Melbourne's got a new $2.5 million playground - except at first glance, you wouldn't want your kids anywhere near it.

Think slides on wheels, boulders resting on dolleys and what looks to be hard pavement underneath.

But it’s actually perfectly safe and created to prove that risky looking playgrounds enhance children's development.

The New Zealander who designed it, engineer and artist Mike Hewson says that it was planned to only look dangerous in appearance, but it's perfectly safe to use.

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