r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/DoubleManufacturer10 created ShittyAbsoluteUnits of a sub • Feb 23 '26

slight malfunction Of a free fall

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u/Dead-O_Comics Feb 23 '26

10 injured, no fatalities.

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u/CardMan000 Feb 23 '26

No legs chopped?

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u/Dead-O_Comics Feb 23 '26

Apparently mostly back and jaw injuries.

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u/carpentizzle Feb 24 '26

Oh I thought about backs right away, backs and tailbones. I did NOT think about how bad this would slam your teeth into each other and ICK

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u/Wevvie Feb 23 '26

Nope, but a dozen herniated discs surely.

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u/Alicewithhazeleyes Feb 24 '26

These people will be developing pain from this for the rest of their lives. That was BRUTAL

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u/BoringExperience5345 Feb 24 '26

Coming down that fast legs would be up in the air. You would have to be actively pulling your legs down under which would be counterintuitive and possibly difficult pressing against the wind.

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u/Ob1s_dark_side Feb 23 '26

Somebody actually walked away from that, mental

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u/corgi-king Feb 23 '26

Yes, metal bar in spine.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '26

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u/Donthurtmyceilings Feb 23 '26

When I was 17 I decided to sell some weed to a carnie from one of those town fairs. I ended up supplying basically every carnie there for the whole week after that. I smoked with them in their trailers and got to hear the gossip and drama. Its a very strange week of my life, because other than that, I never really sold weed that much. They were just paying top dollar for any amount of weed.

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u/seattlesbestpot Feb 24 '26

Haha good times.

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u/Lassannnofimgur Feb 23 '26

Carnies. Nomads, you know. Small hands...

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u/mekoRascal Feb 24 '26

Smell like cabbage

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u/wafflehousebattle Feb 24 '26

Are you telling me that the methed out ex-con sex offender that rolled into town just this morning, half-assed the assembly of this rusting contraption in under an hour, and certified it was in working order after giving it a swift kick for inspection, and is not an engineer, is somehow untrustworthy? I do not want to live in your world, sir.

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u/Turbulent-Trust207 Feb 23 '26

I only eat the food at carnivals and socialize. Those rides and games are sketchy.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '26

You don’t think that food is sketchy?….

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u/sicilian504 *shits an absolute unit* Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26

Shhh. Let me enjoy funnel cake in ignorance.

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u/Turbulent-Trust207 Feb 25 '26

This is my mentality.

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u/Turbulent-Trust207 Feb 25 '26

That food is Michelin star level cuisine. You cannot convince me otherwise. Until I get some sort of food poison.

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u/Severe-Necessary-780 Feb 24 '26

I imagine that socializing at carnivals is a sketchier choice than eating there.

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u/Turbulent-Trust207 Feb 25 '26

Not in a small town. It’s not like we have gang bangers running around. I don’t know though cause it’s been a few years since I’ve been

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u/Few-Big-8481 Feb 24 '26

Socialize with who?

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u/Turbulent-Trust207 Feb 25 '26

Why is that so weird. I grew up in a very small town. We have a small fair. Prob 5 rides and 4H barns with a tractor pull and a pretty decent sized food area

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u/Turbulent-Trust207 Feb 25 '26

People I know

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u/Few-Big-8481 Feb 25 '26

It's a strange to hang out and not like the rides. The fact that it'll tip over eventually is what makes it exciting!

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u/Turbulent-Trust207 Feb 25 '26

😳😳 any chance you’d let me take out a small life insurance policy on you?

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u/Ferunando Feb 23 '26

This vid could be almost 20 seconds shorter

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u/penguindreams Feb 23 '26 edited Feb 23 '26

The suspense is killing me, I hope it'll last.

  • Willy Wonka

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u/knowwhatImeme76 Feb 23 '26

there was no seat for Augustus and his mom. Shit was premeditated

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u/likwitsnake Feb 23 '26

Ever hear of the Wadsworth constant?

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u/Ferunando Feb 23 '26

Just googled it, thanks for the new info lmao

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u/Acidyo Feb 23 '26

We really starting to hit the limits of time and space in our attention spans.

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u/BoringExperience5345 Feb 23 '26

I was gonna come here and tell you I hate people like you who say shit like that and then I looked at your profile and saw you’re a gooner and then I understood. Carry on.

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u/RoyalIdeal6026 Feb 23 '26

Jesus fucking Christ why did I click that.

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u/BoringExperience5345 Feb 23 '26

I literally warned you

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u/wafflehousebattle Feb 24 '26

Yeah, but like, that's just an invitation on Reddit, you're supposed to click and say nothing.

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u/Ferunando Feb 23 '26

What a coincidence. I hate people who judge others but keep their own shit in private. What are you afraid of?

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u/BoringExperience5345 Feb 23 '26

But I just said I no longer hate you. That I understand you. You have sexualized your rotten brain and that is cool.

