Tragedy at the 2017 Ohio State Fair on The Fire Ball

My favorite ride on the Midway at the Ohio State Fair, The Fire Ball, malfunctioned this evening (on opening day), one person died and seven were badly injured. This is pretty unnerving for me since I’ve been on this ride many times over the past few years. I can’t help but feel deeply unsettling because it could have been me on that ride when it malfunctioned. It could have been you or your child. Out of the blue, some part of the ride broke loose. It’s terrible to hear of any loss of life at a place meant to bring fun, escape, joy and thrills. I even filmed on this ride with a GoPro camera with a safety chest mount back in 2014 just to experiment with the fisheye SuperView lens. If you’re curious, here is the video I made of the ride three years ago, (now) cryptically named “Wild Amusement Park Ride”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbUvZF9ji_k