16 Carnival Rides That Look Like They Could Kill You

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It's the ultimate cover up. Just build the ride to look like it's already breaking, and the inspectors will never actually know if it's in good shape or not. I like my Twisted Metal on the Playstation 1, not on my roller coasters.

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Rides that cage you in are so overrated. It's better to be open and free, so if you want to climb down the side of it while it's still running, you can gladly get your orangutan on.

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I swear, this is at every single county fair, state fair and carnival that I've ever been at. I went on it one time, and the rattling cages, rusty everything, and the ridiculously tiny lock on each of the individual carts all scared the shit out of me. I can deal with flips, I can't deal with the thought of dying in something that a Carny operates.

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Light it on fire, and you could have the real Ring of Fire.

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Why does this thing look like the end of one of those tools convicts use to pick up garbage on the side of the road?

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Why the hell are you still smiling, you stupid monkey bear?! You almost just killed some innocent little children!

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Some people take pills to try to make their stomachs feel better. Others step inside pills that swing you upside down in a circle and flip their stomachs in 18 different directions. To each their own, right?

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You'd think we'd like the rides that look like they could be Star Wars starships, but when most of the weldings, bolts and screws are covered in rust, we aren't about that risk-your-life life.

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Here's how the Gravitron ride works: It looks like a UFO, you stand on the edge, the UFO starts spinning, the floor drops, and the UFO tilts. Because of the centrifugal force, the people stay pressed against the wall. Sounds awesome, but we just can't get over the stories about people falling from the wall and one guy getting his foot cut off when the floor came back up.

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When the people riding the attraction are wider than the support beams holding up the ride, we generally tend to stay away.

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If you don't end up dying, you might just end up with your own vomit all over your shirt.

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It looks like somebody got drunk at the bar, came up with an idea for "Jet Ponies," built said Jet Ponies, then created their own special disclaimer sign. This idea is almost as good as Battle Toads ... but not really at all. 

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Scream is basically a rip-off, janky version of the Gravitron. Except it has no roof. So, instead of just falling down, this thing can fling you clear across the fair grounds. And we doubt you'll land in a pile of cotton candy.

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I know the saying is all like, "make lemonade with lemons," but this setup just seems a liiiiiittle too risky. The least they could do is make things semi-safe by putting some used mattresses or something underneath. 

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I don't do circular roller coasters and amusement park rides. They make me sick. But that's not why I would avoid this ride like I avoid my exes. Those rusty, constantly bouncing, chain-links can't be trusted (and neither can the exes).

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I trust the Superman ride at Six Flags, but something tells me that this guy might be a little bit over the weight limit of this carnival knock-off. Probably the fact that everybody else looks like they're less than three feet tall and weigh less than 50 pounds. 

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