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Terrifying videos show crowd rushing to stabilize an out-of-control carnival ride
- Thread starter MikeHattsu
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I remember my mom never letting me ride anything at the CNE in Toronto every year. Don't trust anything assembled so quickly.
Realistically, I doubt that group of people was enough mass (or located in the right spot) to actually stabilize the ride. It's more likely that it stabilized on its own as the momentum slowed down. But it's still nice to see so many people jump up to help despite the danger.
I don't blame the bystanders that didn't help. If that thing flipped, anyone jumping on to try and weigh it down could have been seriously injured too.
The people that did jump on? Absolute heroes. Seriously.
The people that did jump on? Absolute heroes. Seriously.
Enough for all those people plus the machinery. The thing literally works by swinging weights around. What you see there is the counterweight swinging the ride itself and them not being able to slam the breaks because doing so would cause the kinetic energy to transfer along unpredictable vectors, possibly tipping the thing over. At a rough guess, 5-7 tons. Which would be 10000-14000 pounds. 200 pounds per rider, about 20 riders (2 tons), + counterweight (2 tons) + structure (???).
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First guy is a hero for coming up with that. Everyone else who joined is still super brave, since the whole ride could still have tipped over with everyone on it.
I'm also glad the railing actually held together with so many people doing that.
I'm also glad the railing actually held together with so many people doing that.
Yeah same. The way those things are put up and taken down over and over just doesn't inspire confidence.
Yup, it actually makes me tear up a bit when everyone starts rushing to it. Smart thinking
That's true.
At the same time, the people whose first instinct is to whip out their phones and start filming? Fuck them
This is also true, although ironically, the footage will be what's necessary for the traumatized folks in the ride to more likely win any lawsuits they bring forth.
Glad everyone was okay and thats pretty scary.
some rides at theme parks i just avoid, thats one of them.
some rides at theme parks i just avoid, thats one of them.
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Scary stuff, I'm glad no one was hurt.
These sort of rides always scare me, my sister was stuck up in the air on a similar ride for 20 minutes or so when we were younger, and years ago one of the young carnival people died after being struck on the head by a ride.
These sort of rides always scare me, my sister was stuck up in the air on a similar ride for 20 minutes or so when we were younger, and years ago one of the young carnival people died after being struck on the head by a ride.
Same with me. Good thing not all heroes wear capes -- especially that first guy.
I mean we're literally watching that very footage in the OP so why "fuck them"?
Agreed. Don't get the aggression towards people who film strange events.
Nevertheless, having come from Universal not too long ago, this is my total nightmare scenario. Glad no one was hurt!
Because it's a reflection of them being more interested in getting likes/views on social media over anything else. Just seems like a odd reflex to me when people are in danger, but maybe I'm the odd one. 🤷♂️
I love all kinds of theme park rides but FUCK anything at a county fair or smaller
That first dude is a badass
That first dude is a badass
My hesitation to board anything of this nature continues to seem like the right choice.
Loved see the folks who ran to help. It's been said but the first dude...A+ my guy.
Loved see the folks who ran to help. It's been said but the first dude...A+ my guy.
The bystander effect sucks and all but can I be real?
Did those people do anything besides put themselves in mortal danger if the ride did collapse? My instincts make my think that the ride likely weights many tons and the ride stabilized itself as it came to a stop.
I don't see how a dozen or so people ever slow something like this down.
Did those people do anything besides put themselves in mortal danger if the ride did collapse? My instincts make my think that the ride likely weights many tons and the ride stabilized itself as it came to a stop.
I don't see how a dozen or so people ever slow something like this down.
You have to be pretty dumb or have a very devil-may-care attitude to even get near a carnival ride. That's your life bro, on a carnival ride.
It's a valid question but idk about the math I guess.
My mind estimates that just bc the thing weighs more doesn't mean the entirety of the weight was centralized against them though since it wasn't swinging its whole weight around and has a center of gravity and such so some of that weight would just be planted into the ground.
We'll have to have someone mythbust it tho
I'd imagine when the counter weight was directly over head it would have been in prime position to topple over if it wanted to. Bystanders or not.
The operator is the first dude who hopped on the railing and signalled the crowd to come help him
Yeah, I dunno either. My inclination is that the weight of the people on the front had a negligible effect and great personal risk to them. Very brave of them, and glad no one was seriously injured. Definitely a scary situation.
Exactly goddamn man that was super important. Would probably be just 20 camera angles of people being terribly injured were it not for the first few waking everyone up.
You'll never get me on one of these rickety-ass carnival rides, put together and taken apart hundreds of times again and again by God knows who.
Fucking pendulums, how do they work?
"Dammit man if i get this bear i'm in!"
Heroes, all of them, glad to see that in these moments, the best part of the human condition prevails
Not really. People can decide for themselves if the thrill of the ride is worth the risks. Bear in mind carnival tickets are often cheaper than other adrenaline sources (theme parks, sky diving, etc). If the market determines that that savings does not adequately offset the risks, the carnivals will naturally go out of business. The fact that they have endured is testament to their value to society.
Seriously though my first thought was I hope to hell the people who stepped in to help have health insurance. Imagine getting hurt while trying to save someone else in a situation like this and getting bankrupted for your trouble.