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red dog 1

(33,538 posts) Fri May 29, 2026, 04:35 PM 10 hrs ago

Eight students rescued from a stalled Texas roller coaster after hanging upside down for hours

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Eight students rescued from a stalled Texas roller coaster after hanging upside down for hours (Original Post) red dog 1 10 hrs ago OP

Galveston, TX nature-lover 10 hrs ago #1

Those poor kids 😔 MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #2

I'm afraid of heights too Niagara 10 hrs ago #3

They were stuck up there for 4 hours...... 4 HOURS. IcyPeas 10 hrs ago #4

That would definitely suck! Not only because it would be terrifying, but Ocelot II 10 hrs ago #5

Damn Traildogbob 9 hrs ago #6

nature-lover

(1,867 posts)

1. Galveston, TX

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2026, 04:38 PM

10 hrs ago

MustLoveBeagles

(17,556 posts)

2. Those poor kids 😔

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2026, 04:42 PM

10 hrs ago

That would be hell on earth for me as I'm afraid of heights.

Niagara

(12,198 posts)

3. I'm afraid of heights too

Reply to MustLoveBeagles (Reply #2)

Fri May 29, 2026, 04:52 PM

10 hrs ago

I get shaky just climbing a ladder to hang items that's only a few feet off the ground.

My type of rides is the carousel and scrambler.

IcyPeas

(25,872 posts)

4. They were stuck up there for 4 hours...... 4 HOURS.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2026, 05:01 PM

10 hrs ago

Ocelot II

(131,410 posts)

5. That would definitely suck! Not only because it would be terrifying, but

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2026, 05:02 PM

10 hrs ago

because being upside down is really uncomfortable and if it goes on too long it can be downright dangerous. It looks like they were sort of stuck on their backs with feet up and not all the way upside down like bats, but an absolutely awful experience.

Traildogbob

(13,175 posts)

6. Damn

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2026, 06:18 PM

9 hrs ago

Paxton will make sure they are safe from now on. Abbott will look into those pesky regulations.

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