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[-] xantoxis@lemmy.one 57 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The ferris wheel was QA'd to the point that even a meth-head could set it up safely.

[-] FoxBJK@midwest.social 35 points 1 year ago

There's a saying - build an idiot-proof system and they'll build a better idiot

[-] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 year ago

Also:

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

− Douglas Adams

[-] brewdtype@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Lmao it absolutely was not.

[-] AppaYipYip@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Totally agreed! However the ferris wheel was built by actual engineers not some rich guy who fired/sued his engineers into silence.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

A Google News search for “carnival accident” shows that carnival rides seemingly kill or seriously injure people in the US every couple weeks.

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