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Slingshot rides using elastic bands are one of the most unsafe rides you can ride today. They have had countless accidents over their 45 years of existence. This video is an attempt to gather all these accidents and their details in one place. There are undoubtedly more accidents than the ones covered in this video. It's also likely that by the time you're seeing this more accidents have occurred. NOTE: When I refer to "right" or "left" I am describing the situation from the riders point of view, not the observer. Video about the different types of Slingshot rides: https://youtu.be/vkVztGOv24U Thanks to Dragonfan for help translating the Dutch accidents Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20080923183736/https://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2000/05/25/bungee000525.html https://web.archive.org/web/20190208184554/http://gravityworks.com/ejectionseat-photos.htm https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/cable-snaps-on-sling-shot-ride-in-dells/96093/ http://www.italianinsider.it/?q=node/5649 https://www.facebook.com/AmusementRideAccidents/photos/a.276367059130715/1136592639774815/?type=3 https://7news.com.au/news/disaster-and-emergency/watch-teenagers-left-dangling-high-above-crowd-after-slingshot-ride-malfunctions-c-9182220 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11540089/Slingshot-ride-Hyde-Parks-Winter-Wonderland-SNAPS-CRASHES-passengers-INSIDE.html https://fox8.com/news/video-shows-scary-moment-when-bungee-cord-snaps-on-slingshot-ride-at-florida-amusement-park/ https://www.smh.com.au/world/couple-injured-after-cable-snaps-on-bungee-ride-at-french-amusement-park-20150811-giw5du.html https://www-leparisien-fr.translate.goog/paris-75/paris-grosse-frayeur-a-la-foire-du-trone-09-04-2018-7655640.php?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/168303/weer-incident-bij-katapult-attractie-op-dam-zware-magneet-schiet-rakelings-langs-bezoekers https://www.ad.nl/amsterdam/beugel-kermiskatapult-op-dam-schiet-los~aff5f431 https://www.tubantia.nl/nieuws/productiefout-oorzaak-knappend-elastiek-van-katapult-op-hengelose-kermis~a6979117/ https://www.donaukurier.de/nachrichten/bayern/hot-shot-am-gaeubodenvolksfest-fahrgeschaeft-bleibt-nach-unfall-geschlossen-6536766 https://www.blesk.cz/clanek/zpravy-krimi/691291/drama-na-pouti-ve-strakonicich-s-mladiky-na-atrakci-se-utrhlo-lano.html Videos Used: https://youtu.be/vnVQjjLYaMo https://youtu.be/_ilOizTWjlE https://youtu.be/QMuX9UjZ7Qg https://youtu.be/5Y0SVUJJMhA https://youtu.be/-8fdK23m9bA https://youtu.be/K-pTnf9N3pk https://youtu.be/l6PMHYL7P94 https://youtu.be/yFGVwqR_79g https://youtu.be/vnY7cE1Jcng https://youtu.be/YN6w9NyaOGU https://youtu.be/Ix3qyY-pb5g https://youtu.be/7FUJ8bOdTl0 https://youtu.be/7XMuOHQ-VoQ https://youtu.be/wlS4-3xZuhE https://youtu.be/YnFymLGKrYc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coastercollege/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Coaster_College Music used under license from Epidemic Sound, songs listed in order: Close to U (Instrumental Version) - Katnip Dark Console - Autohacker Front Man - Heyson