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Amusement park ride in India breaks and falls 150 feet (video)
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chromhound
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FUCK THIS
Cyberpunkd
Member
Doom85
Member
As if I didn’t have enough reason to avoid roller coasters and other thrill rides high in the air like this. Spare me the statistics. Spare me on explaining how this might have been due to the park being poorly maintained and bigger parks work harder to prevent this. I’ll get on a plane as that’s just a practical way to reach certain destinations, but getting on shit like this “for fun”?
I‘ll stick to movies and video games for scares. At least I know that shit isn’t actually going to harm me, barring some Ringu shit of course…..
(but anyway, my condolences to those who were on the ride. Hope all the injured make a full recovery)
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
That’s what happens in places with shit safety standards, bad materials and construction.
India is one of those places you read about where buildings just collapse out of the blue.
India is one of those places you read about where buildings just collapse out of the blue.
FunkMiller
Member
Jesus Christ. There are some life changing injuries there 
Little Mac
Member
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
F them rides. NOPE
Cyberpunkd
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anthony2690
Member
Is this safe to watch? Like no mutilation/blood etc? Hate that stuff?
Little Mac
Member
There is a hard violent bounce and you can see people breaking their collective asses but there is nothing too graphic imo.
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Jsisto
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Yup. Never saw the appeal. Frankly I’m shocked there’s no reported deaths. I can’t imagine anyone walking away from that without some serious long lasting injuries, though. That’s got to be significantly more shock to the body than a head on car collision.
As if I didn’t have enough reason to avoid roller coasters and other thrill rides high in the air like this. Spare me the statistics. Spare me on explaining how this might have been due to the park being poorly maintained and bigger parks work harder to prevent this. I’ll get on a plane as that’s just a practical way to reach certain destinations, but getting on shit like this “for fun”?
I‘ll stick to movies and video games for scares. At least I know that shit isn’t actually going to harm me, barring some Ringu shit of course…..
(but anyway, my condolences to those who were on the ride. Hope all the injured make a full recovery)
Fools idol
Banned
I was at Alton Towers the day that the rollercoaster crashed and crushed the people on the front seats. The sound was horreandous and they were stuck up there screaming for over an hour. We were stuck in the locked down queue with nothing to do but listen to people crying and screaming in pain.
Tbfh, I've not been to a park since, even in the UK where it's safer.
Tbfh, I've not been to a park since, even in the UK where it's safer.
Putonahappyface
Member
Yeah that's terrifying!
Putonahappyface
Member
I was on the smiler ride when it first opened again. Not gonna lie I was very nervous.
Ownage
Member
Shattered tail bones hurt like a mofo. Possible shattered hip and pelvis too. Spinal fractures also possible.Jesus Christ. There are some life changing injuries there
True. And China. I'm always grinding my coworkers because of their construction and they act all sanctimonious, the other day i sent them a video of a dude pulling "concrete" with his hands from a skyscraper in China. I have no words..
MaestroMike
Gold Member
Link ??
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
An engineering question:
Which, dropped from the same height, falls first: 3 tons of steel and people, or 3 tons of park's money?
Which, dropped from the same height, falls first: 3 tons of steel and people, or 3 tons of park's money?
MastaKiiLA
Member
I think the last 3 amusement park failures I've seen were all in India. Kinda sad, but carnies are always dodgy. Even if this is a permanent park, the safety codes in India are going to be carny tier.
AlteredForms
Banned
Classy dude, real fucking classy. Fortunately due to the design of the ride there weren’t any fatalities. This is one of the reasons why safety inspections are in place, tell somebody in India to get on it.
kittoo
Cretinously credulous
We got some serious competition from Florida though.
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
Mexico is the same. Ahí ni existe la ley de dios
Cyberpunkd
Member
Yes, it’s incredibly annoying how people cite China as an example of how fast you can build. Yes, with no safety code whatsoever.
Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
Yeah see this is why I never go to amusement parks outside of the US and even then I only go to the ones that cost an arm and a leg to get into. That way I know there are at least a variety of safety codes and incentives in place.
