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What to Do When a Scarf Gets Caught in a Roller Coaster

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

A dramatic incident unfolded at the Warner Bros Movie World amusement park on Australia’s Gold Coast when a scarf got caught in the wheels of one of the world’s tallest roller coasters. The quick-thinking staff, noticing the scarf, promptly halted the ride, ensuring the safety of all the visitors.

The DC Rivals HyperCoaster, standing at a formidable height of 61.6 metres and extending to 1399.9 metres in length, is renowned as one of the tallest, longest, and fastest roller coasters in the Southern Hemisphere, reaching top speeds of 115 kilometres per hour.

Constructed at an estimated cost of around 15 million pounds (US$19,036,630), the amusement park’s statement revealed that a well-trained ride operator had detected a scarf entangled around the roller coaster’s wheel, immediately engaging the control system to halt the ride around 3pm local…

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