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====Children's adventure playgrounds==== [[File:Flying Fox cablecar Canberra, Australia.jpg|thumb|120px|Flying fox at [[Gungahlin, Canberra]], Australia]] Zip-lines may be designed for [[child]]ren's [[Play (activity)|play]] and found on some [[adventure playground]]s. Inclines are fairly shallow and so the speeds kept relatively low, removing the need for a means of stopping.<ref name=zipconsult/> The term "flying fox" is commonly used in reference to such a small-scale zip-line in Australia, New Zealand, and Scotland.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.ziplinerider.com/Australia_Ziplines.html |title=Zip-Lines, Flying Fox in Australia|publisher=Ziplinerider.com|access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ziplinerider.com/New_Zealand_Ziplines.html |title=Zip-Lines, Flying Fox in New Zealand|publisher=Ziplinerider.com|access-date=9 August 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606014427/http://www.ziplinerider.com/New_Zealand_Ziplines.html |archive-date=6 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.soec.org.uk/our-activities/high-activities/flying-fox/ |title=Flying Fox, Zip lines in Scottish Outdoor Education Centres|publisher=soec.org.uk|access-date=5 October 2021}}</ref> With playground equipment, the pulleys are fixed to the cable, the user typically hanging onto a handgrip underneath, but occasionally including a seat or a safety strap. Return of the grip or seat is usually done by simply pushing or pulling it via a short wire back to the top of the hill on foot.
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