re: World's tallest water slide where that 10 year old boy died will be demolished

Right but I still don't understand how that would create a "catapult" effect.

Its been a while since I took physics so the downward force is applied at the center of mass (I think), which due to the placement would be obviously at the rear of the raft.

So while the placement could have made the front raft stay "lifted" as it crested the hill, it wouldn't make it "lift more" (a catapult effect)?

I can't think they would be that short sighted in development of this to have the fence within "raft length" of the crest of the hill?

I'm just bored at work and this topic seemed like a good way to kill a bit of time.

I don't think it was tested with 80 lbs in the front and livestock in the back

I wonder if there is a video, I feel like i remember seeing one when the story first broke.

- i do remember videos of rafts launching off of the center hill before they opened and they had to redesign it and then they put the fence thing up.

That gif is in poor taste

To understand the physics involved you have to see the raft they were on:



It was in laments terms, a catapult, with the two hefties being the counterweight and the child being the projectile. The creators of this ride should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to happen. Not only were physics not taken into account, the safety net and its support structure used to prevent people falling off was the thing that killed the child.

Well waterslide workers are known for their critical thinking skills

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It was in laments terms, a catapult, with the two hefties being the counterweight and the child being the projectile

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I'm not sure if a catapult is the best description. Seems like a speedboat accident is more apt. Basically the center of gravity being in the back + speed = the front starts to come up and the speed does the rest.

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They didn't seat themselves.

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They should have eaten themselves.