Nismo
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2091480/Urgent-redesign-20million-Thorpe-Park-ride-dummies-return-test-run-limbs-snapped-off.html
i wont be signing up for test rides 
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corsayoung
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Registered: 10th Feb 09
Location: Cheltenham
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PR exercise
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: Škoda Fabia VRS 5J
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lmao.
I'l stick to Alton Towers thanks, rumors of having 2 new coasters as of this & next year. 
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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Why is 'everything' in 'little quotes', does it make it 'more' dramatic?
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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i 'think' so
and im sure its a PR stunt.
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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they must think were dummies!!
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
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that ride looks awesome
went to close to a church, nothing major, thats what tests are for
publicity though otherwise how would the press know about it?
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
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Exactly.
Plus with the amount of money that goes into these things an error so large as that would never happen. Will br run through on a computer before plans are finalised anyway
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Captain_Rosco
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Location: Reading - Berkshire
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A friend of mine has been working as part of the delvopement team for this ride for a long time, so i will ask him and see if knows what went on.
I do know that from when I used to work at a theme park, ride test days always had some sort of "accident" in it, even on simple small rides.
What most of you don't know, that these "accidents" would even happen to rides that have been in parks for many years. Over winter, rides should get taken apart and rebuild again with new parts, and so under go these test days all over again.
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Captain_Rosco
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Registered: 8th Dec 03
Location: Reading - Berkshire
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He meant HSE, Health and Saftey Exec. Autocorrect changed it to SHE.
[Edited on 25-01-2012 by Captain_Rosco]
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Good idea, although may put people off 
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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i thought the ones behind came worse off!
ripped all there arms off, cut there heads open too!
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ed
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That sort of error wouldn't happen for so many reasons. Still, people are stupid.
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stan_the_man
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Registered: 14th Feb 07
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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I want the job of smashing arms off mannequins.
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Mike
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Registered: 20th May 06
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It'd be a well better ride if you knew you ran the risk of losing an arm if you weren't careful. People who did lose an arm, it's their own fault. Health and safety and this blame culture spoils everything nowadays.
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