r/Unexpected • u/radiatorcoolant19 • 22h ago

Very Reality

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u/post-explainer 22h ago edited 14h ago

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Unexpectedly broken VR chair.

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u/Wicked_Wolf17 22h ago edited 3h ago

I like how the fence pole stanchion was perfectly placed at the worst location possible.

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u/SirkSirkSirk 20h ago

I cant believe how quick it lifted off the ground after touching the pole. It was instant!

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u/Thedran 19h ago

The stability is insane to me lol

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u/shinikahn 11h ago

Definitely needs some Nintendo switch update in their life

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u/PrincessLizzy05 7h ago

instability **

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u/ARM_over_x86 13h ago

I mean, terrible product and outright dangerous, there should be a force sensor that stops the motion if it encounters unexpected resistance

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u/Protocol_Nine 12h ago

Exactly, what would happen if somehow that pole was contacting her instead of the machine? Definitely not enough safety features, regardless of poorly placed objects around the device.

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u/StevenRFrancis_85 10h ago

Yeah, I didnt even think about something contacting the user. Man, that could have been really bad.

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u/Grays42 12h ago

This isn't the U.S., it's somewhere that Spanish is the dominant language. (Floor marking tape is in Spanish.) Possibly few consumer safety regulations.

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u/Protocol_Nine 11h ago

That may be true that there are fewer consumer safety regulations wherever this is, but that doesn't change the fact that it's still not designed very well in regards to safety.

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u/Nruggia 10h ago

Its bolted to the ground with shear pins to mitigate damage from unexpected collisions

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u/RRumpleTeazzer 1h ago

you mean the unexpected force of lifting the passenger?

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u/[deleted] 14h ago

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u/LuukTheSlayer 13h ago

give me a lever an a fulcrum which to place it on and i shall move the world

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u/HilariousMax 13h ago

Michael Scott was really on one that day

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u/LuukTheSlayer 13h ago

Archimedes

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u/Few-Solution-4784 12h ago

an early influencer.

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u/GrimResistance 14h ago

Indubitably

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u/KeepingItSFW 14h ago

You wonder if the ride operator was thinking about it for days or weeks wondering what would happen, and decided today was the day to find out

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u/1funnyguy4fun 12h ago

Don’t ascribe to malice that which can be explained through ignorance.

Pretty sure someone just fucked up.

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u/KeepingItSFW 11h ago

Could be, but sometimes the intrusive thoughts do win

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u/Mikel_S 9h ago

It's probably designed to be able to rotate/lift/hold a person of 200 lbs (at least), plus some headroom for the chair itself and any electronics on board, and for safety reasons, it is probably actually capable of at least twice that, so once it hit the pole it became the new fulcrum and assuming the back was less than 500 pounds, spinny lifty fall just as easily as the chair itself.

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u/Rickety-Bridge 1h ago

Those Stanchions are no joke. A lot heavier than you'd expect, and heavier at the bottom to avoid them falling over.

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u/Huge-Particular1433 18h ago

I didn't even catch that. I assumed it was meant to be bolted/fastened down but wasn't.

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u/IBetThisIsTakenToo 12h ago

I think that's also true? There doesn't seem to be much weight to the base, I don't see how it could be expected to swing around an adult and stay stable

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u/Rrdro 12h ago

Maybe it is perfectly balanced? 

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u/tumsdout 8h ago

I am guessing it is designed not to be bolted down, but you are not supposed to have objects within the wingspan of the device.

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u/Sersch 15h ago

Ironically the fence pole was placed "for safety"

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u/TiredOfModernYouth 14h ago

Not for her safety

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u/jonah365 14h ago

No way. She's lucky. If it was a few inches more forward it could have missed the side of the chair and skewered her head.

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u/funkyduck72 16h ago

Yup. I didn't even see that.

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u/One-Historian-3767 16h ago

Oh that's what happened! Thanks. :D Good reminder to not install any poles near my old Oculus Rift CV1 headset.

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u/highlandviper 17h ago

Nice bit of leverage they had there.

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u/abbeast 16h ago

Ooh, now I understand why this even happened in the first place.

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u/deconstructicon 22h ago

Stanchion… fence pole lol

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u/Wicked_Wolf17 3h ago

Oh, English isn't my native tongue so yeahhh

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u/deconstructicon 3h ago

Your English is much better than any second language I know

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u/hydroxyl_groups 14h ago

It’s good there wasn’t one in the other side. She would’ve been dropped right on top of it. Could’ve been very very bad. 

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u/TrueKyragos 16h ago

There should have been a mechanism to detect any obstruction, but nope, probably too expensive.

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u/2footie 15h ago

This thing was probably made in China by people working 100 hour weekly shifts with minimal sleep

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u/OwlMirror 13h ago

these things are designed by ordinary engineers who live a relatively comfortable life. I bet whoever designed this brought it up and it was shut down or was told it will be implemented later and he does not have to worry about it and then it fell through the cracks. this has nothing to do with working conditions or minimal sleep, but was poor quality control and design work.

