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Call me a worry wart, but after seeing the damage sustained to Fury 325 at Carowinds on TikTok just now, I'm convinced roller coasters ain't it. Like damn, the track was sagging and the pillars were swaying.

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[–] Instigate@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I mean, kids can get injured or die doing anything. We had a case a while back in Australia where a bunch of kids got injured and five died when freak winds lifted a jumping castle (bounce house; moon bounce; whatever you call them) off the ground and into the air before slamming them back down.

https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/dec/17/tasmania-jumping-castle-tragedy-what-do-we-know-so-far