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WyoGuy2 t1_irq3wtl wrote

Reply to comment by zberry7 in Roller coasters are triggering iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Crash Detection, here's a workaround by chrisdh79

If you wear pants with a zippered pocket, though? That danger is remote.

Seems kind of silly to ban all cell phones because people aren’t wearing the right clothes for a day at the amusement park. Especially to the point of metal detectors at rides.

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belindamshort t1_irq7r6e wrote

The issue isn't people who can secure them, it's people who secure them, get in and then take them out.

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emmascorp t1_irq5w3w wrote

I think some do it because some people have their phones out to record it

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zberry7 t1_irr10d0 wrote

Sorry you got downvoted, I used to think the same thing. And before TikTok, that’s what I would do. Just bring cargo shorts with a zipper pocket for my stuff.

But people just take it out and try to film, and it’s really common. Which is a dumb idea because it’s going to come out looking like shit. And turn into a deadly projectile. People don’t realize how intense some rollercoasters can be. They can pull up to 5G of vertical, a couple Gs lateral, and a negative G or so of airtime, and it transitions between these forces quickly making it easy to drop the phone.

The parks all make a professional POV videos for each rollercoaster where the camera is bolted to the chassis of the train so it’s stable and you can actually see what’s going on.

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nomad_kk t1_irqn9oz wrote

That’s such a weird solution. Put a detector, hire a guard, give him a gun.

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YeaThisIsMyUserName t1_irqxb3b wrote

What? Metal detectors don’t automatically come with an armed guard.

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nomad_kk t1_irr00yz wrote

What’s the point of a metal detector without a person to guard it?

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Muddymireface t1_irrbrup wrote

A guard is defending something. A metal detector required a tenant to just approve entry. They don’t need to have a gun to do so.

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HellsMalice t1_irspt5m wrote

A gun?...Don't think a rollercoast is a matter requiring intense security

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