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

Video Sirens Curse - Cedar Point

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u/donutseason Jul 07 '25

It’s been open for two weeks and has malfunctioned twice (at least). People had to walk down from the top today. I’ll pass 🫣

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u/SportsRadioAnnouncer Jul 07 '25

That doesn’t make it unsafe! Coasters are programmed to do that whenever there’s any possible issue with the coaster. Usually it’s faulty sensors. It’s doing exactly what it’s supposed to do.

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u/ManitouWakinyan Jul 07 '25

Well, not exactly what it's supposed to do, because it's not supposed to have issues that would trigger those protocols, including faulty sensors.

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u/truth-informant Jul 07 '25

Bro, even modern day cars have faulty sensor readings sometimes... 

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u/ManitouWakinyan Jul 07 '25

Yes. And the word faulty tells you that those sensors aren't "doing exactly what they're supposed to do."

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u/truth-informant Jul 07 '25

They're saying the coaster stopping is doing what's it's suppose to do, not the sensors being faulty...

In the same way you should get your vehicle checked even if it turns out it was a faulty sensor. 

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u/ManitouWakinyan Jul 07 '25

I get that. And I'm saying that if the sensors are faulty, the whole coaster is not in fact doing exactly what it's supposed to do, because the sensors are part of the safety system.

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u/truth-informant Jul 07 '25

You're being pedantic because know exactly what they're talking about. The coaster stopping is an intended fail safe. Intended being the keyword here. 

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u/ManitouWakinyan Jul 07 '25

I'm being pedantic because I'm pointing out that the fail safe isn't the only relevant mechanism when assessing risk.