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"Look, ma ....."
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | January 25, 2012 at 01:48 PM
£20 million rollercoaster? of course it cost an arm & a leg
Posted by: ligirl | January 25, 2012 at 01:54 PM
The photo in the article had the caption, "Some of the dummies came abck without any limbs..."
Apparently, some also came back without spellcheck.
Posted by: Dan S. | January 25, 2012 at 01:54 PM
So will the new roller coaster be a Surrey with a Nicked Off Top?
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | January 25, 2012 at 02:00 PM
Roller Coasters are great and a new one is always coming out to outdo the last. I don't think I would want to ride it.
Posted by: Theresa | January 25, 2012 at 02:13 PM
Now that they know how effective the ride is on the well-being of test dummies, they can get sum human dummies ...
Posted by: O the Umanity | January 25, 2012 at 02:14 PM
When our family went to Kings Island one day, my daughter and I were in line for one of the roller coasters that was late opening.
I spent the time convincing the teenagers nearby that they'd tested it that morning and were having trouble finding some of the bodies.
A little innocent amusement.
Posted by: Steve | January 25, 2012 at 02:23 PM
Wasn't this one of the featured attractions at Dave's World that you wrote about several years ago?
Posted by: Head_Smashed_In | January 25, 2012 at 02:30 PM
You must be This Tall (and no more) to go on this ride.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | January 25, 2012 at 02:54 PM
I don't think they have a leg to stand on.
Posted by: Gary | January 25, 2012 at 03:04 PM
for now, the park will remain Swarm-less
Posted by: ligirl | January 25, 2012 at 03:05 PM
Hey, it was just a test ride. No arm, no foul.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | January 25, 2012 at 03:12 PM
BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Actually, MtB ... I thot it wuz "No blood, no foul" ... oh ... nevermind ...
Posted by: O the Umanity | January 25, 2012 at 03:30 PM
Meh. As stories go, it had its ups and downs . . .
Posted by: bonmot | January 25, 2012 at 04:01 PM
I smell a PR stunt. Four obviously female (their breasts barely covered by the restraints) mannequins held in the grasp of an evil looking creature. These are not test dummies but store mannequins made (so as to be lightweight) of thin shell plastic. You could probably blow there limbs off by driving real fast with the top down in a convertible. Sorry, I am cranky today.
Posted by: WVplantman | January 25, 2012 at 04:01 PM
And get off my lawn!!
Posted by: WVplantman | January 25, 2012 at 04:05 PM
Well, they were told to keep their arms and legs inside the "lockbucket" seat, but did they listen?
Nooo. That's because they were dummies. At least they didn't scream like "real" people would, after losing a limb or two.
But I think a redesign is a wise move.
Posted by: funny man | January 25, 2012 at 08:49 PM
Test results: mostly armless.
Posted by: Ralph | January 25, 2012 at 11:24 PM
Not as scary as the story below it (which is not for the men of the blog). Yikes.
Posted by: Girlogic | January 26, 2012 at 02:22 AM