The Swings

So far, at my school at least. I have broken the swing five times already. Often the d-loop would snap off from the main structure causing the broken side to fall straight down. Usually I'm going its on the way back down and back up. So I'm typically launched away, turning me, a human being, into a 200 pound projectile that may cause considerable injury from bruises to broken bones, or death if I was given enough kinetic energy from the swing breaking. Only once did I ever land unhurt, then once or twice did I land directly on my butt (so I was literally butthurt) and the rest involves me being launched backwards and then landing on the sand and I only stop moving after a minute. By then, I've already scrapped along the sand causing personal harm.

The swing's age is at fault here. The swing (from what I know) was built in 1975. Over time the parts that connect the swing's seat to the actual structure sort of rusted and part where the s-hook connects to the d-loop and the d-loop connects to the swing (where they touched) has become notched over time making it even weaker. So this results in the swing being more weak. This also results in an ear bleeding metallic screech as the moving parts scrap against each other. So using the swings over there is like operating a homemade steam locomotive. It works well enough to do its required function, that is if your going to risk your life with the potential lethal hazard of a mechanical failure (such as the boiler exploding).