Title: Real unlimited source of fun – Bounce houses!
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Real unlimited source of fun Bounce houses!
Recreation has become an integral part of our
human lifestyle as a source of rejuvenation.
Whether it is the children or students from their
academic routine, workers from their work
routine, and the housewives from the domestic
routine, aqll of us would like a break immensely!
The novelty for recr4eation has given rise
to more creativity. Bounce houses or
inflatable castles (closed inflatable
trampolines, bouncy houses or CITs) are
temporary inflatable structures and buildings
and similar items that are rented for functions,
school and church festivals and village fetes and
used for recreational purposes, particularly for
children. The growth in popularity of
moonwalks has led to an inflatable or bounce
house rental industry which includes inflatable s
lides, obstacle courses, games, and more.
Inflatable are ideal for portable amusements
because they are easy to transport and store.
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The name bounce house Bounce houses have come
to be known by a variety of names - "Bounce
House", "Bouncies","Moon Bounce", "Astrojump",
"Moonwalk", "Jolly Jump" and "Spacewalk". "Brinca
brinca", another name commonly used by Latinos,
is Spanish for "jump jump". In Southern
California, another popular term is "Closed
Inflatable Trampolines", or "CITs". "Bouncy
Castle" or "Inflatable Castle" are used in
Ireland, the UK, New Zealand and parts of
Australia, and "Jumping Castles" in Australia,
Canada, South Africa and Arizona in the United
States.
The structure The surfaces are typically composed
of thick, strong PVC or vinyl and nylon, and
the castle is inflated using an electric
or petrol- powered blower. The principle is one
of constant leakage, meaning small punctures are
not a problem - a medium-size "bouncy castle"
requires a fan with a mechanical output of about
two horsepower (consuming around 2 kW
electrical power, allowing for the
efficiency of the motor).