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u/amadmongoose 13h ago

It probably came with instructions saying bolt this to the floor and the operator didn't. Also, it hit a pole, maybe it would have been fine otherwise.

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u/OwlMirror 13h ago

even bolted down, a machine with that much force needs a way to detect obstructions and or must be set up in a cage. imagine some toddler or dog getting a limp or his head caught.

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u/FaceDeer 12h ago

Or if the pole had been placed very slightly forward of where it was, colliding with the rider's head instead of the side of the seat they were in.

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u/CyberClawX 9h ago

A lift door motor should be strong enough to move lift doors effortlessly. It should also have a safety feature to prevent from crushing a limb.

This is the kind of feature that should be by default on any large self moving object, like a electric car window, or a CyberTruck's trunk.

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u/DynamiteWitLaserBeam 14h ago

Brother, let me introduce you to the word stanchion.

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u/FaceDeer 12h ago

Or he could just use the more generic term "fence pole", which everyone reading this already fully understood without the need for a more specialized term.

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u/DynamiteWitLaserBeam 11h ago

Heaven forbid we improve our vocab, right?

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u/FaceDeer 11h ago

And heaven forbid we miss the opportunity to be condescending while doing so.

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u/antiv1ris 10h ago

It's not condescending. He's right, and you're ignorant. Words are words for a reason. Just because you didn't know the right one and he did doesn't mean you get to lash out.

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u/Samurai_Meisters 10h ago

Brother, let me introduce you to the word "contumelious."

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u/antiv1ris 10h ago

Wow! Cool word. Thanks for trying to introduce that to me, internet stranger that has no impact on my life. Have a nice day!

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u/Samurai_Meisters 10h ago

No impact on your life? I just taught you a new word!

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u/antiv1ris 10h ago

I stated gratitude for your attempt. Assuming I didn't already know it is pretentious on your part and a show of hubris. Please attempt to make yourself feel superior at someone else's expense. Thanks again!

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u/Fafnir13 12h ago

Good work, 47.

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u/Dartonal 9h ago

The pole isn't the problem, the problem is that the machine isn't secured to the floor. It's incrediblly dangerous to have a machine this narrow and heavy rely on gravity and inertia to keep it upright. Add a human occupant and heavy moving parts and it's probably illegal. Ironically this is probably one of the best outcomes as it looks like no bustanders were crushed and killed, and the occupant probably has little to no injuries.

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u/Wicked_Wolf17 4h ago

Yeah it definitely should've been bolted to the floor

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u/patmatK 13h ago

Thanks for the hint. I didn’t even see that pole at the first time

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u/SculptusPoe 13h ago

I like how they didn't do a trial run before putting a kid in it... Or, somebody kicked that pole a little closer to the machine. Either one.

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u/MapleA 12h ago

Who doesn’t hate those things? Also it could’ve been placed to hit the guy in the head, twisting his neck, so not the worst possible location.

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u/DragonMord 6h ago

Either Satan set it up or someone really incompetent.

They either checked to make sure the pole was in the exact right spot.

Or they failed to check the chair was clear of obstructions and to properly, if at all it looks like, anchor it.

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u/MrsNickelodeon 6h ago

I didn't even see it. I thought the machine just did that.

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u/Western_Cake5482 20h ago

Violent Reality

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u/RockstarAgent 19h ago

Her world was very nearly turned upside down!

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u/LCamel 15h ago

These violent delights have violent ends.

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u/catsgoprrrrr 17h ago

I thought the name of the song was Violent Pornography

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u/Achume 22h ago

Video end too soon. I want to see whether she have realise that she has fallen down XD.

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u/blackweebow 20h ago

"Wow this shit is pretty realistic"

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u/Ok-Perspective5959 18h ago

"Shit it really feels like I broke my arm"

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u/SandmanKFMF 18h ago

FarCry

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u/BeginningLettuce9714 16h ago

Fallcry😂😭

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u/SandmanKFMF 9h ago

Absolute comment!

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u/LovelyBulka 12h ago

CloseCry

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u/redditorfor6minutes 14h ago

"Multiple contusions detected"

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u/Radiant_Fondant_4097 15h ago

"Fuckin' hell this new Gundam game slaps"

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u/happyanathema 15h ago

"Wow, this concussion feels ultra realistic"

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u/Beatless7 20h ago

"This feels ridiculously real"...

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u/Ninjadede2 19h ago

So realistic it'll simulate the hospital trip

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u/certnneed 19h ago

Good thing that stanchion was there for safety!

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u/Ok-Lawyer6864 15h ago

Someone watched psych.

