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post #1 of 21
7/13/07 at 1:13pm
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What's with the sudden explosion of amusement park accidents and deaths? It seems you hear one or two every year but lately it's been about three or four a week.

Now some kid drowned: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289161,00.html

A four year old shouldn't have been in the wave pool in the first place.
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post #2 of 21
7/13/07 at 1:33pm
It's an international phenomena. http://www.attractions.co.uk/newsdet...m?codeID=23123
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post #3 of 21
7/13/07 at 3:52pm
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Originally Posted by Brendan
What's with the sudden explosion of amusement park accidents and deaths? It seems you hear one or two every year but lately it's been about three or four a week.
People are dying to get in.
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post #4 of 21
7/13/07 at 4:18pm
I don't know what's so sudden about it. As long as there have been amusement parks people have been dying in them. There's a book about Disney that has a chapter about the many deaths there (People Mover and the lake around Tom Sawyer island seemed to be tied). Three of four a week is a bit of an exaggeration though.
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post #5 of 21
7/13/07 at 5:01pm
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Originally Posted by MikeShaynePI
I don't know what's so sudden about it. As long as there have been amusement parks people have been dying in them. There's a book about Disney that has a chapter about the many deaths there (People Mover and the lake around Tom Sawyer island seemed to be tied). Three of four a week is a bit of an exaggeration though.
There is nothing "sudden" about it. Did you read what I wrote? I asked what was with the sudden explosion of deaths and accidents occurring? It just seems that before it was a few every summer but in just the past few weeks there's been at least three to four stories a week of some type of accident or death at an amusement park. I'm aware it happens every year it just seems this year more so then ever. Unless I just don't pay attention enough. Are there any statistics about this type of stuff?
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post #6 of 21
7/14/07 at 12:47am
I like to call it carny-age.
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post #7 of 21
7/15/07 at 1:00pm
Here we go!

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Originally Posted by Emphasis Minsky's
A woman attending a Christian festival died Saturday after plunging about 45 feet from a bungee-like amusement ride.
Workers at the Lifest 2007 event shut down the Air Glory ride after the accident, which occurred about 4:45 p.m. A prayer service was held at 7 p.m. and the music festival resumed about 7:30 p.m.
Why would God strike down all of these people (especially a Christian woman at Lifest)? Well, obviously you haven't heard about "God's Plan" and how he works in mysterious ways.

God has been really amping up his recruitment efforts for his war against the Demons in heaven. He needs as many able souls as he can get, and what better place to find an able soul than at Lifest? Digging a trench in a cloud is a lot harder than it sounds!
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post #8 of 21
7/15/07 at 3:42pm
I'm just a little curious as to whether she got her offering refunded.
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post #9 of 21
7/18/07 at 12:48pm
Have to post this one....straight out of a Final Destination film.....

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/08/1....ap/index.html
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post #10 of 21
7/18/07 at 12:48pm
Have to post this one....straight out of a Final Destination film.....

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/08/1....ap/index.html
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post #11 of 21
7/18/07 at 1:00pm
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Originally Posted by Minsky
A woman attending a Christian festival died Saturday after plunging about 45 feet from a bungee-like amusement ride.
So really not so much a ride, as it was a bridge.
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post #12 of 21
7/18/07 at 1:00pm
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Originally Posted by Minsky
A woman attending a Christian festival died Saturday after plunging about 45 feet from a bungee-like amusement ride.
So really not so much a ride, as it was a bridge.
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post #13 of 21
7/18/07 at 1:08pm
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Originally Posted by Dr Vivisector,
Have to post this one....straight out of a Final Destination film.....

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/08/1....ap/index.html

Little did he know when he wrote on his job application

Eyes: blue

Hair: Fair headed

He was really signing his own death warrant.
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post #14 of 21
7/18/07 at 1:08pm
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Originally Posted by Dr Vivisector,
Have to post this one....straight out of a Final Destination film.....

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/08/1....ap/index.html

Little did he know when he wrote on his job application

Eyes: blue

Hair: Fair headed

He was really signing his own death warrant.
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post #15 of 21
7/18/07 at 2:32pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Minsky
Here we go!


Why would God strike down all of these people (especially a Christian woman at Lifest)? Well, obviously you haven't heard about "God's Plan" and how he works in mysterious ways.

God has been really amping up his recruitment efforts for his war against the Demons in heaven. He needs as many able souls as he can get, and what better place to find an able soul than at Lifest? Digging a trench in a cloud is a lot harder than it sounds!
I love God's sense of humor.
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post #16 of 21
7/18/07 at 2:32pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Minsky
Here we go!


Why would God strike down all of these people (especially a Christian woman at Lifest)? Well, obviously you haven't heard about "God's Plan" and how he works in mysterious ways.

God has been really amping up his recruitment efforts for his war against the Demons in heaven. He needs as many able souls as he can get, and what better place to find an able soul than at Lifest? Digging a trench in a cloud is a lot harder than it sounds!
I love God's sense of humor.
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post #17 of 21
7/18/07 at 3:20pm
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Originally Posted by whiskaz
I love God's sense of humor.
What makes it so great, is that it's grounded by his sense ground.
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post #18 of 21
7/18/07 at 3:20pm
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Originally Posted by whiskaz
I love God's sense of humor.
What makes it so great, is that it's grounded by his sense ground.
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post #19 of 21
7/18/07 at 4:23pm
Have the time of your considerably shortened lives!

http://www.rideaccidents.com/
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post #20 of 21
7/18/07 at 4:23pm
Have the time of your considerably shortened lives!

http://www.rideaccidents.com/
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post #21 of 21
7/19/07 at 11:20am
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Originally Posted by horrid
What makes it so great, is that it's grounded by his sense ground.
Gravity: The best prank ever.
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