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September 4, 2008
Man in Critical Condition After Being Knocked Out By Ninja
A 20-year-old man remains hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia on Saturday. The man lost his hat on a ride and climbed two security fences to retrieve it, according to park officials. He was then struck by the Ninja roller coaster and knocked unconscious. Ninja remains shut down pending an investigation. (Photo via MPR529's flickr).
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can we say...idiot?
lets see....i lost my hat on the ride....whre did it go? ..oh i see it...overthere....past the 2 security/safty fences..i know...let me go get it..instead of telling a park employee....yay..i got my hat (whack!)
imagine the face of the people in the train that hit the guy...
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I'm sorry he was injured but what an idiot. My god the stupidity of people continue to amaze me.
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Didnt the last time this happened at an amusement park, the guy was decapitated?
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Another nominee for this years Darwin Awards.
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"Another nominee for this years Darwin Awards."
He has to die first, thus editing his own propensity for stupidity out of the common gene pool. It's a requirement for getting the Darwin Award.
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G Pro -- yes, just a few months ago in Georgia.
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Risking ones life for a hat??!! Unless this hat grants magical powers I do not understand, and even if it did something amazing like granting unlimited wishes to the one who wears it, dead people have no magic powers. Maybe this hat is like Frodo's ring, granting powers, but ultimately driving the wearer to obscene desire and insanity.
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Don't you get a runner up if you survive?
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ive heard of a similar incident happening at another amusement park, either Great America or Disneyland, where the guest lost his hat, climbed the fence, and got struck by a ride.
must have been a really nice hat
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Must have been one helluva hat.
To earn the Darwin award he has to be childless and die. Alternatively, he could be childless and lose his "nads."
Just to clear that up.
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My dad's hat blew off while riding Big Thunder Mountain at Disneyland.
All you have to do is go to lost & found, report where the lost item is and leave your name, phone number and address. Disneyland mailed the hat to my dad a couple days later.
Easy!
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Why is there even an investigation. What a waste of time. Dumb witted person jumps over 2 security fences to retrieve hat. Knocked out by roller coaster passing by end of story.
He's lucky he's not dead. Magic Mountain should press charges on him for trespassing.
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I keep thinking that this says:
"man in critical condition after being knocked out by A ninja"
:(
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best headline ever.
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"Magic Mountain should press charges on him for trespassing."
If he survives, I bet he tries to sue Magic Mountain for not having THREE security fences.
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Yeah jrb, I can just see it. The family of the "victim" will sue for Magic Mountain not having proper security around the ride. Sheeesh!
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Grendel20: That might be why he went for the hat in the first place...to brag to folks that he got knocked out by a Ninja. How many people can say that?
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Sadly, this is the most interesting thing to come out of Six Flags in years...
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Militant: For a second there I thought I was going to have to go bail Malik Diamond out of jail. LAMPO!
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California is a blue state (personal responsibility is low on the totem pole), so don't be surprised if lawyers get the best of Magic Mountain. It's sad too, because this SoCal hangout has been in financial trouble as of late.