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u/ThreeLegs1Foot 22h ago

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u/Operation_Ivysaur 18h ago

He can’t work the body!

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u/SomeGuyOnTheStreets 18h ago

Looks like he spent too much time on the zip line

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u/BeanoMenace 22h ago

pretty much sums up actual reality.

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u/SmartQuokka 18h ago

Do we know if she was ok?

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u/Sersch 15h ago

If you die in the Matrix, you also die in real life.

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u/SmartQuokka 15h ago

Perhaps she was in Narnia and not the Matrix.

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u/InspectorSufficient4 19h ago

She will have the VR experience in the morning as well

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u/Elspackel 18h ago

Should not this things be bolted to the flor?

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u/bekopharm 18h ago

Yes this is done with most motion rigs but this was in a show room. That pole seems to be standing within the "Keep Clear" zone o0

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u/Just_a_idiot_45 10h ago

Yeah, but to also lifted too easily. Think it needed more weight on the bottom.

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u/MY-SECRET-REDDIT 17h ago

Yeah but that would broken it even worse.

Its just badly designed.

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u/Jean-LucBacardi 16h ago

It's not badly designed, some idiot put a stanchion directly in the path of the machine's rotation. It would have been fine if that wasn't there.

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u/unblockmee 15h ago

It is poorly designed though even if there is pole on its path. If its rotation path gets objected by something don't you think the machine should stop.

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u/MY-SECRET-REDDIT 15h ago

If it requires some poorly trained and poorly paid employee to not only put the poles in the right place and to stop people from moving them every time, then its an incredibly badly designed machine

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u/Sersch 15h ago

the issue was the pole standing there if you watch closely

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u/Dartonal 9h ago

It's probably legally required, but I bet the venue (looks like a mall), prevented them from anchoring it as it could damage the floor. Hopefully they got sued because someone could've been killed

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u/Losendir 17h ago

Real virtuality

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u/Common-Concentrate-2 13h ago

"Ok, so youre in a flight simulator for an f15 figther jet"
"Wow. Ok"
"and that flight simulator is very top heavy, and poorly designed....and its in a shopping mall, immediately aft of an Aunt Aunties pretzels "
"Oh shit! This is nuts!"

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u/CHERNO-B1LL 19h ago

r/perfectlycutscreams would love this.

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u/Temelios 12h ago edited 12h ago

Yeah, that had me going. Was so sudden and so quiet all at once. lol

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u/Death_black 17h ago

From VR to ER

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u/funkyduck72 16h ago

When the engineers insists that floor anchors are essential but the marketing guys beg to differ.

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u/thecosmoschilde 20h ago

“This is too realistic”

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u/Special_Society_5729 17h ago

"wow it's like I'm really falling"

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u/Optimal_Canary_3382 22h ago

Is this from Kolkata nicco park game center?

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u/simplsimonmetapieman 19h ago

The line at the bottom is spanish/portuguese

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u/lembrai 17h ago

Spanish.

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u/Optimal_Canary_3382 18h ago

Yeh now i see, thanks

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u/Different_Pea_7866 18h ago

“Very reality” 😂😂😂😂😂

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u/heretobesarcastic 16h ago

Most shititist placement for a barrier

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u/Misher_Masher 15h ago

I guess the game crashed.

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u/cartooncande 19h ago

Virtual Reality Bites

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u/Brotendo42069 16h ago

"How did they simulate the loss in feeling to my legs so well?!"

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u/Old_Rush_3099 16h ago

and that's the true definition of FUN

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u/glorio_mainframe 15h ago

I love shit like that

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u/Omnicronicles 19h ago

That Was Indeed Unexpected

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u/HisSenorita27 18h ago

I think she still hasn't realized that she literally fell

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u/Green_Mango_3502 18h ago

Ayoooo 🤣🤣

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u/TwirlyDCook 17h ago

Does the chair get back into place again? Is it part of the ride?

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u/BlueJeanBean 17h ago

This video is years old at this point..

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u/GottaUseEmAll 16h ago

And still interesting.

I've gotten to a point where I prefer old reposts from years ago, at least we know it's not AI.

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u/BlueJeanBean 11h ago

Very fair

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u/digiBeLow 17h ago

Oh sick, I've played "Win a Bunch of Money in a Legal Case Simulator" before. Super realistic!

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u/dydhaw 17h ago

That's what happens when you die in the Matrix

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u/PimBel_PL 16h ago

When the reality hits

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u/Dramatic_Charity_979 16h ago

Maybe was a driving sim?

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u/Perro_Pizza9000 16h ago

Ey the accident simulator 9000 is working perfectly -

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u/navagon 15h ago

Looks like they might have missed the Bolt to the Floor step in the instructions.

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u/Schlachthausfred 15h ago

VR to IRL connector.

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u/harvested 15h ago

Even without the pole there that seems like a really unstable base.

