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Justice wanted

(2,657 posts)
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 10:56 AM Mar 2012

File under Roller Coasters you may not want to ride.

New winged roller coaster ‘the Swarm’ rips the arms off crash test dummies


http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/winged-roller-coaster-swarm-rips-arms-off-crash-183513325.html

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What is it about roller coasters during the past 15 years that are getting more and more dangerous.

Remember Fabio getting hit in the nose by a bird while on a roller coaster.

I remember a few years back Cedar Point had a roller coaster they tested and a few dummies fell out. FELL OUT

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a la izquierda

(11,795 posts)
12. Oh, no doubt.
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 03:18 PM
Mar 2012

I was just kind of shocked at my own reaction. I tend to have visceral reactions to things I find very creepy. Almost like a vaso-vagal reaction.

obamanut2012

(26,087 posts)
2. The Fabio Appollo's Chariot incident had nothing to do with the coaster
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 11:18 AM
Mar 2012

And its safety. It was just a fluke thing, being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Like how a bird can hit your window or a plane.

I rose that coaster while on vacation with some friends, and it was a fun ride. Busch Gardens also has a great safety record.

I will say I would never, ever ride "The Swarm."

Auggie

(31,177 posts)
5. Done with roller coasters
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 11:45 AM
Mar 2012

Last one I rode in Las Vegas left me dazed for hours -- I was still a youthful 40!

ellie

(6,929 posts)
8. I used to work at Cedar Point
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 12:06 PM
Mar 2012

In the morning, before the park opened, they would have the employees test the rides. I guess we were expendable or something? Didn't want to hurt the paying customers!

Justice wanted

(2,657 posts)
10. I worked at Cedar Point too and knew people who had to do that. After working for Cedar Point will
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 02:15 PM
Mar 2012

never give my money to it. Treaded people like Crap. I don't know if you had a better experience but mine was terrible.

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