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[–] nul9o9@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

When this thing first showed up at our state fair, I rode it close to ten times in a row. I've never felt as sick as I did since that day lol.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 12 points 3 months ago

We were traveling carnies for a while when I was a kid. My dad and brother ran some of the rides. They never ran the graviton, but my dad's best friend there did. I once spent an entire day in a graviton. Literally from when they opened until they closed it that night, only coming out to pee and vomit. It was amazing, and I have never once enjoyed the ride since. Lmao

[–] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

I used to love riding it over and over again as a kid! Rode it once as an adult. Promptly got sick

[–] debounced@kbin.run 12 points 3 months ago

holy shit, the first one was at Morey's!? TIL growing up I was riding the OG gravitron... nice!

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 11 points 3 months ago

I really liked this ride when I was kid.

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 9 points 3 months ago

In Australia, this ride is known as the Vomitron

[–] nemno@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago
[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

one motherfucker did this at the fair in town. He leaned back too far and rippen through that canvas ceiling above him. I guess it fling him about a block away before he landed in somebody's yard.

They still use the same machine, but there's a huge duct tapped patch over one of those triangles in the ceiling.