Final Destination in real life.

Kiohtee

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This particular ride is a huge boom at the local fair here, though I'm willing to bet that changes after this. Just absolutely crazy to actually see this happen outside of Hollywood.

 

IronSnake

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Glad I get motion sick from that shit so I have an excuse to never ride it.

I always enjoyed hearing the rotating parts squeal and squeak like the bearings had disintegrated. I always wondered if they actually had any bearings in the first place, or did they just stick a tube over a solid steel shaft and send it out.
 

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I like roller coasters and other similar style rides but not ones that are temporary. Stuff like that which is put up and taken down in a matter of days and transported down the highway... no thanks.
 

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Damnit. My 6 year old daughter is a little daredevil and loves all the rides at the fair. Now, I'm gonna be terrified to let her on them.
 

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Damnit. My 6 year old daughter is a little daredevil and loves all the rides at the fair. Now, I'm gonna be terrified to let her on them.

if/when I have kids....they're not going on those sketchy ass rides. Hell, my brother and I almost got really hurt on them as teenagers, I cannot imagine a young one.....

i'll be the 'asshole dad' all day, vs having some shit like that happen to my mini me.
 

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if/when I have kids....they're not going on those sketchy ass rides. Hell, my brother and I almost got really hurt on them as teenagers, I cannot imagine a young one.....

i'll be the 'asshole dad' all day, vs having some shit like that happen to my mini me.

Yeah, I'm afraid I might have to do the same thing. She's gonna be pissed. But better to be pissed, than dead.
 

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yep. when you see who is putting those things together, it will give you a nightmare like what just happened. I never ride any of that stuff anywhere. the stresses placed on all the components day in and day out, year after year, even at a place like Disney or Universal, eventually something has to give.
 

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