A Brooklyn design firm’s masterpiece allows riders to swing through cascading water without getting soaked.

Combine the childhood memories of swing sets and the feel-good aspects of water. What you have is the masterpiece known as the Waterfall Swing.

The swing allows riders to glide back and forth, but with a cool twist. Water pours from overhead for the ride, however, amazingly the swingers do not get wet. Each time the rider passes under the top frame piece, the water halts briefly, leaving a gap for the person to swing through.

A downpour of water hits the ground immediately after the swinger is safely through. The set is constructed of an 18' steel framed swing, carrying two seats, which are both held by steel cables. However the traditional appearing swing set, is actually technology ridden, utilizing sensors, encoders, solenoids and a controller board.

Swing sensors send individual angle and speed information to the computer, which then makes a gap in the water wall. Designed by Brooklyn based firm, Dash 7 Design, the swing was made for the 2011 World Maker Faire.

How do you like the waterfall swing?