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The Perils Of Public Entertainment
A boy who died on a roller coaster at Disney World turned out to have a congenital heart problem, unrevealed until the ride. This is sad, but statistically inevitable, when you provide entertainment to millions of people. How could Disney possibly be responsible for the death of a kid whose parents didn't even know about his condition?
There's a lesson here for the space tourism industry, but I'm not sure what it is, other than to not operate in the US.
Posted by Rand Simberg at June 30, 2006 03:04 PM
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Posted by Hal Duston at June 30, 2006 03:33 PM
Uh, Rand, you might want to check out your coding on this post. The link seems to be hitting the rest of your text, instead of the news article.
Posted by Greg at June 30, 2006 03:36 PM
If you're spending $200,000 on a rocket ride, i'm pretty sure that you'll be rich enough to pay for a health screening. Actually, i'm pretty sure the operators will insist on it.
You are right, Disney isn't responsible for this accident. They've performed their duty of care by placing health warnings on all moderately dangerous rides.
Posted by Chris Mann at July 1, 2006 02:28 AM
Woud the 'ass blasters' from Tremors Three be the official mascot of the rocket belt crowd?
Posted by Mike Puckett at July 1, 2006 08:45 PM
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