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14-year-old boy dies after falling from thrill ride in Orlando
CBS ^ | 25 MARCH 2022 | Staff

Posted on 03/25/2022 8:21:56 AM PDT by Red Badger

Edited on 03/25/2022 12:01:16 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

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To: Red Badger

Was there last Summer. Neither of my kids wanted to ride it.


41 posted on 03/25/2022 10:39:28 AM PDT by gop4lyf (Gay marriage is neither. Democrats are the party of sore losers and pedophiles.)
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To: mowowie
He looked like a kinda big kid

Really big for a 14 YO from what I can see maybe in excess of 200 lbs.

The last one or two of these types of incidents involved obese people. It is likely be that they can't be restrained properly because of their girth.

Mostly it becomes a CG or containment thing which indicates poor design of the restraint system or inadequate screening of the riders. Either way, someone will pay big time for this one because one size doesn't fit all..

42 posted on 03/25/2022 10:42:09 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: spacejunkie2001

Pretty good chance he might have been doing something stupid!!!


43 posted on 03/25/2022 11:27:42 AM PDT by ontap
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To: Sheapdog

There’s an amusement park in Vallejo CA with a thrill ride that eventually reconfigured the seat restraint to fit heavier people better. My skinny son had ridden the ride many times before they reconfigured it and felt secure, but after it was adjusted there was so much room that he was terrified his skinny body would slip out.

So he never rode it again.

I think it’s hard to get seat restraints for these types of rides that fit both very heavy and very skinny people well.


44 posted on 03/25/2022 2:02:54 PM PDT by olivia3boys
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To: DesertRhino
"...that force is directing you down into the seat IF you are restrained. That means a 140 pound kid weighed around 500 pounds at that moment.

The related article in the NY Post notes that this 14 year old 'kid" was 6'5" and weighed 340 lbs! Given his size and weight he probably exceeded the ride's design limits.

From the NY Post article:The heartbroken dad is demanding to know why his 6-foot-5, 340-pound son was even allowed on the ride after he was stopped from getting on others due to his size.

45 posted on 03/26/2022 6:38:30 AM PDT by Towed_Jumper (Achtung ungeimpftes Schwein! Covid-Injektion macht frei!)
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See my post #45 regarding the actual size of this kid.


46 posted on 03/26/2022 6:39:46 AM PDT by Towed_Jumper (Achtung ungeimpftes Schwein! Covid-Injektion macht frei!)
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To: mowowie

Those things been around at least 30 years


47 posted on 03/27/2022 7:28:57 PM PDT by DrewsMum
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I know i have been on one a few time at six flags ma.

That one looked super duper...very modern...expensive


48 posted on 03/29/2022 11:40:49 AM PDT by mowowie
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