Question about the carnival ride that collapsed?

Question

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080517/ap_on_re_us/ride_collapse

How is it possible that those people didn't get killed? And only 3 were seriously injured?

Answer 1

I don't know,God was looking over them. :) Stranger things have happened...

Answer 2

when that type of ride collapses it is designed that the seats normally fall straight down and thereffor saves injuries. the chance of such a ride collapsing is so minimal that that is the first to do so. several things have to malfuction in a sequence at the same time. one causes the other to break -- but normally somewhere down the line the next safety catches and does not break. that was truly a totally freak accident.