1 dead, 7 injured after ride malfunctions at Ohio State Fair

Neil79 · 27 Jul 2017 at 18:45

http://www.10tv.com/article/1-dead-7-injured-after-ride-malfunctions-ohio-state-fair

A swinging and spinning amusement park ride called the Fire Ball malfunctioned and broke apart on the opening day of the fair.

wedrum · 27 Jul 2017 at 18:51

The reason I don't goto theme parks anymore

Minibiker · 27 Jul 2017 at 18:56

Never been a fan of Fairs/Theme parks...

arctine · 27 Jul 2017 at 18:56

wedrum said:
The reason I don't goto theme parks anymore

Better stay away from cars and planes too.

bingham67 · 27 Jul 2017 at 19:41

I swear health and safety getting worse or these rides are just getting to old now seems to be more of a common occurence recently so sad

FoxEye · 27 Jul 2017 at 19:53

bingham67 said:
I swear health and safety getting worse or these rides are just getting to old now seems to be more of a common occurence recently so sad

The one that malfunctioned was built in 1998, apparently. Given that some commercial aircraft in use today are over 30 years old, that doesn't seem excessively old. All about the maintenance and quality of inspections, I guess.

banja · 27 Jul 2017 at 20:37

FoxEye said:
The one that malfunctioned was built in 1998, apparently. Given that some commercial aircraft in use today are over 30 years old, that doesn't seem excessively old. All about the maintenance and quality of inspections, I guess.

You're a glass half full guy

That fact reads to me in much more worrying way.

arctine · 27 Jul 2017 at 21:15

banja said:
You're a glass half full guy That fact reads to me in much more worrying way.

Then educate yourself and stop worrying.

BlueMerle · 27 Jul 2017 at 21:25

Don't know if y'all have anything similar but most "State Fairs" are of the temporary kind. The next week the very same group may be set up in a parking lot of a shopping center 2 states over. You can't think of these as 'theme parks' where the rides are built in one spot and never move. These rides are assembled, taken down, moved and re-assembled multiple times a year.

I haven't seen any reports yet, and it's a bit early for that, but I'll be surprised if the leading factor wasn't human error. IOW, the ride was incorrectly assembled.

I'll go to theme parks, but not to 'state fairs' or parking lot carnivals.

SDK^ · 27 Jul 2017 at 21:26

Rides which are constantly dismantled, moved and put up somewhere else by your average joe are inherently more risky than permanently ride structures.

Efour · 27 Jul 2017 at 21:34

I was at a travelling funfair last Friday and they had a very similar ride. I said to the GF I don't wanna go anywhere near it cos it might collapse.....

HL3 confirmed? Illuminati ?

Captain · 27 Jul 2017 at 21:58

I watched the video a woman recorded on her phone, one guys leg was folded the wrong way.

FoxEye · 27 Jul 2017 at 22:02

Why watch these videos? It's obvious it's going to be horrific :/

Captain · 27 Jul 2017 at 22:03

FoxEye said:
Why watch these videos? It's obvious it's going to be horrific :/

I don't mind watching them. They have no affect on me at all.

FoxEye · 27 Jul 2017 at 22:05

Clov!s said:
I don't mind watching them. They have no affect on me at all.

Even if they show people dying? Why would you want to watch them?

VincentHanna · 27 Jul 2017 at 22:06

We'll that makes you sound psychotic, Clov!s

tracertong · 27 Jul 2017 at 22:10

Clov!s said:
I don't mind watching them. They have no affect on me at all.

I take it you used to enjoy the beheading videos back in the day ?

Captain · 27 Jul 2017 at 22:40

They arent that bad at all, making me look like a psycho

Captain · 27 Jul 2017 at 22:41

tracertong said:
I take it you used to enjoy the beheading videos back in the day ?

Yeah, the 2 American soldiers beheading the Russian is my favourite one.

Street · 27 Jul 2017 at 22:49

Typically this happens the day before I go to Alton Towers, I'd had a hard enough time convincing the missus to go already!