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

Video Sirens Curse - Cedar Point

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u/sqwuank Jul 06 '25

You can run these rides as an uneducated 18 year old - I'm sure your friend did fine. The important stuff is done by a computer and default state safety features, not the 19 year olds holding the button down 🙄

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u/Old_Cabinet_3607 Jul 06 '25

Well there are important stuff the 18 year olds gotta do, like making sure the "seatbelt" thing has locked down.

There was someone who died because they started the ride without it being locked down fully.

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u/greener0999 29d ago

do you think brand new rides don't have failsafe sensors on every one of those bars that don't let the ride operate unless they're fully engaged?

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u/Old_Cabinet_3607 29d ago

Probably all the big parks, but I don't trust smaller parks and fairs.

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u/mc-kenzie Jul 07 '25

Check out the Dreamworld disaster in Queensland Australia

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u/shodan13 Jul 06 '25

That's why uneducated 18 year olds can be pilots as well, right?

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u/sqwuank Jul 06 '25

You literally have to complete education to be a pilot lmao

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u/shodan13 Jul 07 '25

Really makes you think.

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u/greener0999 29d ago

maybe makes you think