Bristol turns central street into giant water slide – in pictures
Bristol Park and Slide project, an interactive temporary installation by artist Luke Jerram, is set up in Park Street in the centre of Bristol
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A woman on a lilo slides down the giant water slide on Park Street. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
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More than 95,000 people applied for just 360 tickets to slide on inflatable lilos down a soapy water slide in the city centre. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
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Washing-up liquid was added to the slide. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
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A woman on the slide. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
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Applicants took turns to hurtle down the slide watched by hundreds of spectators lining the street, which was closed to traffic. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
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Like a Donald Duck to water. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
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The 90-metre (295ft) slide was made from plastic sheets, hay bales, water and washing-up liquid. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
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Artist Luke Jerram tests out his creation. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
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