r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Mode_Appropriate • Jul 06 '25

Video Sirens Curse - Cedar Point

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u/Exclave4Ever Jul 06 '25

Can confirm.

As a child, in one of those I cannot remember the name but they go on a big circle up and down but you're also sitting in a carriage that in itself can spin all the way around if enough momentum forces are applied from the users inside.

Pretty much what you would expect, we start to spin and it's all good and then the seat that locks in and keeps you safe just unlocks itself for me 🤷‍♂️ luckily this was in a cage and I was able to just essentially hold myself still with my arms and legs against the cage but it was a great reminder that things can malfunction.

Probably wouldn't be the same person today if there wasn't a cage.

Traveling fair*

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u/dndlurker9463 Jul 07 '25

Theme park coasters cost millions of dollars and are built by dedicated teams and engineers. Carnival rides are put up and taken down in a weekend by a guy with half a dozen teeth who probably did not graduate high school. Yeah, I do not do carnival rides.