Modern seesaws have springs for safer play.

A set of playground seesaws.

Makeshift seesaws are used for acrobatics.

A Seesaw (also known as a teeter-totter) is a long, narrow board suspended in the middle so that, as one end goes up, the other goes down... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3456x2304, 2326 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Seesaw Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3456x2304, 2326 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Seesaw Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... A seesaw in a park in Montreal. ... A seesaw in a park in Montreal. ... Make-shift seesaw from GIMP public-domain photos. ... Make-shift seesaw from GIMP public-domain photos. ... A seesaw (also known as a teeter-totter) is a long, narrow board suspended in the middle so that, as one end goes up, the other goes down. ...

In a playground setting, the board is balanced in the exact center. A person sits on each end and they take turns pushing their feet against the ground to lift their end into the air. Playground seesaws usually have handles for the riders to grip as they sit facing each other... One problem with the seesaw's design is that if a heavier child allows himself/herself to hit the ground suddenly after jumping, or exits the seesaw at the bottom, the lighter child may fall and be injured. For this reason, seesaws are often mounted above a soft surface such as foam or wood chips. Combination playground structure for small children; slides, climbers (stairs in this case), playhouse A playground is an area designed for children to play freely. ... A handle is a part of, or attachment to, an object that can be moved or used by hand. ... Children redirects here. ... Sea foam on the beach. ... Trunks A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is a solid material derived from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ...

In dog agility, the board is off balance so that the same end always returns to the ground after the dog has run across it. Dog agility is a sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in an accurate race against the clock. ...

Seesaws are also used in acrobatics, mainly to propel an acrobat on the shorter end into the air. High wire act Acrobatics (from Greek Akros, high and bat, walking) is one of the performing arts, and is also practiced as a sport. ...

Seesaws, and the eagerness of children to play with them, are also used to aid in mechanical processes. For example, at the Gaviotas community in Colombia, a children's seesaw is connected to a water pump. Gaviotas, Colombia, is an ecovillage founded in 1971 by Paolo Lugari. ... An electrically driven pump (electropump) for waterworks near the Hengsteysee, Germany. ...

For the mechanics of a seesaw, see lever. The simple mechanics of a seesaw make them appear frequently in school exam paper questions on mechanical problems... The principle of the lever tells us that the above is in static equilibrium, with all forces balancing, if F1D1 = F2D2. ...