Virtual Skydive, Real landing

[kurohinge1]

Man dies after plunging 6 meters from virtual skydiving ride

A man died on Monday after plunging about six meters from a ride in Tokyo that allows users to experience virtual skydiving, police said.

... Viva! Skydiving, with seating capacity for six, allows riders to experience virtual skydiving, and goes up and down about 13 meters between the fifth and third floors of the facility. Three other men on the ride were not injured.

Tokyo Joypolis is operated by Sega Corp... more

Maybe the instructions were in Engrish

Something like this:

Feel ground like skydive with no parachute. You enjoy. Viva experience.

[bunchoffuckinggoofs]

I can think of worse ways to die.

[Ketou]

The guy was too fat to fit the safety belt so they didn't use it! Of course the belt is a back-up safety device not the main harness.

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It was a handicapped guy apparently. He didn't have his belt on properly.

[nullpointer]

kurohinge1: Never was your sig more appropriate.