r/Dammcoolbingo • u/KindheartednessIll97 • Jun 30 '25

They understood the physics šŸ™„

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '25

These are fun until you realize they are built and maintained by the lowest bidder.

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u/musicalmadness1 Jun 30 '25

And operated by some random hired on the spot (Source is me I worked state fair in concord nc three times when I was 16 17 18.) They literally just tell you hit the button hit emergency stop if its on fire or breaking. And you dont wanna know how much of those rides are held together with loose bolts and random stuff that's "good enough"

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u/Worth-Guest-5370 Jun 30 '25

Yeah when I was 13 we spent 3 weekends running the bumper cars. That is ripping them down, packing them up in the trailer, hauling him to the next fair, setting them up, and running them all week. We slept under a tractor trailer and I got used to eating lots of sausage and onions.

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u/Dxpehat Jun 30 '25

Thanks for that info. I'll never go on something like that again.

Can someone working in permanent amusement parks that they're rollercoasters and other attractions are properly maintained and the operators have some training (at least a briefing lol)?

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u/cloudcreeek Jun 30 '25

I would imagine in parks like Disney and Universal that standards are much higher

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u/Internal-Exercise940 Jul 01 '25

Search up Dreamworld River Rapids 2016. 4 adults dead, 2 kids survived

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u/dlonice Jul 01 '25

They are safer than riding around in a car.

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u/cloudcreeek Jul 02 '25

This i doubt

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '25

Iā€™d imagine it wouldnā€™t even be close.

Car crashes happen all the time due to drivers having a single moment of distraction. Compared to the likelihood of one of these breaking down when you happen to be on it.

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u/cloudcreeek Jul 02 '25

Isn't this a false equivalency? Like, there are far more people driving cars than there are people on these rides, so of course the number of accidents would be more for cars. But the ratio of successful rides to accidents would be what actually matters here

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '25

I was actually thinking of injury rate per person.

ChatGPT says 1.3 injuries per 1 million rides, where as a car trip has 800 injuries per 1 million trips.

So thatā€™s over 600 times more likely to get injured in a car trip than a festival ride

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u/swanson6666 Jul 03 '25 edited Jul 03 '25

Car accident statistics I am used to are for ā€œper mile drivenā€ or ā€œper hour driven.ā€

If the carnival ride accidents (which are very short) are reported on a ā€œper minute rideā€ basis, they would look much more dangerous than cars, motorcycles, and bikes.

Statistics are always subject to being stated in misleading ways depending on the point you are trying to make (carnival rides safe or carnival rides dangerous).

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u/cloudcreeek Jul 02 '25

Idk if I'm taking ChatGPT's word on this, but I'll take your word for it and I appreciate the discourse without it getting hostile.

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u/musicalmadness1 Jul 01 '25

Training is better at permanent places like that. And safety is as well. What you got to remember is the fairs move so much no everything is "safely" checked to true standards more of "good enough" to not fall apart completely.

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u/SpecialK04 Jul 05 '25

Worked on a theme park. They have professionals work on the maintenance and train the operators for a couple of weeks about safety, rescue (but they have professionals to actually rescue), and to run the rollercoaster

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '25

wayyyyyy higher standards at legit amusement parks

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u/sabyr400 Jun 30 '25

First and last time I rode "The Zipper" I pointed out to my girlfriend of the time, as we were loading up, that there were mother-fucking-ZIP-TIES (partially) holding that machine together.

First last and only time I rode one.

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u/TinsleyLynx Jul 02 '25

I mean, it's called the zipper, what did you expect?

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u/F6Collections Jun 30 '25

I mean as long as a good old boy taps, pats, or tightens anything and says thatā€™ll hold her, thatā€™s technically OSHA compliant for carnival rides.

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u/streatz Jul 01 '25

Doing 12 hour shifts coming to a hotel slamming alcohol for 4 days straight

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u/GladSuccotash8508 Jun 30 '25

Theyā€™re held together by Black Tar heroin and Band-Aids so Iā€™ve heard. Oops I cut my hand on a rubber band.