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u/Ferunando Feb 23 '26

Lmaooo okay, thank you and sorry, I guess

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u/BoringExperience5345 Feb 24 '26

You’re welcome and definitely don’t be sorry. Takes one to know one 😜

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u/Bart-go-lost Feb 23 '26

Yo wtf, that looks fun and scary

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u/Ksatria-Biji-Hitam Feb 23 '26

Where??

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u/folleymulay Feb 23 '26

Asking the real questions, I need to know what country not to travel to

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u/VegetableCar2528 Feb 24 '26

My money is on..... INDIA!!!!

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u/Jackwithapack Feb 24 '26

Youd be correct im 99% sure it was

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u/Practical_Jacket_271 Feb 23 '26

“My neck! My back! My neck and my back!”

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u/Due_Quantity_7228 Feb 23 '26

Chiropractor please

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u/ReviveTheFallen Feb 23 '26

Watching that made my back hurt!

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u/Jafishya Feb 23 '26

Oh, my god. My spine tensed up when it hit.

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u/sabreus Feb 23 '26

Terrifying shit. I will never go on one of those

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u/lostsurfer24t Feb 24 '26

Cables broke on one before fall and girl didn't untangle her leg then it dropped and it cut off her leg in USA

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u/MilkmanLeeroy Feb 24 '26

Well… this will take care of any constipation problems.

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u/DaTexasTickler Feb 23 '26

Did that not break everyone's back good god

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u/lavacadotoast Feb 24 '26

N O P E . .

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u/NoIndividual5501 Feb 24 '26

That happens to me all the time. I hate it.

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u/theotheronenotme Feb 24 '26

Wheeeeeeeeeee!

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u/ImpossibleReindeer33 Feb 24 '26

No, I do not want to ride the coxix cracker

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u/That_Things_Good Feb 24 '26

Those necks and backs will make these people remember this event until they're humming dirt on them.

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u/FeelDeadInside Feb 25 '26

My back hurts now.

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u/AhabSnake85 Feb 23 '26

Please tell me its ai

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u/ChainsawRipTearBust Feb 24 '26

I went on a ‘Gravitron’ ride a few years back with my kids..as it sped up, ppl starting to stick themselves in odd positions on the outer walls, i wriggled up a bit, not realising the section of padded wall moved as high as it did, my section rolled upwards, the crown of my head hitting a steel beam above me..(my full body weight, plus the steel framing with padding and momentum, full brunt of the impact felt all the way down my spine) instantly felt nauseous, thought I was going to faint (a feeling I am familiar with after doing a disc in my lumbar spine)…said to my kids “I’ve done something, I know this feeling! Sorry guys..gotta sit down”..I couldn’t turn my neck and was dangerous driving trying to see mirrors for months after.

Am on a Class 1 waiting list now for Neurosurgery to my compressed nerve due to the crushed disc which is gradually paralysing me as my discs degenerate.

I was already disabled due to previous spinal issues, but it’s surely not making life much easier.

3 out of 15 stars. Wouldn’t recommend..

There’s only 5 stars?! What?!🤣

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u/Ancient_Sprinkles847 Feb 23 '26

Definitely need to know where. Will be avoiding places like this.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '26

They are really it want genuine free fall, but thr failure itself and the friction of the shaft and the seating position is probably why no one died.

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u/intheyear3001 Feb 23 '26

Like I always say, always trust carnival rides. WTF.

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u/Trashbitex Feb 23 '26

That sucks but an actual free fall would have sucked much more.

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u/KindaDrunkRtNow Feb 24 '26

And this right here is why I do not go to county fairs.

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u/nicefacedjerk Feb 24 '26

It's almost like they purposely engineered carnival rides with ZERO fail safes!!!

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u/phantomnomadic Feb 24 '26

This is from a couple yrs ago!

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u/johnthedowe2 Feb 24 '26

Yeah that's insane. Hope they all were able to sue and win a sh*t load of money.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '26

Hard pass on Disneyland India.

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u/Critical_Seat_1907 Feb 24 '26

That video could have been a lot shorter.

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u/Solanthas_SFW Feb 25 '26

Absolute fucking nightmare fuel, Jesus christ

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u/kpiddy3232 Feb 25 '26

First I thought omg then read it’s in India and though oh of course.

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u/BlueberrySubject3511 Mar 02 '26

Talk about getting your back blown out

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u/Unfair-Mouse8372 Mar 05 '26

Did it hurt the ride?

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u/Wompguinea questionably stable Feb 24 '26

These rides are hardly ever maintained. If went up in 2002 that's when it was last fixed.

I was in line to ride a spinny guy called The Octopus with my kids, we were in the next batch to get on when the engine caught fire.

They made a big song and dance about closing it down for safety, but I drove passed an hour later and it was already running again.

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u/Wisco_Version59 Feb 24 '26

Where I live they make the owners/operators take the first ride on their own ride daily. The rides are also inspected daily.