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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:32 am Post subject: Accident at LOTTE-WORLD |
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I've been meanign to post this for awhile now, but kept expecting it to pop up from another poster (RR?). It really hasn't his the English news but the Korean news was all over it at the begining of the week.
Apparently a Lotte-World Employee took a ride (while intoxicated) on the roller coaster Atlantis. He didn't set himself into it right, and the staff didn't check him (why is still in question). After a few seconds of ride he flew out and bounced into the mini-lake. There he stayed for some 30 odd minutes till EMS pulled him out ... dead.
An odd story so far and conspiracy theoris are popping up all over.
Anyone else hear anything? |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:38 am Post subject: |
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| Sweet. He got punked. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:23 am Post subject: |
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You think Korea is a rich, unmined source of potential Darwin Award winners?
The problem with the English daily papers is they just don't carry this kind of news. You only find about it via your Korean GF. |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:26 am Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
You think Korea is a rich, unmined source of potential Darwin Award winners?
The problem with the English daily papers is they just don't carry this kind of news. You only find about it via your Korean GF. |
Hey, have you had anyone PM you yet about that yellow skinned hottie with the big eyes yet?  |
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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:40 am Post subject: Re: Accident at LOTTE-WORLD |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
I've been meanign to post this for awhile now, but kept expecting it to pop up from another poster (RR?). It really hasn't his the English news but the Korean news was all over it at the begining of the week.
Apparently a Lotte-World Employee took a ride (while intoxicated) on the roller coaster Atlantis. He didn't set himself into it right, and the staff didn't check him (why is still in question). After a few seconds of ride he flew out and bounced into the mini-lake. There he stayed for some 30 odd minutes till EMS pulled him out ... dead.
An odd story so far and conspiracy theoris are popping up all over.
Anyone else hear anything? |
I'm wondering why there would be any conspiracy to kill a Lotte World employee?
It just sounds like a terrible accident.
It's sad, and my condolences go out to his family.
I really don't understand why safety isn't more of an issue in this country.
It's also no surprise that there was no mention of this in the English newspapers in Korea. |
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tzechuk
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nautilus
Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:10 am Post subject: |
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| Koreans drink heavily before attempting anything dangerous, to increase their concentration. |
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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:26 am Post subject: |
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Police say the victim, who had a day off and drank with his co-worker at lunchtime, took the ride, but the staff _ who knew him well _ did not prohibit him from riding.
Under the safety guidelines, those who consume alcohol are not allowed to ride the coaster, and all safety gadgets are to be thoroughly checked before starting.
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Police tentatively conclude the park ignored safety regulations by allowing Sung to ride the coaster only because he was a staff member, instead of sticking to safety rules.
What the hell?!
Because he was a co-worker, the staff let him on while he was drunk, even though they're not supposed to let intoxicated people on the rides?
Sometimes, the way people here regard personal relations as more important than rules, and the viewing of rules as something arbitrary and not as something for everyone's good, just makes me want to punch somebody. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:35 am Post subject: |
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| He was found dead when the rescue team arrived scene and recovered the body from the lake. |
It doesn't mention the 30 minute wait I heard about. Something along thel ines of not phoning the police right away, only contacting a supervisor (!?!) |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:41 am Post subject: |
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| There have been a lot of deaths in Lotte World. |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:57 am Post subject: yes |
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| It shows me the lack of regard and value Koreans put on a human life, including their own. |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:13 am Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| There have been a lot of deaths in Lotte World. |
thats right..
yeah the not calling anyone for 30mins was probably becuase it went something like this
scene1: lotteworld
exterier- rollercoaster
boy flies from rollercoaster and plunges 12metres to his death!
camera cuts to rollercoaster operator girl
(girls is very shocked putting hands over mouth )
roller coaster operator: ��� pause ��� long pause ��� pause
��� omo ���
20minutes pass a man comes over to ask whats happend! why have you stopped the ride?
people gather to see the floating body! crowd all respond with
��� ��� ��� 10minutes pass!
the rescue guys turn up!
its a sad day for the guy sung.. stupid mistakes costed his life..
rip! |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:16 am Post subject: |
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What the hell?!
Because he was a co-worker, the staff let him on while he was drunk, even though they're not supposed to let intoxicated people on the rides? |
I could totally see this if the guy was older than the co-workers on duty, and they were women.
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| Sometimes, the way people here regard personal relations as more important than rules, and the viewing of rules as something arbitrary and not as something for everyone's good, just makes me want to punch somebody. |
Confucianism generates lots of Darwin Award candidates. |
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The Cosmic Hum
Joined: 09 May 2003
Location: Sonic Space
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:50 am Post subject: |
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Famous last words of a Darwin Award winner...
"Hey, watch this!"
Actually, I feel for all the people in this situation...I've done some pretty stupid things while drunk...equally as stupid as this situation...guess I'm just very lucky to be alive...and I know it... appreciate it too.
It is strange what friends will let friends do when they're drunk...like some kind of mystical energy surrounds you...that and basically drunk people can be so abnoxious when they don't get to show off...so hey...let them....and then something like this happens...ouch.
My regards to his family...and to the workers that are going to catch hell for this tragedy. |
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pest1
Joined: 09 Feb 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:51 am Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
You think Korea is a rich, unmined source of potential Darwin Award winners?
The problem with the English daily papers is they just don't carry this kind of news. You only find about it via your Korean GF. |
I am just a bit curious mm2... not that its any of my business... but how many gfs do you have? I have seen you put up 4 different girls' pictures in the last two weeks... |
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