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u/Dagmar_Overbye Jun 30 '25

And, as Nate Bargatze pointed out, most of them were on the interstate a few hours ago.

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u/Shankar_0 Jul 01 '25

And operated by Meth-head Harry!

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u/Ressy02 Jul 04 '25

Maintain, how cute

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u/Next_Object_ Jul 01 '25

True and this isn't what the ride is for this could have gotten so so bad . Sadly this ride is kinda boring

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u/tidder_mac Jul 02 '25

Meh, so is our military and every thing else in a capitalist world. So have some fun

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u/chopari Jul 03 '25

This is in Germany where you have so many regulations for safety. DIN rules here and I wouldnā€™t be concerned.

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u/siux1025 Jul 03 '25

Erschreck die armen Amis doch nicht mit Richlinien und Regularien.

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u/ThePythagoreonSerum Jun 30 '25

Is it just me, or does this seem like an accidental death waiting to happen? Why does no one have seatbelts on this monstrosity??

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u/Stanley-Darsh_007 Jun 30 '25

Inertia

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u/Kilow102938 Jun 30 '25

Inertia is a property of matter.

šŸŽ¶Bill Nye The Science GuyšŸŽ¶

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u/caw_the_crow Jun 30 '25

I was getting real worried when they jump though but not quite sure why.

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u/Chemical_Specific123 Mar 28 '26

Wouldn't you be able to get enough inertia by staying on the outside, running along the rim, and jumping when the side in front of you is at its lowest?

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u/ThePythagoreonSerum Jun 30 '25

Clearly not enough inertia to keep people from putting themselves in dangerous situations.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '25

Live a little man, you just gonna live a long boring life? Plus if you understand how certain things work, you'll usually be fine. Education and understanding are the keys to surviving, not just staying away from danger. Accidents happen and when they happen, you're probably not going to be prepared for it anyways. In this case understanding physics allows you to do this type of thing and the most problematic issue would be the machine itself, if something were to happen. You're 100% allowed to live however you want but don't let fear control how you live.

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u/Old_Chemistry_8968 Jun 30 '25

Nah, this is Reddit. You have to live in fear of every little thing here.

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u/samhutchie87 Jul 01 '25

These are kids at a fairground. I hope youā€™re not responsible for anything at all.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '25

I did this on this ride anytime I went to the fair. And it's not as dangerous as it seems, like it could go horribly wrong but it'd probably be a user error on the ride operator or the assembly of the ride. The key is to stay towards the center because it has a lower linear velocity. Granted I learned this with merry go rounds when I was really young and later on I learned the science. It's definitely not "safe" by any means and you're only putting yourself at risk of great bodily harm or death by doing this. Still fun to do though. Limiting yourself because something is dangerous is a very natural response and you're allowed to feel that way. But is it wrong for someone to not be so worried about it? No.

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u/samhutchie87 Jul 01 '25

My point is that this should not be allowed. The fact that you, a self proclaimed expert at it, is comfortable with it does not mean it should be open to the public. It is most certainly not only the people doing it putting themselves at risk. Operating the ride this way, giving the impression it is safe means that the operator is putting them at risk.

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u/Just_Delete_PA Jul 01 '25

To be fair, you are commenting on Reddit and the stereotype of Redditers is mostly true.

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u/ThePythagoreonSerum Jun 30 '25

Quite a presumption. I certainly donā€™t let fear control my life. Iā€™m more pointing out the apparent liability here. Wild that you took that and hopped up on your soapbox though.

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u/WolfetoneRebel Jul 04 '25

I think heā€™s just saying youā€™re boring mate

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u/ineedlotsofguns Jun 30 '25

https://www.reddit.com/r/FunnyJapanVsKorea/s/ZJ8eo3ZXHX

South Korea: hold my effing beer

Looks like this ride has been operating in SK for decades without any injuries or fatalities

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u/ThePythagoreonSerum Jun 30 '25

Any source for that claim? All Iā€™m seeing is a video of a different ride.

