Visiting amusement parks and riding on swings is loved by all. Imagine you have visited an amusement park and waiting to ride a carnival swing but suddenly it starts to get uproot. What you will do at that moment? Most people will try to escape from the scene. However, a video of what onlookers did when a carnival swing started to uproot mid-ride has won internet.
The video has been shared on social media platform Instagram by @lyricaanderson. In the video, a crowded amusement park was seen which consisted of different rides and games. The onlookers discovered that a carnival ride was going berserk after it was uprooted from the ground. Screams can be heard from everywhere in the video.
Despite danger in the situation, a boy courageously stepped towards the ride and held it through the fence. Seeing him, other people gradually reach the swing. They pressed the fence and the swing slowly stopped. With this courage, a massive mishap was diverted.
The clip has been shared with a caption that read, “Never going on a carnival ride again!” After being shared, the video has garnered over 52.5 million views, while nearly 1.2 million users have liked the clip. The video has also garnered a lots of comment praising the courage of the onlookers.
Reacting to the post, one user commented, “The one person holding the fence at the start alone”
Another person said, “I’m so glad people actually started to help hold this ride down from falling!!! Bravo to the brave one who didn’t run away!!!! He’s a hero! Probably had his family on there! So scary!!!!!!”
A third user wrote, “That woman in the beginning single handedly trying to stabilise it is a hero.”
Another person commented, “I pray everyone is okay. The riders and all the ones trying to save them. And that’s why I don’t go on any rides anymore. I have experienced far too many malfunctions on rides in this lifetime. No more.”
A fifth person said, “Middle finger to the people that just stood there and recorded and didn’t even TRY to help.”
Another Instagram user wrote, “This is why I don’t do carnival rides anymore and will not allow my child to also.”
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