Heavy Equipment Playground Gives Adults A Chance To Play In Sand With Excavators And Bulldozers

Instructor Jerry Wheeler places a basketball on a traffic cone as Bennie Mendiola of Nevada uses an excavator to try to grab basketballs at Dig This October 27, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. At Dig This, tourists take a short class and can then operate full-size hydraulic excavators and track-type bulldozers in a giant sandbox while being guided by instructors over headsets. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)