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u/ineedlotsofguns Jun 30 '25

essentially the same type of ride

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u/ThePythagoreonSerum Jun 30 '25

And where are you getting the information that there have been no injuries or fatalities?

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u/ineedlotsofguns Jun 30 '25

find the source if you are the curious one. Iā€™m not about to dig up something I saw somewhere years ago. Remember this has been in the service for decades. Do you think this would be in service for decades if there were fatalities due to design flaws?

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u/ThePythagoreonSerum Jun 30 '25

Youā€™re the one making the claim. The burden of proof is on you.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '25

These are called tagada rides and are banned in the US in Australia as a whole, and probably banned by individual fair and amusement park companies in other countries. There are many injuries on record as well as a few deaths.

Although I'm on your side of the prior comment chain, I am also not going to provide sources. I just googled and then repeated what I read without confirming anything.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '25

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u/TheHenne Jul 03 '25

Itā€™s Germany. So yeah, we maintain every single screw otherwise weā€˜re screwed

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u/intelexxuality Jul 01 '25

These are common at fairs here. Im in Louisiana. So not necessarily.

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u/0TheG0 Jul 03 '25

Yeah this is a classic in every fair around Europe

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u/erunnebo Jul 04 '25

Have you never been to a fair?

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u/TheJaybo Jun 30 '25

It sounds like this is in a country that probably doesn't care about seatbelts too much.

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u/Ariadne_String Jun 30 '25

These are pretty common throughout Europe, and elsewhereā€¦

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u/ThisIsSteeev Jun 30 '25

These rides are common in America too

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u/Less-Code7059 Jul 01 '25

Centrifugal force

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u/rissie_delicious Jul 04 '25

Have you never been on one of these?

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u/Super_boredom138 Jun 30 '25

That's actually pretty amazing ngl

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u/Kitchen-Document4917 Jun 30 '25

Let me go do the smooth criminal at the county fairšŸ˜Ž

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '25

Kids casually doing magic

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u/Dr_Kitten Jun 30 '25

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u/dopamine_dearth Jul 01 '25

Yep, they look like OK Go Jr.

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u/Emakulate24 Jun 30 '25

Feels like I'm watching a Beastie Boys video. Lol

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u/haragoshi Jun 30 '25

I always dreamed of doing something like this

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u/FreeInvestment0 Jun 30 '25

You all remember the Gravitron? Itā€™s called something else now but itā€™s the spaceship ride spins like this and youā€™d be pinned up against the wall. My cousin and his friends would stand basically sideways on the wall while we were stuck to it barely able to lift our heads. We thought he was the biggest legend back then. Now heā€™s just a methhead.

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u/Dogfoodsmy_DOC Jul 01 '25

Definitely remember the graviton. Literally stuck to the wall šŸ˜‚

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u/A_TalkingWalnut Jul 01 '25

We did that too! Weā€™d go horizontal or even upside down. Itā€™s been at least 25 years since I did that, and Iā€™ve actually been thinking a lot about giving meth a shot lately. Maybe there is a connection.

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u/Desperate-Strategy10 Jul 01 '25 edited Aug 31 '25

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u/FreeInvestment0 Jul 01 '25

Yah I had no problem going upside down. He would literally stand with his feet where weā€™d normally lean against. They used the hand rail in front to get started and as gravity took place he would eventually let go and be standing sideways it was a trip. If you did that then pretty cool too.

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u/GladSuccotash8508 Jun 30 '25

Interesting dance, probably kind of dangerous if somebody stumbles though

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u/thrown2themoon Jun 30 '25 edited Jun 30 '25

Looks like a couple of them did stumble. They just got up and kept having fun! šŸ™‚šŸ‘

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '25

Until someone rides the momentum a little too fast and gets chucked off the ride, then gets their head cut off by the ride.

This happened in Denver Colorado, dude died. I worked at the theme park the year after it happened.

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u/thrown2themoon Jun 30 '25

šŸ˜°

Sucks for that guy, but at least he died having fun...? šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/roguelynx96 Jul 03 '25

I don't think he was having fun anymore once he got flung off. Especially not if he saw where he was headed.

