: Your body wants to keep moving forward, but if the water in the catch pool slows you down too quickly, the water's resistance can essentially "peel" loose-fitting trunks right off your waist. The Vacuum Effect
: The combination of slick surfaces and high-speed entry into the pool at the bottom of a slide is a frequent cause of swimsuit "slip-ups". My Swimming Trunks Have Been Sucked Off
While it sounds like the punchline to a juvenile summer camp joke, having your swimsuit violently removed by the forces of hydraulics is a surprisingly common—and deeply traumatizing—rite of passage. : Your body wants to keep moving forward,