http://dewitte.vox.com/library/posts/tags/accident/page/1/ ...a household name since 1964 en Vox Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:39:31 -0400 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss accident http://dewitte.vox.com/library/post/accidents-right-in-the-living-room.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(dewitte) http://dewitte.vox.com/library/post/accidents-right-in-the-living-room.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://dewitte.vox.com/library/post/accidents-right-in-the-living-room.html?_c=feed-rss-full Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:39:31 -0400 <p>I awoke to two different accidents this morning, both right in the living room.</p><p>One involved a HUGE potato chip that had been crushed:</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251e13128e1d00e398a03acb0005" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://dewitte.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e13128e1d00e398a03acb0005.html"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2251e13128e1d00e398a03acb0005-320pi" alt="Police Investigation Continues" title="Police Investigation Continues" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://dewitte.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e13128e1d00e398a03acb0005.html" title="Police Investigation Continues">Police Investigation Continues</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p><br /> and the other was just an overturned vehicle:</p> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c2251e13128e1d00e398a019d20001" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://dewitte.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e13128e1d00e398a019d20001.html"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2251e13128e1d00e398a019d20001-320pi" alt="Accident" title="Accident" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://dewitte.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e13128e1d00e398a019d20001.html" title="Accident">Accident</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p><br /> <div>There was some alien paraphernalia nearby but I was unable to capture it on film...<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://dewitte.vox.com/library/post/accidents-right-in-the-living-room.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e13128e1d00e398a05ade0005?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> toys accident wednesday http://dewitte.vox.com/library/post/the-newest-ride-at-rude-world.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(dewitte) http://dewitte.vox.com/library/post/the-newest-ride-at-rude-world.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://dewitte.vox.com/library/post/the-newest-ride-at-rude-world.html?_c=feed-rss-full Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:36:59 -0400 <div> Yikes - I&#39;d SO want my money back.<br /><br />I looked up the fine print on the ride:<br /><br />&quot;Riders must be 62&quot; tall.&#160; Absolutely NO pregnant riders!&#160; Danger, riders MAY lose body parts.&quot;<br /> </div><table style="border: 4px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); margin: 12px 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; width: 100%; clear: left;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220); white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="clipmarks&#39; clip-to-blog"><img alt="" height="19" src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_icon/bdca7bb9-f09b-46fa-98da-f14c8d451f31/5F5699CC-53D7-430B-8EB7-18D218895173/" style="border: medium none ; margin: 0px 4px; vertical-align: middle; display: inline; float: none;" width="19" /></a>clipped from <a href="http://www.rideaccidents.com/" style="font-size: 11px;" title="http://www.rideaccidents.com/">www.rideaccidents.com</a></div><blockquote cite="http://www.rideaccidents.com/" style="border: medium none ; margin: 4px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 8px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; text-align: left; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><p><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana">(Thursday, June 21, 2007) - At Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky, a 13-year-old girl had both of her legs severed above the ankles while she was riding the Superman Tower of Power freefall ride.</span></p></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(245, 245, 245); margin: 2px 4px; background: rgb(220, 220, 220) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; height: 2px; font-size: 2px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; 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Its gondola is lifted upwards 12 mph to a height of 157 feet. When the gondola is dropped, it reaches a top speed of 54 miles per hour, and riders experience momentary freefall. The ride&#39;s braking system engages 20 feet from the ground, slowing the gondola to a stop.</span></p></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(245, 245, 245); margin: 2px 4px; background: rgb(220, 220, 220) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; height: 2px; font-size: 2px; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"></div><blockquote cite="http://www.rideaccidents.com/" style="border: medium none ; margin: 4px 0px 8px; padding: 0px 8px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; text-align: left; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><p><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana">According to one eyewitness account reported to WHAS-TV News, a cable snapped as the gondola dropped, and wrapped around the girl&#39;s legs.</span></p></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="width: 100%; padding: 0px; font-size: 11px; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-width: 0px; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">&#160;</td><td style="text-align: right; width: 107px; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; width: 107px;"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/5F5699CC-53D7-430B-8EB7-18D218895173/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img alt="blog it" height="17" src="http://content3.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="107" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://dewitte.vox.com/library/post/the-newest-ride-at-rude-world.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e13128e1d00d4144023d0685e?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> accident ride friday amusement park