes the vehicle he just saw blur by was in fact a hybrid of a kayak and a racecar.
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