These bungee cords were replaced Saturday and right before these two got on the ride Sunday. I guess the strain of their wallets was just too much for the ride to handle, because it broke Monday


TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- A bungee cord on a thrill ride broke, leaving a man dangling 25 feet off the ground for a half-hour until he was rescued by firefighters.

Steve Alan Stone, 48, was not seriously hurt in the incident Monday at the Tulsa State Fair. A ride worker also was helped down by rescuers.

The ride, called the Ejection Seat, consists of a two-seat chair that is suspended from two towers by bungee cords. Passengers are propelled as much as 200 feet high at speeds of about 60 mph.

Shortly after Stone was launched, one of the cords broke, leaving the seat dangling sideways near one of the towers, Tulsa County Sheriff's Capt. Fred Cotton said.

Stone said he didn't fully realize what was happening until he saw that he was suspended sideways about 25 feet above the ground.

"I was talking myself though a lot, and they (emergency and fair workers) were talking to me, too," he said. "I wasn't scared of dying. I had the utmost confidence in them."

The malfunction is being investigated by the Oklahoma Department of Labor, which oversees fair-ride safety.

Don Hankins, senior amusement ride inspector and assistant director for the department's Safety Standards Division, said the ride has four bungee cords, all of which were replaced Saturday.

Although the bungee cord broke, State Fair Manager Amber Phillips said, "the ride's rip cord -- a redundant safety device -- operated exactly as designed, averting any serious injuries."




Oct. 03, 2006

I heard about it breaking, but didn't know they rode it the day before.

While they were getting ejected we were at the lake haulin azz!!

and I mean HAULING azz!!


ps....whose side broke? mc or ercs???

Had to have been the port side..

I have not been on a fair ride since 1990. The ride I was on came apart just as it started to rotate. It was a centrifuge type ride and all of us were thrown to the floor. I just dont trust any of these rides anymore.

when I want to go up and down and feel bad, I play the stock market.

Whats the combined weight of the tag team? I'm guessing 490.

LOL...which one is 260# and which is 230#?