Re: Scirocco, What the ?????

[Jason Brunberg <stoopid@idirect.com>]

Dan Baisley wrote:
> 
> At 11:27 PM 8/28/96 -0700, Jason Brunberg wrote:
> >Okay, so what exactly am I missing out on here, folks?  I'm not sure
> >how to decode with my Netscape mail thingee....
> 
> Belgian roller coaster leaves riders hanging
> 
> BRUSSELS, Belgium (CNN) -- Safety officials Thursday were working to
> determine what caused a roller coaster at a Belgian amusement park to jam,
> leaving thrill seekers hanging upside down for 90 minutes.
> 
> None of the 26 people aboard the Scirocco was injured, but nine people
> received a routine medical checkup and several people looked nauseous.
> 
> The Scirocco, which zips along at a brisk 50 mph (80 kph), suddenly stopped
> at the top of the first of two loops late Wednesday. It took firemen nearly
> an hour-and-a-half to get the people down.
> 
> Dominique Fallon, director of the Walibi amusement park south of Brussels,
> said the ride will stay closed until the cause of the glitch is discovered.
> 
> "This attraction has never had the slightest problem in the past and we must
> make sure it never happens again," he said.
> 
> __
> If life is going to exist in a Universe of this size, then the
> one thing it cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion.


	Cool!  I'd make sure to send a little spot of vomit Earthward just to
see how it would look... ;P

jason
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