This Chairlift Malfunction Is Pretty Terrifying

Imagine how it would be to be on that thing :O

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0 1. archer commented 10 years ago

cant handle the ride stay the fu%^ off the mountain bitch!
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+8 2. sux2bu commented 10 years ago

Slingshot chairlift, only for the daring.
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+3 3. urbaneagle commented 10 years ago

someone got the maths wrong
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+3 4. samxgx commented 10 years ago

that's not a glitch,
its an undocumented feature used to take off the seat cushions for cleaning up!!
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+2 5. edz commented 10 years ago

halfe price rides :D :D :D :D :D :D
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+2 6. ringmaster commented 10 years ago

One trip pays for all :x
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+5 7. scratchy commented 10 years ago

Not going to happen any time soon. I am working for a ski resort in the french alps the summer and they test every lift with the maximum capacity weight to check the brakes.
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-1 8. appropri8 commented 10 years ago

May not happen any time soon, but it did happen a few years back.

Just Google devils head ski lift.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-12-19/news/0912180246_1_lift-wisconsin-department-skiers-and-snowboarders

Our lives are in the hands of safety equipment built by the lowest bidder and maintained by the lowest paid person they could find to do the job, but when something goes wrong they call it an accident, more like an accident waiting to happen.
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0 9. Granko commented 10 years ago

Friend of mine told me a story how he worked in a roller coaster park in US. He came to his other coworker/riend who worked as a ride technician to get a free ride after hours. The friend responded in a way "Are you crazy?? I wouldn't ride it even if I got paid for it... It's freaking falling apart." I don't know for sure but that's the story 8-). As for me I am not scared of the rides themselves. I am scared that it will break in the worst possible moment so I try to avoid it.
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+2 10. scratchy commented 10 years ago

#8 What you are saying is simply not true, in France the regulations are VERY strict. And of course they buy the cheapest equipment so do airplane companies, they go to the cheapest bidder once his product answers to a certain standard, set by ... (you get the gist) the very strict regulations. Your cheapest bidder argument only works in a situation where there are no regulations and the company does not face liability charges. That situation could occur in some countries (not usually the ones with ski resorts).

As for the article, that accident should have been avoided if there was proper maintenance on the lift. On a maintained lift this can't happen. The brakes need power to open not close so even if there is a total loss of power the brakes will clamp shut.

So don't be afraid and go skiing and brake your leg going down the slopes ;)
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0 11. theclone commented 10 years ago

adrenaline rush :x