Now ... they're banning ROLLERCOASTERS!!

[janettetheirritated]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/six-flags-closes-x2-coaster-195458021.html

Its in America but FFS !! for people who don't know much about rollercoasters and why the lawsuits are so dubious, the X2 peaks at 4 G's which is average for a rollercoaster (they range from 3 G to 6 G) so if 4 G's was causing brain bleeds almost EVERY rollercoaster would

Sad times where people can get anything "cancelled" or taken down through pure greed alone if you don't like rollercoasters don't ride em period !!

looking forward to fairs where all youre allowed to legally ride is the teacups !! NOT

There's a really good reason for that. Multiple things went wrong in the case, it's not a simple case of a standard coffee spill. The woman received third degree burns in her pelvic region and the coffee was over 80°C.

Well you can turn that one on its head and ask the question why other coasters which exert similar maximum g-forces aren't currently experiencing the same level of public interest ?

Could it be that g profile and how customers experience those forces (restraints seating etc) rather than just the maximum g force experienced has a part to play ?

If you actually bothered to read about it properly it's the combination of the g force with the heads hitting the rests and the spinning around.

Ahh a conspiracy. A vendetta against the G’s. 👀

Probably an anti vaxer too

Oh. A conspiracy theorist. I’m going to back away slowly.

Life is a rollercoaster acc to Ronan Keating. Are 'they' going to ban Ronan?

Is this intended to be satirical? This is how you think MN posters think, no?

It's not cancel culture, it's capitalism at work. When the financial risk associated with the ride became to high they shut it down. Multiple people died - time to get a grip.

The standard T&Cs that are accepted when you walk through the gates covers the minor issues that rides can cause. The issues from this ride are on another level.

Or maybe ban life itself.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed on Ronan.

Its all power plays ... They don't need logic if they own bureaucracy.. Personnel is policy

Have you been on it OP?

We’re a family of rollercoaster lovers and have travelled to countless theme parks all over to ride some of the world’s biggest coasters. X2 is the only one I’ve ever decided not to ride due to its reputation for being aggressively rough and causing people injuries.

My completely fearless teenage son rode multiple times and came off saying he felt ‘changed as a person’ and had no words to describe it! 😳 He still says it is the most intense ride he’s been on. If it had been up to me he wouldn’t have gone on (I banned my younger son from riding it, again something I’ve never done before) but he was too old for me to influence! It’s not just about G force; there were certain areas of that ride where you’d have to brace in a certain way to avoid injury.

Im not surprised it’s gone, nor do I think it’s a bad thing.

Logic?!! I have no words op. Maybe you can ask the park owners to let you test it for them before they bulldoze.

I don't know about the smell of rotten fish, but I can definitely detect the smell of bullshit when it's around.

Overall 4 g isn't really that high, (some pre-existing medical conditions aside.), 6 g is a bit more nasty but if it's gradual onset it shouldn't be causing injuries if people are properly restrained....
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It's rate of onset/release of g (aka "jolt") that can really be issue, as can sudden changes in rate of rotation:

I.e. I agree with this.

It's these changes in acceleration where the passengers' heads are free to move around and hit the headrests that seems to be causing the problem.

Rate of change in acceleration is what G force is ... so saying rate of change in G is redundant .. rate of change in acceleration peaks at 4 G so is not more intense than most rollercoasters ..

You need sectioning

Are you concerned that your brain might not be damaged enough? I honestly don't think you need to worry.

@janettetheirritatedstill waiting for some examples of things that “cancel culture” has cancelled…..

g (due acceleration) is rate change of velocity.

Jolt is rate of change lf acceleration.

But this isn’t ’cancel culture’ is it? It’s an isolated health and safety risk. Comparing the closure of one ride 5000 miles away to gender issues is a wild leap. Lots to be angry about in the world, but this is batshit crazy.

'I'll give you 50 quid if you can get roller coasters and trans people in the same post.'

'Alrght, you're on'.

This thread is mental.

Jimmy Savile

Nazism

Barbecues on petrol station forecourts

I mean, I could go on.

I'd like to see the Venn diagram for that one.

You are so utterly clueless.