Category: Dangerous At Any Speed

Open Post: Hosted By A Japanese “Super Death” Roller Coaster That Was Suspended After Injuring Riders

August 27, 2021 / Posted by:

Sorry, adrenaline junkies. Japan’s Fuji-Q Highland Park has been forced to suspend the Do-Dodonpa roller coaster after at least six people reported injuries from the ride. Six people since December. Do-Dodonpa is famous for its “super death” acceleration, the fastest in the world; it hits 112 miles per hour in just 1.56 seconds. Literally breakneck speeds. Like, literally literally; four of the six injured riders claim to have broken their necks or backs on the ride. See, this is why I stick to Ferris wheels and lazy river raft rides. A much smaller risk of neck breakage and wild geese hurling themselves at your face.

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Sources Say Prince Philip Will Keep Driving Because He Feels He Is Above The Law

January 23, 2019 / Posted by:

Britain’s most renowned Mr. Burns cosplayer, 97-year-old Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh, is really leaning into his role as an untouchable super villain by stubbornly refusing to accept that he is a mere mortal, subject to the same laws of man and nature as a common street urchin like Meghan Markle. Not only has he not personally reached out to the passenger who was injured in his Land Rover-flipping accident (and really, all she wants in a note she can sell to The Mirror), he simply will not stop reenacting Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. And sources claim it’s because he feels he is above the law.

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