Accident At SF Great America
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Here is an excerpt from the July 20 Chicago Tribune, about an accident at SFGA. (The whole article was way too long to send unedited---if you want more information, go to the Tribune's site.)
While this was a bad thing to happen to these girls, the first reports on Chicago television were nothing more than wild speculation. One channel even sent a helicopter the scene ("Hey! This is more fun than describing traffic conditions!"), and "first reports" said two people were critically injured---as if they could see that from the helicopter!
Here's part of the story:
Two girls on the spinning Cajun Cliffhanger ride at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee were injured Wednesday afternoon when the floor of the ride was raised too soon, trapping their feet between the edge of the floor and the wall.
Centrifugal force keeps patrons glued against the wall even after the raised floor is dropped in the fast-spinning cylinder. As the spinning slows, riders slip to the ground, then exit the ride after it has stopped moving.
But on Wednesday, after the ride slowed down, it sped up again, said John Konstantaras, a Chicago resident who was at the park with his two children. Then, the floor was raised while the ride was still spinning. Konstantaras' daughter and another girl, identified only as a 13-year-old from Chicago, each got a foot caught between the wall and the floor, he said.
[NOTE: Apparently, both suffered broken or crushed bones.]
While this was a bad thing to happen to these girls, the first reports on Chicago television were nothing more than wild speculation. One channel even sent a helicopter the scene ("Hey! This is more fun than describing traffic conditions!"), and "first reports" said two people were critically injured---as if they could see that from the helicopter!
Here's part of the story:
Two girls on the spinning Cajun Cliffhanger ride at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee were injured Wednesday afternoon when the floor of the ride was raised too soon, trapping their feet between the edge of the floor and the wall.
Centrifugal force keeps patrons glued against the wall even after the raised floor is dropped in the fast-spinning cylinder. As the spinning slows, riders slip to the ground, then exit the ride after it has stopped moving.
But on Wednesday, after the ride slowed down, it sped up again, said John Konstantaras, a Chicago resident who was at the park with his two children. Then, the floor was raised while the ride was still spinning. Konstantaras' daughter and another girl, identified only as a 13-year-old from Chicago, each got a foot caught between the wall and the floor, he said.
[NOTE: Apparently, both suffered broken or crushed bones.]
Thanks for clearing that up, I heard about that on the radio the other day. They guy telling the breaking news sounded very serious when he said "all we know so far is that 2 people have been critically injured at an amusement park".
Never got to hear what park it was at or what actualy happened.
Never got to hear what park it was at or what actualy happened.
won't touch that ride with a 50-foot pole...why waste time on that when Viper and the Bull await??
plus, the media was just WAITING for something bad to happen this year, what with all the hype and negative propaganda over MF going on. good thing it didn't happen on MF or on a coaster. and by the way, in journalism sometimes, a hangnail is considered "Critically injured" if it wil pick up a slow news day. i mean, i've seen the Chicago Scum-times(Sun-times) MAKE UP its own news. FOX does the same thing...but we are the home of Jerry Springer, after all...
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plus, the media was just WAITING for something bad to happen this year, what with all the hype and negative propaganda over MF going on. good thing it didn't happen on MF or on a coaster. and by the way, in journalism sometimes, a hangnail is considered "Critically injured" if it wil pick up a slow news day. i mean, i've seen the Chicago Scum-times(Sun-times) MAKE UP its own news. FOX does the same thing...but we are the home of Jerry Springer, after all...
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ride early, ride often!!!
Speaking of Six Flags, am I the only one impressed with their new web site intro?
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It is quite impressive!
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the employie on this ride should of been paying a little bit more attention,as i said in anether thread(cp employies)the employies at six flags are terrible,it was only a matter of time till--well you know what i mean if youve ever been to six flags.im not bashing the park,just some of the employies there.
EMPLOYEES. Has everyone forgotten how to spell this? While working at Geauga Lake, I personally new of several incidents on the Rotor where shoes were caught between the floor and the wall as it was rising. It wouldn't surprise me if a foot were to get caught.
This is speculation but I would guess that the operator started the ride up again to build enough cetripical force so that he could lower the floor to remove the two feet. However, if the feet were stuck really good it probably just pulled the feet with the floor, causing the injury to become more severe.
Ouch!
This is speculation but I would guess that the operator started the ride up again to build enough cetripical force so that he could lower the floor to remove the two feet. However, if the feet were stuck really good it probably just pulled the feet with the floor, causing the injury to become more severe.
Ouch!
