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Short Animation of the journey through the leaf section of the slide

Tube Measurements:

Radius: 2
Height: 20
Subdivisions Height: 1
Subdivisions Caps: 5

Tube Design

The initial design for this section of the ride had the ‘vein’ tubes running on top of the leaf.

The original design was good but it did not fit the idea of the process of photosynthesis, whereas travelling through the veins of the leaf is closer to the movement of energy through the plant.

Notes on the inside of the tube:

The end of the tube running through the leaf section of the slide narrows in a pencil shape; just before this section there is a quick dip that takes the rider out of the larger tube and down into the pool.

The slide itself will be a transparent half-pipe shape and will be built inside a larger tube. There will be images of the structure of a leaf printed onto the inside of the larger tube. As you travel through the tube you will be able to see the imagery 360 degrees around you.