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EYESORE 9001

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13. This one time? on the Rock-O-Plane?

Reply to rurallib (Reply #9)

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 02:33 AM

Feb 10

I was on a ‘performance’ run - solo, since no one wanted to go with me. Immediately after the carny moved my cage to the next position, I released the locking mechanism and I rotated to a fully upside-down position. I heard gasps from the crowd below, including a retch or two, along with people proclaiming they weren’t getting on now. Carny yelled, ‘ride hasn’t started yet.’ I replied, ‘oops!’, hoping he wouldn’t kick me off. I figured he’d rather let me go ahead than wrestle with that cage.

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OK - how do the figure skaters do all those spins without barfing? [View all] rurallib Feb 9 OP

I understand your question. bucolic_frolic Feb 9 #1

Good question, I almost barf while watching the spins...they still look cool... wcmagumba Feb 9 #2

That is about what happened. I watched this woman and thought rurallib Feb 9 #4

They Call It Spotting ProfessorGAC Feb 9 #3

Thanks! Gawd that must take a lot of training to do that. rurallib Feb 9 #5

Some people are just naturally resistant to the spin EYESORE 9001 Feb 9 #6

I was wondering if there were people who were kind of immune from the spin response rurallib Feb 9 #7

Are you familiar with the Rock-O-Plane? EYESORE 9001 Feb 9 #8

that was one that would make me barf just looking at it rurallib Feb 9 #9

I guess me & good ol' Ralphie Wiggums got something in common EYESORE 9001 Feb 10 #12

This one time? on the Rock-O-Plane? EYESORE 9001 Feb 10 #13

I got stuck in one of those. johnnyfins Feb 9 #10

Plus, the scariness like for the gymnasts losing bearings in flips. UTUSN Feb 10 #11