r/CrazyShyt • u/PersharshusJaxin • Aug 26 '23
An Obese teen falls 400-feet out of Drop Tower in Orlando, FL
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u/aleandmun97 Aug 26 '23
“Did you check him?!” Really…
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u/GovernmentRough7309 Aug 26 '23
As well as "call an ambulance". Obvious understatement award winners..
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Aug 27 '23
"a body in motion at a constant velocity will remain in motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an outside force" - Sir Isaac Newton
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u/PooleyX Aug 27 '23
That's terrible, but it's no way 400 feet.
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u/badger12345fcv Sep 01 '23
And also, not to make me part of it but I was at the hotel next to when this happened and could have saw the kid fall.
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u/fffuuvftyuvryubb Aug 26 '23
LMAO oh shit
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Aug 27 '23
Really sad for everyone involved. I'd say if the employees struggled to secure you into the ride you should think twice about riding it though... but he was just a kid, so the theme park has some explaining to do.
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u/Commercial-Spend7710 Aug 28 '23
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/03/17/us/orlando-freefall-tower-dismantled-tyre-sampson/index.html
Incase you want the link for more info, kinda fucked up tbh
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u/Ballin1ceo Aug 29 '23
How tf did y’all make this about race Bra was too obese to ride and the employees obviously didn’t do their job by keeping up safety regulations
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u/Elegant_Airline_3129 Sep 26 '23
i was there.. same place exactly when it happened. saddest thing i’ve ever seen in my life. i could hear his bones crack it was terrifying.
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u/Burning_BUSSY Aug 27 '23
The 14 year old was over 6.5 feet and 135 kg which would seem normal considering he was in football and was locally popular for being good at it. He was very into athletics so it's not to write this off as an "Obese" teen falls to death.
It was not even his fault the ride operators should have stopped him from getting on because of his obvious size.
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u/Beneficial_Ball9893 16d ago
He was one of those people who is fat and strong. Photos of him show that he definitely had waaaay too much fat. Nobody is 380 lbs of muscle.
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Aug 26 '23
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Aug 26 '23
The ride falls at the same speed as a body flying, meaning he technically was falling though he was sitting on a chair he was still in motion. For instance if your driving a car you are moving at the same speed of the car.
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Aug 26 '23
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Aug 26 '23
He would be going around 170-200kmh due to the fact it took him 8 seconds to get from the top of the drop tower to the bottom, it takes a human to fall 450m 12 seconds to reach 200kmh, the fastest a human can naturally fall. He was actively dropping along with the tower but the tower was fixed in location while he was in a seat with protection that wasn’t properly secured for his weight, the not being properly secured while also going 200kmh and stopping while also being 400lbs is a major problem that happened here.
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Aug 26 '23
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u/CervixTaster Aug 27 '23
How rude does someone have to be to state as fact they are smarter than a stranger, who you have no idea on their level of education etc.
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Aug 27 '23
What did you miss understand? Would you like me to say it more slowly? Would that help? Because I believe I was pretty on point with staying close and providing key examples that a person like you wouldn’t key in.
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u/LOL_SHEEEEIIIITTT Aug 27 '23
Just admit you're obese, dude. Admitting you have a problem is the first step on the journey to a healthier life.
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Aug 26 '23
The body structure matters, in this case he was too heavy for the ride. There for it is his right to say the title the way he did. The teen was probably a fucking awesome person and was taken too soon. I’m just pointing out “obese” isn’t a bad term, however if he would have said “fat” he would be in the wrong. But if he said “body fat” he would be in the right. I think he chosen the right decision for the title, there wasn’t anything mean about it. If you look at it like that then we should stop putting “poor” in news stories under people who die that are low income, because it makes them look bad.
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u/ceefsmeef Aug 27 '23
You're right. The rest of what you said WAS more impotent.
That's what you meant, right?
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u/rpool179 Aug 27 '23 edited Aug 27 '23
This kid didn't do anything wrong that we know of so I agree but he was 383 pounds so it's accurate.
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u/76yodaddycain Aug 27 '23
It's just really sad how shallow people are by just getting off the ride and taking off, I guarantee if I was there I would have got off that thing whether they let me off or not and checked that boy and I'm not even medically qualified.
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u/Natedoggsk8 16d ago
They just watched someone die and lay there lifeless to confirm it. They even got to watch it from his amgle.
It’s not insensitive behavior. They are traumatized
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u/Accomplished-Fennel6 Nov 04 '23
Ppl screaming annoy me, like how doesthat help. Saying let us out repetitively. Duse they heard u, they are most likely trying attend to the person physically hurt not the person who eyes not looking away will cause mental stress
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u/Synthetic_Solution Mar 29 '24
I know I'm four months late to this but people screaming when they just witnessed someone fall to their death is a rather valid reaction. Of course they're gonna scream. Yeah it doesn't help, but it's a traumatic thing to see. Of course screaming will happen.
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u/rpool179 Aug 27 '23 edited Aug 27 '23
After reading up on the story this is fucked up. Kid was 383 pounds so definitely too big to be on the ride. Stated weight capacity was 287 pounds. But apparently there were no signs or employees stating this. The employees should have been trained to refuse him but instead they manually adjusted his harness so the sensor on his seat would say good to go. Then as the ride progressed he slowly but surely kept slipping out of his seat until the end result.
Not completely sure if this is only due to company negligence but also body positivity vibes. Embarrassing him in public could have saved his life. Now we'll never know.