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red dog 1

(33,760 posts) Fri May 29, 2026, 04:35 PM May 29

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 May 29 OP

Galveston, TX nature-lover May 29 #1

Those poor kids 😔 MustLoveBeagles May 29 #2

I'm afraid of heights too Niagara May 29 #3

They were stuck up there for 4 hours...... 4 HOURS. IcyPeas May 29 #4

That would definitely suck! Not only because it would be terrifying, but Ocelot II May 29 #5

Damn Traildogbob May 29 #6

nature-lover

(1,869 posts)

1. Galveston, TX

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Fri May 29, 2026, 04:38 PM

May 29

MustLoveBeagles

(18,379 posts)

2. Those poor kids 😔

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Fri May 29, 2026, 04:42 PM

May 29

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

Niagara

(12,429 posts)

3. I'm afraid of heights too

Reply to MustLoveBeagles (Reply #2)

Fri May 29, 2026, 04:52 PM

May 29

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

(25,982 posts)

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

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Fri May 29, 2026, 05:01 PM

May 29

Ocelot II

(131,847 posts)

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

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Fri May 29, 2026, 05:02 PM

May 29

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

(13,337 posts)

6. Damn

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Fri May 29, 2026, 06:18 PM

May 29

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

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