Going to a place like that outside of the US where safety is the goal, but maintenance is more of an idea? No. Fucking. Thanks.
Going to a place like that outside of the US where safety is the goal, but maintenance is more of an idea? No. Fucking. Thanks.
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This shit grinds my gears. Even if someone said "oh it's just the cover", you're exposing the rebar to the elements, weakening it in a few years. On a skyscrapper.
Their steel is shit also, i asked once to evaluate a beam to no one's shock, what was supposed to have a 275 MPa resistance, didn't even get to 235 Mpa, which is the minimum we use here....
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chromhound
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i guess i'm never going to China...
synchronicity
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I used to go to amusement parks all the time when I was younger. I love the thrill of motion. But I still remember one time where I was on a big coaster and had a sudden, palpable sensation of the potential danger, however minimal - just an awareness of what *could* go wrong. It was a pretty intense moment, and although of course I always knew of the possible danger, I never really considered it with any seriousness. But in that moment, for some reason, I *felt* it intensely. And there's plenty of instances of accidents on rides, but you don't really dwell on them, or you'd never get on.
I also remember *knowing* how unsafe local fair rides were, but rode them anyway. They're constantly being built, torn down, and reassembled. Yeah, what could go wrong?
I also remember *knowing* how unsafe local fair rides were, but rode them anyway. They're constantly being built, torn down, and reassembled. Yeah, what could go wrong?
WhatDidHeSay?
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It seems to be happening a lot recently with regards to shit going down in general with lollercoasters don't it?
They're gonna get stopped aren't they? Kaput. No more. Shut down.
They're gonna get stopped aren't they? Kaput. No more. Shut down.
MaestroMike
Gold Member
Just don’t go into any sky scrapers or buildings maybe
Lady Jane
Banned
Don't forget to not breath in the air
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12Goblins
Lil’ Gobbie
I read that all the staff scattered like roaches once this happened
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
That's Chinese workmanship for ya.
20 years ago I used to help the purchasing dept evaluate samples sent from China. It was all kinds if shit to sell in stores sold from our company. Plates, collectibles, stuffed animal and various trinkets.
The samples they'd send were solid. Wow. This shit looks good. We'd green light it for mass production.
The stuff arrives and people from QA open some boxes to check them out. Crock of shit. The real shipments are different. Look worse, cheaper quality. But it's fucking too late. We got to ship it to stores. The buyers from their head office wouldnt really remember what the initial prototypes were and if you didn't examine them closely, they'd be close enough.
But since I was helping analyze the prototypes with my boxes full of shit at my desk, I could easier compare the sample from a year ago to the final shipment. Not even close.
And this kind of BS business practices even happened to us, which was a big corporation everyone has heard of. So these fucknuts even screw over big companies for a quick buck and dont care about longlasting relationships as we'd cut them off and find another source supplier.
My buddy who works with Chinese suppliers now faces different issue. He'd say they all say YES as if they are the second incarnation of Sean Murray from No Mans Sky. He'd say anytime he'd ask them about this or that, all those places in China say yes they'll do it. And do it on time. But rarely do. Yes yes, yes, yes.
Zero business ethics. Cant get a straight answer from them.
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Ozzy Onya A2Z
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Pretty typical approach from China there. Not to mention your prototype has been grey marketed out the same factory as a generic brand and released before your launch date. China has zero fucks about IP as well.
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newtypepilot
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ChorizoPicozo
Member
Not long ago a deadly accident happened on a rollercoaster in Mexico. The place was closed.
Did they colapse because of the materials used? Did you see that concrete, correction, you can't call that concrete, that's just sand with a grey tint. Buildings and bridges might colapse all over the world, for lack of maintenance, old materials, foundation slipping etc. or even by design failure but the numbers are way way way lower.
One of those was engineering design error and another was extremely neglected maintenance. Moron.
What point are you even trying to make?
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Hawking Radiation
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Wow, some of them bounced.