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- n a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
- n watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs
- And biomechanists used flume testing (basically a lab set up in a pool, measuring drag as a current runs over the swimmer or mannequin) to measure exactly how much time each .
- Six Flags, near Dallas, has the Aserradero (Spanish for sawmill), with a water flume ride that puts four passengers into a hollow log, runs them under a circular saw, shoots them .
- Next year the Asia section opens, with a flume thrill ride and a second safari.