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Accident at California Waterpark

  • Thread starter Thread starter anihilnation
  • Start date Start date May 29, 2017
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Boy thrown from waterslide at new California waterpark - TODAY.com
 
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anihilnation said:
Boy thrown from waterslide at new California waterpark - TODAY.com
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Lucky kid. Bet they change that pool of water where you hit the runout. Looks like it launched him.
 
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wow he got lucky to walk away with only minor injuries, shocking to watch though. I guess higher sides will be added to that slide to make it safer but just goes to show that even after all the testing you can't count for every eventuality.

Whilst this and the Florida parks are well regulated I was amazed to learn from the video that some states have no regulations what so ever, that's even more shocking than the video.
 
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Lucky kid. Bet they change that pool of water where you hit the runout. Looks like it launched him.
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Yes, it seems like there is too much water there and the walls of the run off are not high enough.
 
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Dublin: Third slide closed at The Wave water park

^This article identifies the manufacturer as Whitewater West Industries. How much testing is done by the manufacturer vs. the water park? Whitewater is a reliable, award-winning company thats been around since 1980, so I'm just curious where the variables are that lead to accidents like this.
 
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I saw the title and thought he just really pissed his mom off.
 
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