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96 year old rides big slide

Screen Shot 2016-06-25 at 11.24.55 AM96-year-old rides the big slide at Minnesota State Fair, loves every second

By Brian Koerber From Mashable

You’re never too old to ride the big slide.

At age 96, Jean Hazewinkel had no problem walking to the top of the big slide at the Minnesota State Fair, which wraps up this weekend. She also had no problem going down it.

Screen Shot 2016-06-25 at 11.25.07 AMHazewinkel told Local ABC affiliate KSTP that the giant slide has become somewhat of a tradition for her.

2015-09-01-a0-elderlywoma.6b028“Every time I come to the fair, I go down the slide,” she said.

And just in case you were wondering what that GIF looks like in reverse, here you go.

You do you, Jean.

For more on this story and video go to: http://mashable.com/2015/09/01/minnesota-state-fair-slide-into-your-dms-like/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner#.0xHtYTVF8qo

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