Posted on 06/25/2007 12:06:35 PM PDT by John Cena
To sum up your post: Sh*t happens.
BTW, my only trip to Cedar Point was a bust. Hope your visit is enjoyable.
I said the same thing... I can’t figure out what really happened with those witness statements. I assume the cable took her feet off. Sad story nontheless...
Now this is the picture that I saw Saturday or Sunday. I noticed the cables running down the sides. Wild horses couldn’t drag me on to a ride like this.
I guess there are more riders on the other side of the pole behind these riders?
Good Lord in Heaven! I’m never letting my kids out of the house!
I love fun and excitement too but why does every ride have to take it to the extreme? Why?
A cable must be flexible. To be flexible it must have the fewest points of contact. If this cable could have been effective with numerous points of contact then structural steel would have been used instead.
That is my understanding though I could be wrong.
I have been skydiving and it appears to both be more fun and safer than this ride.
this is mad.
Water skiing at 20mph is technically skiing but if one is experienced then it is no fun. Now 50 ~ 60mph, that is fun.
Same with whitewater rafting. My wife and I have been through class fours and THAT is fun and exciting.
Different strokes ya know.
So I guess you don’t think Six Flags owes this girl any money? Ah hell, crap happens. It sucks but it’s a part of life. So to hell with this girl who lost her legs, right?
Here’s the deal:
1. Are all roller coaster designers and builders incompetent? No
2. Did somebody at this particular amusement park with this particular ride seriously f*** up? Absolutley.
3. Has this 13 year old girl’s life been ruined now because somebody f***ed up? Yes
So the fact is that what’s done is done. But Six Flags better compensate for their mistake. And this girl deservse compensation for her loss period!!
I know but everything is extreme! Just look at the faces and the knuckles on that photo. Look how high they are. Seriously, this is mad.
I know but everything is extreme! Just look at the faces and the knuckles on that photo. Look how high they are. Seriously, this is mad.
Why thank you.
I wish you the same.
She'll be better off if they're not reattached. Severe ankle injuries are considered valid reasons for amputations, because they seldom heal without permanent pain. The ankle is a complex joint.
Elevators are protected by massive spring loaded brakes that are activated by the rapid fall. That won't work for the 'amusement' rides, because the fall is part of the ride. They are engineered to create fear, so safety is ragged at best.
Am I the only person that realizes that when a limb is severed in mid air the limb “splats”.
All in all I feel real sorry for this girl I used to be a coaster enthusiast but never liked the free fall rides.
This just reminded everyone at amusement parks that Murphy’s Law Applies universally.
Anyone know the Ht requirement for those rides. 13 female sounds short not to be rude.
It’s still there. It is one of the oldest rides at the park.
#29 is a picture of the ride in Arlington, Texas - at Six Flags Over Texas. As I recall, the article stated that this particular ride is of different design than the ones that have been shut down.
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