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red dog 1

(33,541 posts) Fri May 29, 2026, 04:35 PM Yesterday

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 Yesterday OP

Galveston, TX nature-lover Yesterday #1

Those poor kids 😔 MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #2

I'm afraid of heights too Niagara Yesterday #3

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

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

Damn Traildogbob Yesterday #6

nature-lover

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1. Galveston, TX

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Fri May 29, 2026, 04:38 PM

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MustLoveBeagles

(17,571 posts)

2. Those poor kids 😔

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Fri May 29, 2026, 04:42 PM

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

Niagara

(12,205 posts)

3. I'm afraid of heights too

Reply to MustLoveBeagles (Reply #2)

Fri May 29, 2026, 04:52 PM

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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

(25,875 posts)

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

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Fri May 29, 2026, 05:01 PM

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Ocelot II

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

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Fri May 29, 2026, 05:02 PM

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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

(13,182 posts)

6. Damn

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Fri May 29, 2026, 06:18 PM

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

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