Comment on Why the hysteria surrounding the X2 rollercoaster, when 4 G's isn't remotely enough G-force to cause brain bleeds? A peak of 4 G is about average for a rollercoaster..

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• coasterrider@lemmy.cafe ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Brain injuries from what? It’s been established that 4 G’s can’t cause brain-bleeds. 4 G’s is average for a rollercoaster. Some even go up to 6 yet these 6 G rollercoasters aren’t causing brain-bleeds.

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  • Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    there’s nothing unusual about the G-forces of the X2

    So this is disingenuous, the whipping motions that the riders experience on the x2 are much different than the higher g shockwave …fandom.com/…/Shock_Wave_(Six_Flags_Over_Texas)

    You can see the way the track is designed, the riders are pushed down and back into the seats with a gradual increase in force on the highest g loop.

    I’d agree with you that 4gs isn’t enough to harm a healthy adult, but the attraction has a responsibility to provide an accurate presentation of the risk and should account for riders that unknowingly are at risk. If they aren’t accounting for riders that have an invisible abnormality, they shouldn’t operate the ride.

    There’s no marketing material on these rides that say “only ride if you do not have any abnormal cardiovascular physiology” and if they did I’d wonder what kind of screening they expect their riders to pass.

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