Dunk tank

The other participant's objective is to throw a ball at an accompanying target, which if successfully struck, causes the seat to collapse, "dunking" the person into the water.

[4] In response to attempts to ban it, a less dangerous game was invented called the African dip, in which a person was dropped into a tank of water if a target was hit by a ball.

One variant, at Chicago's Riverview amusement park, was named "Dunk the Nigger" until the early 1950s when it was renamed "African Dip".

There is also a slight risk of slipping on the bottom of the tank, so some rental companies recommend wearing shoes or sandals.

[9] In 2016, Canadian TV personality Leslie Horton filed a $150,000 lawsuit after she struck her head on an unpadded part of a dunk tank while at a fair put on by the Calgary Police Association on July 5, 2014.