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#122
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03-25-2022, 10:36 PM
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Re: Teenage Boy Killed by Drop Tower in Orlando, Florida
Is that the actual seat? Looks like they disassembled it for the investigation. At first I thought maybe the bottom of the seat broke under his weight….nothing would have been holding him in then.
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#123
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03-25-2022, 10:40 PM
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Re: Teenage Boy Killed by Drop Tower in Orlando, Florida
^^ dunno y I posted that, Sry, the 8 beers I'm deep in currently giving me temporary brain dmg, prolly not as severe as that guy tho he rly got *smashed*    |
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#124
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03-25-2022, 10:52 PM
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 ♚ Legacy Gold Member ♚ Poster Rank:604 Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 1,520 Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Quoted: 261 Post(s)
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Re: Teenage Boy Killed by Drop Tower in Orlando, Florida
I wonder if they gave him his money back? That would be a nice gesture...
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#125
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03-25-2022, 11:02 PM
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Re: Teenage Boy Killed by Drop Tower in Orlando, Florida
Well, you can see the control panel lights at the ride operator's station, and they are all green. So I wonder what happened?
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#126
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03-25-2022, 11:06 PM
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Re: Teenage Boy Killed by Drop Tower in Orlando, Florida
WTF! No one there was even trying to provide aid. The guy on his phone just stood there for almost 30 seconds before crouching down and doing...I've got no fucking clue. Check for vitals. Perform a visual assessment. F'ing well ask if there's a doctor or nurse on the bloody ride? I guess the only thing they did right was to not try to move him. And the crew? Immediately in cover our ass mode. Given the velocity, the kid was probably in bad shape, and the injuries may be mortal, but slim chance becomes no chance right quick when people just do sweet F-all. |
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#127
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03-25-2022, 11:43 PM
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Re: Teenage Boy Killed by Drop Tower in Orlando, Florida
He was actually visiting from out of state, and staying with family friends in Orlando, and they are the ones who took him to the park, with their kids as well.
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#128
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03-25-2022, 11:56 PM
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Re: Teenage Boy Killed by Drop Tower in Orlando, Florida
Well, according to OSHA in the U.S. 75% of falls, from a height greater than 13 feet, are instantly fatal and non-survivable. So there wasn't anything they realistically could have done. I don't know what the statistic are for a fall from 40 feet, but I would guess the survival rate is close to, or at, 0.
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#129
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03-26-2022, 12:12 AM
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Re: Teenage Boy Killed by Drop Tower in Orlando, Florida
No shit! I would want the fuck off of that fast!
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#130
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03-26-2022, 12:40 AM
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Re: Teenage Boy Killed by Drop Tower in Orlando, Florida
You can hear the operator telling the other employee, “The light was on (or off, can’t tell exactly),” so obviously this ride had a visual indicator like you speak of.
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