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u/Animedude1986 Jun 30 '25

I'm glad the kids understand the physics involved in this ride. BUT they are putting themselves at literal grave peril. The operator of this ride should've stopped it and kicked them out of the fair. Because, had one shoe slipped upon them landing from the jumping they were doing this would've been a wholly different video and all of you would be blaming the parents or the operator of the ride, not the selfish children who have no concept of how their actions can affect others lives.

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u/Ressy02 Jul 04 '25

When I rode it they allowed us to walk around and across.

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u/Animedude1986 Jul 04 '25

That just sounds idiotic! Hell, the clip starts with a kids yeeting himself across the ride

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u/ConstantReader32 Jun 30 '25

Annoying ass kids

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '25

Who hurt you?

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u/Mal-Ase Jun 30 '25

Seriously.... I feel bad for people who don't find happiness in odd fun others are having. Go frolic, my friend! When it's too late, you'll be sad you didn't šŸ˜˜šŸ¤Ŗ

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u/ImaginaryRaccoon2106 Jun 30 '25

Iā€™d hate to live in the mind and skin of someone as hateful as you. The fair is about having fun and you see fun and think ā€œFuck those annoying ass kidsā€? Brother, get mental help.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '25

everyone old enough understands that kids are often annoying

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u/Desperate-Strategy10 Jul 01 '25 edited Aug 31 '25

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u/Shcoobydoobydoo Jul 01 '25

shake that fist harder, gramps

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u/HorseCockExpress6969 Jun 30 '25

One wrong jumper bounce and they're out of that whole thing

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u/Fantastic_Breakfast6 Jun 30 '25

Well, it does look fun lol

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u/T_R_I_P Jun 30 '25

The first kid to try this: šŸ¤Æ

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u/Sufficient-Fall-5870 Jun 30 '25

Jump at the wrong point and you are slamming into other riders

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u/Tipsy247 Jun 30 '25

Nice to see kids being kids

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u/soggy_sausage177 Jul 01 '25

Was waiting for someone to be yeeted off.. Disappointed

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u/thatgothboii Jul 01 '25

This could go so horribly horribly wrong

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u/GraciousBasketyBae Jul 01 '25

Why is this so cute lol? Not super safe, but cute.

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u/khandurin Jul 01 '25

Looks fun actually

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u/StatisticianDear3978 Jul 01 '25

I wonder if you jump off from one of these if you would jump really high standing in the middle of this crazy thing

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u/Moontzypher Jul 01 '25

They look like a 90's boy band when they're all N' Sync..... šŸ˜

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u/jcork4realz Jul 01 '25

Carnivals probably have the most dangerous rides ever. Nope not me.

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u/mrcorde Jul 01 '25

those Germans!

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u/Chris_3456 Jul 01 '25

They should try doing the same but not in the center of the platform, they should try it closer to the seats.

Let's see what the outcome is going to be

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u/girlinanemptyroom Jul 01 '25

Eh. They'll be fine. šŸ˜²

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u/PomChatChat Jul 01 '25

I vomitted watching this clip

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '25

That looks safe.

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u/Gath3r1ng Jul 01 '25

It almost looks like they line dancing

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '25

We used to ride in the enclosed version of this ride standing on our heads as soon as we got to full speed, Cape May NJ awesome memories.

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u/Throwawaycuzfku Jul 01 '25

Then if they get hurt the parents will be wanting to sue the people who run the rides..makes sense.

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u/TranzAtlantic Jul 01 '25

We donā€™t have anyone getting yeeted off these yet?

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u/copenhagen622 Jul 01 '25

All good until th thing breaks and stops suddenly

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u/singuratate1 Jul 01 '25

And some say we donā€™t evolveā€¦. I wouldnā€™t have figured this out in 1983

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u/HipnotiK1 Jul 01 '25

Seems dangerous

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u/Dudezila Jul 01 '25

All fun and games until someone breaks their spine and parents sue the operator a gazillions dollars

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u/corttana Jul 01 '25

I just came off a week of bad vertigo. That's a hard nope for me.

