OTYI #20: Suspended In Mid-Air
Yikes!Via CBS News: *A dozen riders on an Arkansas roller coaster spent half an hour hanging upside down — 150 feet above the ground — after a power outage shut down the attraction.
It took about 30 minutes for the city Fire Department to rescue the riders using a ladder truck Saturday evening, said Aundrea Crary, spokeswoman for the Springs & Crystal Falls amusement park.
Spectators cheered when the riders were brought to the ground from the highest point of a loop on the X-Coaster, but one passenger threw up after reaching safety.*
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posted by m | 9:30 AM
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I've never understood how roller coasters could get stuck. I mean, you'd think that gravitational forces that power most of the ride would take over here and force you to come down.
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