• Random Dent
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        231 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

      • @AppaYipYip
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        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
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      161 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.