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Yeah, exactly. I weight 230 and my big ole butt would not make it 170 feet up umpteen dozens of stairs.
Of the water slides I've been on, the lines usually move pretty slowly. So you're not huffing it up 170 feet all at once, but rather walking up a few stairs every few minutes.
I guessed that as soon as they said his dad was a Republican lawmaker. Deregulation of all businesses has long been part of the Republican party principles, but I sure do wonder if he feels differently now.
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I don't believe those weights are correct. I read an article earlier today that said they weighed in at 385 and the heaviest person was about 170.
That makes a lot more sense to me. Not trying to be offensive to anyone but how likely is it that a 197 lb and/or a 275 lb woman is going to walk around in public wearing a bathing suit?
Seems like with this type of ride, weight distribution would be important, especially since they do have weight requirements. Would having the front of the raft be so much lighter then the back also be a factor? It seems like the front of the raft would get a lot more air if the back was weighed down like that.
Of all the speculation on this thread, this is one of the most compelling comments. Could the raft have tipped up in the front, sending the kid up into the netting structure? I'm sure the police have interviewed the sisters on the ride, so they have a very clear picture of what happened. Maybe we will know someday.
I guessed that as soon as they said his dad was a Republican lawmaker. Deregulation of all businesses has long been part of the Republican party principles, but I sure do wonder if he feels differently now.
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Living in Galt's Gulch is not so fun when it costs you your own son's life. The boy's father might not believe that government should be involved in ensuring the safety of the waterslide that killed his son, but he did support increased regulations on abortion clinics. So I guess he was not big on the whole "safety" aspect of safety regulations, just the "political safety" part.
Seems like with this type of ride, weight distribution would be important, especially since they do have weight requirements. Would having the front of the raft be so much lighter then the back also be a factor? It seems like the front of the raft would get a lot more air if the back was weighed down like that.
On water rides they normally place the lightest passenger in the front.
One of the first articles I read said that the passenger placement was correct. The victim's brother went down the slide immediately before the victim. The brother was in the front as well, placed on a raft with two other unrelated passengers.
The two boys had planned to ride together but were too light so they were each placed with unrelated passengers who were heavier.
That makes a lot more sense to me. Not trying to be offensive to anyone but how likely is it that a 197 lb and/or a 275 lb woman is going to walk around in public wearing a bathing suit?
They actually make swimsuits in larger sizes. Imagine that?
The discrepancies in weight are comparing the weight measured on the scales at the ride, vs. the weight recorded at the hospitals. So now they are going to have to test equipment and ride attendants for fault.
AP:
"Police Monday released a report showing one rider at 140 pounds, another at 170, and an unclear weight for Caleb. He would have to weigh 90 pounds to make the trio's weight reach 400 pounds.
But police said weights taken at a hospital after the accident show one person weighed 275 pounds, another weighed 197 pounds and a third weighed 73 pounds, putting the combined weight at 545 pounds."
Not trying to be offensive to anyone but how likely is it that a 197 lb and/or a 275 lb woman is going to walk around in public wearing a bathing suit?
Have you never been to a public pool or water park? They're not just for the physically fit...
Yet this can't be the first time a child rode with two adults?
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