Unusual ride accidents

[GigaG]

I was attempting to confirm a rather unusual Darwin Award, trying to use Google Images. Rather than a picture of the innapropriate injury, I came across a picture (the first image on the page) of a roller coaster among pictures that you don't want to see. Apparently, in Detroit, some guy was treated for ear problems, when he turned his head as a roller coaster "hit 120 miles per hour. This seems to be an accident on TTD. Has anybody else heard of an unusual accident on a coaster?

 

http://healthland.time.com/2010/05/04/man-injures-ear-turning-to-chat-on-rollercoaster/

[singemfrc]

when you’re whipping along in the open air at more than 100 miles per hour, apparently it’s not such a great time to turn your head for a chat.

That's pretty much it right there...wth was so important that he had to say it right then and there?

[JonnyRCT3]

That must hurt. But this doesn't surprise me, this is on of the GP. Surprised he didn't suffer a broken neck. Ive always found It "dumb" when people throw their arms up during TTD's launch. It's going to cause you nothing but pain and possibly a broken arm. Just my 2c.

[Parallax]

That must hurt. But this doesn't surprise me, this is on of the GP. Surprised he didn't suffer a broken neck. Ive always found It "dumb" when people throw their arms up during TTD's launch. It's going to cause you nothing but pain and possibly a broken arm. Just my 2c.

 

I put my arms up on Kingda Ka and I have never had a problem with it.

[molemaster43]

 

Maybe this?

[Angry_Gumball]

 

And most importantly this:

(Not that this would be really an accident but definitely something you don't see every day )

Edited August 25, 2012 by Angry_Gumball

[B&MIntaminGCI]

That must hurt. But this doesn't surprise me, this is on of the GP. Surprised he didn't suffer a broken neck. Ive always found It "dumb" when people throw their arms up during TTD's launch. It's going to cause you nothing but pain and possibly a broken arm. Just my 2c.

 

I put my arms up on Kingda Ka and I have never had a problem with it.

 

Same, just don't use open hands, make fists so there's less drag, yeah your arms get jerked back ever so slightly but there's no discomfort. After the jolt of the launch, everything is back to normal like holding your hands up on a first drop.

[cal1br3tto]

^^I knew that would make it here. I still find it pretty hilarious. In fact, sometimes when I ride one of those spin-it-yourself rides now and it starts getting really wobbly, I wonder if it's about to work its way off the platform.

[osm]

Can't forget this one.

http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/april99/stories/040199_01.shtml

[Anything]

Trying to work out what ride this is:

 

Fairground ride ‘started with girl unrestrained’

http://riderater.co.uk/?p=2151

[aesthyrian]

Can't forget this one.

http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/april99/stories/040199_01.shtml

 

hahah oh man what are the odds?

[Wes]

^ http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/07/28/13011535-feathers-and-blood-bird-hits-boy-in-face-on-high-speed-rollercoaster?lite

[jjune4991]

^^

 

 

and I hate this one, cause the guy was taunting the seagulls near Sheikra, which caused the accident. www.keepbusy.net/play.php?id=girl-on-roller-coaster-owned-by-seagull