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Japanese roller coaster shuts down after riders report broken bones
Clevland.com ^ | Aug. 25, 2021 | Cliff Pinkard

Posted on 08/26/2021 1:12:47 PM PDT by BenLurkin

FUJIYOSHIDA, YAMANASHI, Japan — A roller coaster that accelerates from 0 to 112 mph in less than two seconds has been shut down after some riders blamed it for broken bones.

Four people said they suffered injuries on the Do-Dodonpa roller coaster at the Fuji-Q Highland amusement park, asahi.com reports. Vice is reporting that six riders have been injured. The injuries occurred between December 2020 and August 2021.

The riders said they had fractures in their necks, chest and backs, asahi.com reports.

The amusement park says it is closing the ride “due to a safety overhaul,” CNN reports. The ride opened at the park in 2001.

Preliminary investigations have revealed no technical problems with the ride, yahoo.com reports. Sansei Technologies, which designed the roller coaster, has apologized to riders in a statement but said the cause of the injuries is unknown, CNN reports.

An architecture professor with Nihon University tells Vice News that the quick acceleration could be responsible. The ride reaches 112 mph in 1.56 seconds.

(Excerpt) Read more at cleveland.com ...


TOPICS: Travel
KEYWORDS: rollercoaster
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1 posted on 08/26/2021 1:12:47 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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Do-Dodonpa POV - Fuji-Q Highland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXGKrIE5tq4


2 posted on 08/26/2021 1:13:26 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Seems like you could even get a concussion.


3 posted on 08/26/2021 1:13:49 PM PDT by Sans-Culotte (11/3-11/4/2020 - The USA became a banana republic.)
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To: BenLurkin

Now That’s a Ride!


4 posted on 08/26/2021 1:14:34 PM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: BenLurkin

if they cant break bones, they aint worth ridin


5 posted on 08/26/2021 1:14:43 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: BenLurkin

A skydiver gets up to 120 MPH in freefall. 112 mph in 2 seconds is pretty impressive.


6 posted on 08/26/2021 1:15:38 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: BenLurkin

[[the quick acceleration could be responsible. The ride reaches 112 mph in 1.56 seconds.]]

Can’t be it- (/s) more likely when they are strapping themselves in


7 posted on 08/26/2021 1:16:11 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: BenLurkin

why would anyone want to experience this? makes no sense.


8 posted on 08/26/2021 1:17:03 PM PDT by hoe_cake
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To: BenLurkin

“0 to 112 mph in less than two seconds”

If true, that’s one mind-blowingly fast ride.


9 posted on 08/26/2021 1:17:38 PM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: BenLurkin

And in before someone says, “This is a problem of the unvaccinated.”


10 posted on 08/26/2021 1:19:04 PM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: BenLurkin

I’ve accelerated at about this rate on a catapult off of a U.S. aircraft carrier and it was super smooth and in fact quite exhilarating. Before I did so I spoke with the catapult operator who explained that it’s not just the total rate of acceleration, it’s how you apply it. You have to use some pretty serious science to make the rate of acceleration constant over the two or three seconds so you don’t snap the pilots’ or the passengers’ necks. Unfortunately for the designers of this ride, the last Japanese carrier was decommissioned in 1945.

http://www.byronhartshorn.com/2015/01/08/japans-last-aircraft-carrier-ijn-katsugari/


11 posted on 08/26/2021 1:19:26 PM PDT by edwinland
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To: BenLurkin
I just looked at the video at the link. It looks like a real life version of "Mr. Do!'s Wild Ride".


12 posted on 08/26/2021 1:19:29 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: BenLurkin

“...0 to 112 mph in less than two seconds...”

Heck, my old ‘73 TR6 was faster than that. LOL.


13 posted on 08/26/2021 1:20:43 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit..)
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To: BenLurkin

The bunch of jam tarts!


14 posted on 08/26/2021 1:27:22 PM PDT by llevrok (I'm old enough to remember metal toys in Cracker-Jacks.)
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To: BenLurkin

Go ahead, fellas - I’ll be in the bar.


15 posted on 08/26/2021 1:28:46 PM PDT by dainbramaged (You'll get nothing and like it!)
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To: BenLurkin

The coaster looks pretty mild except for the starting acceleration.


16 posted on 08/26/2021 1:30:40 PM PDT by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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To: BenLurkin

Put Bidet on it.


17 posted on 08/26/2021 1:32:56 PM PDT by Fai Mao (I don't think we have enough telephone poles.)
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To: irishjuggler

And in before someone says, “This is a problem of the unvaccinated.”


Lol - and in before some asks “did they get the vax?”


18 posted on 08/26/2021 1:33:45 PM PDT by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: llevrok

This ride reminds me of a amusement park ride we had at one of the parks by the Pitts. International Airport. It was called the Wild Mouse, although not nearly as fast as this ride it jerked you around so violently that back pains and chiropractic visits were common. The park has long been closed, and that’s a good thing.


19 posted on 08/26/2021 1:34:03 PM PDT by V V Camp Enari 67-68 (Viet Vet)
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To: BenLurkin

Whiplashes to the rubberneckers


20 posted on 08/26/2021 1:38:52 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say )
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