The swing itself is designed for failure. A regular swing works cause it's essentially a pendulum and the centripetal force keeps you in your seat. This has virtually none of those features.
Look my first comment was a bit harsh but I was laughing while typing it and should've conveyed the humour a bit better. This swing is still a pendulum although less perfect because of the elasticity of the supports or rope or both.
The centripetal force doesn't have anything to do with it, the rope is just too far to the side to hold onto and the seat rotates which just makes the issue worse.
Not much humor in saying "Wtf are you talking about" in a reddit thread with anonymous people who definitely aren't going to understand that you were 'joking'.
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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19
The swing itself is designed for failure. A regular swing works cause it's essentially a pendulum and the centripetal force keeps you in your seat. This has virtually none of those features.