"personally new of several incidents"
"cetripical force"
KNEW, CENTRIPETAL. Has everyone forgotten how to spell these words?
Sorry, couldn't resist :)
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Cedar Point Virtual Midway
http://www.schmidty.com/cpvirtual
"cetripical force"
KNEW, CENTRIPETAL. Has everyone forgotten how to spell these words?
Sorry, couldn't resist :)
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Cedar Point Virtual Midway
http://www.schmidty.com/cpvirtual
Actually they are both forces that act at the same moment. People often just get them mixed up.
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Dispatch Master, This is Transport one! I'm losing control, I'm losing control!
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Dispatch Master, This is Transport one! I'm losing control, I'm losing control!
Yes, this butchery of the English language is getting old. I have a dictionary next to my keyboard. I use it every day, and I've got a freakin' degree in English. If I can use it, so can you.
Furthermore, centripetal (yes, there's an E in there) force is the act of pulling things toward the center of rotation. Centrifugal force pushes objects away from the center of rotation (think centrifuge, like you use in chemistry class).
While we're at it, your and you're aren't the same word.
Their, they're, there.
It's, its.
The long, narrow key at the bottom of your keyboard makes a space, a handy device to break up sentences. The apostrophe is handy for contractions, and is located next to your enter key. The keys at either end with arrows pointing up have the amazing tendency to cause capitalization in the letters you type.
Illiteracy isn't cute or cool, it just makes you look like a moron. Everyone makes typos and mistakes, but this pure, blatant disregard for the language has to stop. I can't read this stuff anymore. It has nothing to do with school. Failure to communicate by the rules established for our language is lazy.
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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
Millennium Force laps: 35
Furthermore, centripetal (yes, there's an E in there) force is the act of pulling things toward the center of rotation. Centrifugal force pushes objects away from the center of rotation (think centrifuge, like you use in chemistry class).
While we're at it, your and you're aren't the same word.
Their, they're, there.
It's, its.
The long, narrow key at the bottom of your keyboard makes a space, a handy device to break up sentences. The apostrophe is handy for contractions, and is located next to your enter key. The keys at either end with arrows pointing up have the amazing tendency to cause capitalization in the letters you type.
Illiteracy isn't cute or cool, it just makes you look like a moron. Everyone makes typos and mistakes, but this pure, blatant disregard for the language has to stop. I can't read this stuff anymore. It has nothing to do with school. Failure to communicate by the rules established for our language is lazy.
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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
Millennium Force laps: 35
I didn't think we were in english class, I thought
we were all here to have fun and chat about CP!!
People follow rules every day (work,driving,...) It is nice not to have so many rules.(It's just a chat room)
I have no problem reading thru the mistakes,You all know what word people are typing or you wouldn't be able to make fun of them! So why dont we all relax and have some fun. It would be more like work if I need to get a dictionary! It's just a chat room! *** This post was edited by MEDUDE on 7/22/2000. ***
we were all here to have fun and chat about CP!!
People follow rules every day (work,driving,...) It is nice not to have so many rules.(It's just a chat room)
I have no problem reading thru the mistakes,You all know what word people are typing or you wouldn't be able to make fun of them! So why dont we all relax and have some fun. It would be more like work if I need to get a dictionary! It's just a chat room! *** This post was edited by MEDUDE on 7/22/2000. ***
yes, but Jeff has to read EVERY post on here. don't you, Jeff?? i don't use caps because, well, you know the reason, Jeff...it's just hard to do for me...but as moderator, he has to read all of this stuff at one point or another. and as a one-time English major, i can see where he's coming from. it can get old after a while...
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ride early, ride often!!!
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ride early, ride often!!!
This isn't RRC. One of the reasons I prefer this web site is mainly because of it's organization and authenticity. I am in favor of keeping the correct grammar and spelling. It really does help keep CP Place stay organized.
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Dispatch Master, This is Transport one! I'm losing control, I'm losing control!
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Dispatch Master, This is Transport one! I'm losing control, I'm losing control!
Premier... uh, I mean Six Flags has a decent safety record, but not as good as Cedar Fair's. Remember the Demon accident at SFGAm 2 years ago?
Bring back Coke!
Bring back Coke!
yep. i remember that accident. it made the rumors FLY that Demon would be removed after that. of course, it wasn't. what a nasty accident that was, but no injuries were serious. the thing is, the ONLY Demon train i will ride is the one it happened to-BLACK. always has been, always will be. Made a lot of folks i know seriously question ever going back there.
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ride early, ride often!!!
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ride early, ride often!!!
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