highfly 0 #1 October 1, 2011 How did the ferris wheel not fall over? http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/5716365/Plane-crashes-into-ferris-wheel-in-NSW www.myspace.com/durtymac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sacex250 0 #2 October 1, 2011 Another Article Don't show this to Homeland Security or else they'll be installing ferris wheels around the White House, Pentagon, and Capital Building to catch terrorist airplanes!It's all been said before, no sense repeating it here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #3 October 1, 2011 Quote How did the ferris wheel not fall over? http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/5716365/Plane-crashes-into-ferris-wheel-in-NSW Well DUH, it's earthquake proof How they hangin mate You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,402 #4 October 1, 2011 Well - Ferris wheel weighing tens of thousands of pounds and designed to carry (probably) 1000 pounds per basket vs an airplane that weighs less than 260 pounds? I'm surprised that the Ferris wheel was as damaged as it was! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #5 October 1, 2011 V1........V2 ....... Rotate...... whoops not like that (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,049 #6 October 1, 2011 Hi high ( ), I tell ya, they're going in everywhere: http://www.wtvq.com/news/9810-small-plane-crashes-into-building JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #7 October 5, 2011 Real quotes that you don't hear every day: ''I just went to take off, do a go-around and I didn't even see the ferris wheel there,'' ''When I turned around there was just this big plane right behind me,'' ''He hit a tree, wobbled, pulled out to sea and that's when he crashed into the ferris wheel,''Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #8 October 5, 2011 Note: "NSW" is common short-hand here to indicate that a message contains material which is "Not Suitable for Work", i.e. something that you don't want your boss seeing you looking at on a work computer. So, is it just me, or did anyone else read this thread title and think; "What could possibly be NSW about a plane crashing into a ferris wheel? Was the ferris wheel at a nudist park?" Only when you get to the news story do you realize that "NSW" in this case stands for "New South Wales", the location of the accident. Drat! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sacex250 0 #9 October 5, 2011 QuoteNote: "NSW" is common short-hand here to indicate that a message contains material which is "Not Suitable for Work", i.e. something that you don't want your boss seeing you looking at on a work computer. So, is it just me, or did anyone else read this thread title and think; "What could possibly be NSW about a plane crashing into a ferris wheel? Was the ferris wheel at a nudist park?" Only when you get to the news story do you realize that "NSW" in this case stands for "New South Wales", the location of the accident. Drat! I thought NSFW was spelled N-S-F-W.It's all been said before, no sense repeating it here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #10 October 5, 2011 Quote Well - Ferris wheel weighing tens of thousands of pounds and designed to carry (probably) 1000 pounds per basket vs an airplane that weighs less than 260 pounds? I'm surprised that the Ferris wheel was as damaged as it was! I would be worried about the momentum and it's vector, putting some unusual side loads on the structure. It's reassuring to see that the typical carnie Ferris wheel is more resilient and robust than I imagined. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #11 October 5, 2011 QuoteV1........V2 ....... Rotate...... whoops not like that Did they charge him for the ferris wheel ride? If not, WTH...he got two rides for the price of one! And it was nice of the operator to stop the ride while he was near the top...great view up there.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