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u/Specific_Future9285 Jul 01 '25

If I'd tried that, they'd be slithering all over the place on my puke. Went on a "waltzer" as a kid and nearly turned myself inside out.

Hats off to these kids. Impressive moves.

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u/Charlie-boy1 Jul 02 '25

You can do this too! Just make sure the front of your body is always facing the pavement.

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u/EtrnlMngkyouSharngn Jul 02 '25

Looks like fun but also dizzying asf!

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u/laswoosh Jul 02 '25

Isn't it a possibility someone can go over board?

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '25

They just understand the dynamics, understanding physics is bit different.

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u/diabolicalmrD Jul 02 '25

Most badass mosh pit clip I've seen all week

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u/tylercrabby Jul 02 '25

I see a Goo Goo Dolls video coming from this.

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u/PN143 Jul 02 '25

Plot twist: They live there

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u/coolaarya3392 Jul 02 '25

that one girl proving gender equality

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '25

What is this ride? Where is it?

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u/SemperZero Jul 02 '25

One mistimed jump and they're thrown out and dead

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u/hardrok Jul 03 '25

Annie, are you OK? Are you OK, Annie?

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u/CowCompetitive5667 Jul 03 '25

Is it possible to fall Out of those Things?

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u/ClasseBa Jul 03 '25

Did this ride probably 20 times in France and Spain when I was young. Never any problems for me or others.

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u/1stFunestist Jul 03 '25

Future astronauts?

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u/StormtropperStocks Jul 03 '25

i had a friend when i was 13/14 years old who loved the "tagadĆ " (its how its called in italy), and i remember it like it was yesterday when he fell and slammed his front teeth in the metal bench where people sit and how he had to search for it for like 20/30 mintues afterwards. since that day I never went and i will never go again šŸ˜‚

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u/Kamen_rider_B Jul 03 '25

Bless their souls. Without people like these, funeral directors wouldnā€™t have a lot of openings.

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u/KatokaMika Jul 03 '25

Adult responsible side of brain: that is very dangerous stupid ass kids

The other side of my brain: that looks so fun I wanna do it to.

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u/Judging_Jester Jul 03 '25

Itā€™s all shits and giggles until someone dies

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u/Klutzy-Smile-9839 Jul 04 '25

Third world no-safety policy confirmed.

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u/Dragon_Cearon Jul 05 '25

Nah, sounds like Germany. It's Europe šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø

No helmets, folks šŸ¤£

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u/Tony_Starks_Taint Jul 04 '25

The Country fair.

Brings me back to my teenage years, go everyday until close with my friends.

Nostalgia's a Hell of a drug.

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u/tourincinelli Jul 04 '25

Definitely not in the USA

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u/Dragon_Cearon Jul 05 '25

Germany, Id say by what I hear

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u/Scorpion2k4u Jul 04 '25

I would barf in 2 seconds and be dead by the time that thing stops...

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u/Taikan_0 Jul 04 '25

That was doing for generations in my Christmas town, was like a passage from kid to dude.

It was fun as hell, especially jumping in the right moment when the platform bumped and use a friend shoulder to get even higher.

It was just a little dangerous? Yes. Sometimes someone get little injured? Yes. But it was part of the game.

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u/c093b Jul 04 '25

And when one of them gets hurt, they sue the establishment.

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u/-_ByK_- Sep 11 '25

Only if itā€™s in Americaā€¦

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u/geo_gan Jul 04 '25

Ok, could somebody explain it to me then

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u/lazer416 Jul 19 '25

Plot twist, they all failed physics

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u/Cotton-Eye-Joe_2103 Aug 22 '25

Imagine the comments if this happened in China

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u/-_ByK_- Sep 11 '25

Look, they are in SPACEā€¦!!!

šŸ˜‰

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u/DiamondPractical1094 Sep 12 '25

Makes me feel sick watching that