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Old 08-17-2003, 10:24 AM   #1 (permalink)
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August 17, 2003

LANGLEY -- A man was killed Saturday when his long hair got caught in the amusement park ride he owned, pulling him up as high as 40 feet before he fell, back-first, onto a fence.
Doug McKay, 40, was the co-owner of Paradise Amusements, based in Post Falls, Idaho. He was spraying lubricant on the tracks of the Super Loop 2, a roller coaster-type ride at the Island County Fair on Whidbey Island.

The ride was in progress at the time, and McKay's hair got caught on a car full of fairgoers, said sheriff's spokeswoman Jan Smith. He was pulled between 25 and 40 feet into the air.

"It basically scalped him, and he fell and landed on the fence," Smith said.

Hundreds of people witnessed the accident, Smith said, and grief counselors were on hand. It was unclear whether anyone on the ride might have tried to reach McKay.

Paradise Amusements had set up rides at the Island County Fair for the past three years, Smith said.

She said the fair continued after the incident.

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having long hair, makes me a little cautious
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Old 08-17-2003, 10:56 AM   #2 (permalink)
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ugh... that's horrible.

I am so glad I don't work in an amusement park
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Old 08-17-2003, 11:13 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I sure am glad I shave my head!
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Old 08-17-2003, 11:50 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Oh my! That's horrible. Ratbastid used to have really long hair and when we went on amusement park rides he'd have to tuck it under his arm or inside his shirt or something so it wouldn't fly around. Scary indeed!
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Old 08-17-2003, 12:05 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Damn...I used to have hair down to my ass. That is definitely not one way I want to die.
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Old 08-17-2003, 12:13 PM   #6 (permalink)
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damn... i have long hair... mechanical items and hair don't mix, amusement park ride, farm equipment, manufacturing equipment... none of them.
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Old 08-17-2003, 12:20 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Cut your hair, you look like a girl!

I should shave my head, I can be impervious to this sort of thing, and I'll see if my head is shaped oddly.
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Old 08-17-2003, 02:09 PM   #8 (permalink)
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wow that is terrible... terrible

reminds me kinda of when i was really little and skiing, my jacket got caught on the chairlift, but i didnt know it until i tried to get off, and i immediately fell and got jerked and swung around the thing, and then it starting pulling me down the mountain, hanging only by one of those tighten straps. I didnt get too far until they hit the panic button tho. And i got a free hot chocoalte for it!
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Old 08-17-2003, 02:20 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Yet another reason why I like keeping my hair short.
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Old 08-17-2003, 03:16 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Uh, guys. Did you read the article? He wasn't *riding* the coaster, he was oiling the tracks while the ride was in progress. That's pretty dumb.

Obviously they are designed to be safe for rider's with long hair.

Still, it's a horrible way to die.
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Old 08-17-2003, 03:38 PM   #11 (permalink)
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hehehehehe. Dumb, mullet wearing carnie.
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Old 08-17-2003, 04:46 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Wonder if he'll make the darwin awards ;p
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Old 08-17-2003, 05:14 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Carnies..who'da thunk?
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Old 08-17-2003, 05:16 PM   #14 (permalink)
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oh gee..... I can almost feel the pain....... ouch....
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Old 08-18-2003, 09:46 AM   #15 (permalink)
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thats so horrible... man..
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Old 08-18-2003, 11:32 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Wonder if he'll make the darwin awards ;p
no, the DAs have class. this case was just and odd and terrible fuck up.

-owner of long hair-
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Old 08-18-2003, 12:16 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Gah... what a horrible way to go.
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Old 08-18-2003, 12:22 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Not only was my long hair tough to wash and scary looking when I got out of bed, but it prevented me from greasing roller coasters while they were operating.

Just one more reason I'm glad I got my hair cut short.
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Old 08-18-2003, 12:27 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Yeah, plus god hates liberals and guys with long hair.
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Old 08-18-2003, 07:44 PM   #20 (permalink)
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That just sounds painful.
There was a (supposed) incident years ago at Kings Island, long before Paramount reared its ugly head, with a ride called The Bat. It was a suspended coaster that just ran along a giant bike chain. Apparently, a woman with long hair got caught in the links...I don't remember exactly what happened. I think they just shut the ride down, but still...that's just not fun.
I just hope that people don't start trying to sue the park over this.
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Old 08-18-2003, 08:35 PM   #21 (permalink)
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goes to show short hair is the way to go
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Old 08-18-2003, 08:45 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Truly tragic way to die. Also, imagine the people who witnessed it first-hand. Wow.
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Old 08-19-2003, 07:41 AM   #23 (permalink)
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now that is a crappy way to die. you don't normally think something you have personal pride in will lead to your death. ouch.
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Old 08-19-2003, 10:56 AM   #24 (permalink)
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I've got a friend who's a product liability attorney for a roller coaster company. These things are a lot more common than we think. According to my friend, though, it's always the person who got killed or their partents' fault.

I've also got a friend who is an attorney for one of the large elevator companies. Her stories of escalator accidents are much scarier. Ever hear of "degloving"?
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Old 08-19-2003, 01:13 PM   #25 (permalink)
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hmm i used to get my hair caught in stuff all the time so i cut it then i cut it and now it just barely touches my shoulders and i hate it . . . I want my Long Hair BACK

never got that caught though. . .

the carnies that come to my town for neewollah are kinda scary
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Old 08-19-2003, 01:19 PM   #26 (permalink)
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ok long hair has its disavantages.

but after seeing pirates of the carribean u have to admit ...

if you want to keep a chance going for ever becoming a pirate, you need long hair.

hairpower !!!!
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Old 08-19-2003, 08:58 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Yeah, seriously, that asshat was lubing the tracks while the ride was running. Good thing he wasn't maimed in some other way that would have injured the riders.
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Old 08-19-2003, 09:40 PM   #28 (permalink)
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ok i think its bad that he died, but its kinda funny too...
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