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Yep. That's why you test them.

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>> ^AeroMechanical:

Yep. That's why you test them.


I don't know. I think this would add an interesting dynamic to an ever-evolving sport. I'd be interested to see what those crazy extreme sporters would try with this.

Wtf! They don't have an emergency brake for these kinds of things?

This was part of several tests to better understand the forces involved during catastrophic failure events.

In this particular test they were wanting to see what kind of acceleration would occur with the low speed gear completely disconnected. Unfortunately the stop button they used was the one that controlled the part they disconnected rather than the brake, so the level of destruction was mostly inadvertent.

The full video is here. The description for this test starts at 4:26.

It's really funny to see the exact point in which everyone decides that they are not safe. It took a little longer than I thought it would.

And this is how Barry finally learned "righty tighty, lefty loosey".

>> ^Psychologic:

This was part of several tests to better understand the forces involved during catastrophic failure events.
In this particular test they were wanting to see what kind of acceleration would occur with the low speed gear completely disconnected. Unfortunately the stop button they used was the one that controlled the part they disconnected rather than the brake, so the level of destruction was mostly inadvertent.
The full video is here. The description for this test starts at 4:26.


http://videosift.com/video/Dangerous-Ski-Chairlift-Rollback-During-Test

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I have a cousin that was on one of these lifts when a brake malfunctioned. It had a slingshot effect when the brake finally released. It shot her 60 in the air and she broke her back when she landed.

Was something wrong with the lift?

i'd ride that..





giggity

I think I see the problem here. They're running a 33⅓ ski lift at 45. Backwards.

Paul is dead, or at least he would have been if he were on the lift.>> ^arvana:

I think I see the problem here. They're running a 33⅓ ski lift at 45. Backwards.

I avoided this clip because I kept thinking to myself how could a ski-lift rollback be interesting enough to watch 3+ minutes of it... needless to say I was rather stunned once I actually watched it.