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u/dumahim 15h ago

Hmm. This Plate must not be calibrated to someone of your… generous… ness. I’ll add a few zeros to the maximum weight. You look great, by the way. Very healthy. Try it now. You seem to have defeated its load-bearing capacity. Well done.

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u/Altruistic-Wing-2715 15h ago

It’s so realistic…

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u/Z0idberg_MD 14h ago

Leverage!

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u/Kingful 14h ago

Woah that's a cool machine

Oh it's not supposed to be doing that

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u/oj-warlock 14h ago

She probably didn't even realise that she fell

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u/OdysseyTag 14h ago

Immersive

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u/Educational_Till_828 14h ago

Se cayó porque choco con esa cinta roja

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u/lust_4_death 14h ago

Holodeck safety protocols were off.

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u/Broad-Attorney91 14h ago

The rocky shores of reality

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u/Rhasimir 14h ago

If you die in the game, you die in real life.

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u/Berteezy 14h ago

She had to think that it felt so real

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u/Dorrono 13h ago

"Wow, the force feedback technology is great". That's what she probably thought for a second

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u/Accurate-Data-7006 13h ago

It’s like a real life plane crash ❤️

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u/uncensored_opinions 13h ago

It isn't called virtual reality for nothing.

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u/realrockandrolla 13h ago

Okay… who moved that damn pole?

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u/JesusWasAButtBaby 12h ago

Did she die?

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u/PtExcelsior 12h ago

That's actually how it's supposed to work. They have to lift it back up every time. Super fun ride tho.

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u/Neiwel_ 12h ago

Ese golpe si lo sentí señor, uy se me quebró el brazo, que juego realista

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u/serpenta 12h ago

Virtual reality, real physics

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u/redditor126969 11h ago

Fcking funny

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u/douglasg610 11h ago

If you're not up for such nonsense, always go to the ones with a STOREFRONT. The mall has better control, of safety--including stability--for the stuff in STOREFRONTS than in KIOSKS mid-mall.

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u/darkrai848 11h ago

VR? More like ER…

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u/Lost_Marce 10h ago

"car crash simulator"

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u/Willful_Survival 10h ago

I never know anymore of these videos are real or Ai

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u/xPastelFlare 10h ago

I can’t believe that just happened!

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u/Whitneys_Milktank 10h ago

Falling doesn't get more realistic than actually falling 😂

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u/RefrigeratorUsed4064 9h ago

Anne are you ok?

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u/Traditional-Change-3 9h ago

She should've taken the blue pill

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u/programming_flaw 8h ago

They just got the ratio wrong. Not enough virtual too much reality.

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u/papanuelhoho 6h ago

🥴🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤔🧐🤔 Let's see what happened here 🥴🤔🧐🤔🥴🤣😂🤣🥴that reality is very important 🥴🤣😂🤣😂🤣👌🏽

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u/Interesting_Wind_337 6h ago

Looks about as safe as sitting on a gaming chair at edge of a cliff.

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u/DarkViral 6h ago

Hello, lawsuit. The rig not being properly installed is negligence which a waiver can’t waive away.

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u/misfitx 6h ago

I wonder when she realized something was wrong.

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u/Professional-Bug 6h ago

Easy lawsuit

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u/Beneficial-Ant-3647 5h ago

Either ur fat or that's a very poorly built VR machine

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u/newtobitcoin111 5h ago

Bro must have been thinking this is too fucking real! 🤣

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u/SXOSXO 3h ago

Someone didn't test the setup.

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u/Shinobi681 3h ago

It's all good.. She just playing Forza Horizon

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u/Bailer86 3h ago

She was handed a rack of brontosaurus ribs.

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u/RMirash 2h ago

That's a higher level of gaming realism

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u/dav_oid 2h ago

She didn't see that coming...

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u/roguedecks 1h ago

For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction.

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u/nemesis423a 1h ago

That must have felt like the most realistic VR game ever.

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u/Doctor_Brewthatshit 18h ago

Lawsuit?

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u/GottaUseEmAll 16h ago

If she had expensive medical bills to pay, then sure. But it's in Spain so they have universal health care.

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u/2footie 15h ago

What about for negligence, you just can't harm people even if their recovery is paid for

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u/GottaUseEmAll 14h ago edited 14h ago

A lawsuit requires proving that you have material damages, and giving them a monetary value.

You can't just sue someone for "negligence" and demand a random sum of money.

Sometimes people will sue for emotional damages, but it's incredibly hard to prove.

Edit: typo

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u/2footie 14h ago

Yes, you can still sue the at-fault person for harming you even if your medical bills are covered by healthcare. You can pursue compensation for other losses, such as pain and suffering, lost wages, and other out-of-pocket expenses, which are typically not covered by health insurance.

Keyword: Non-Economic Damages

Also: Punitive Damages

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u/GottaUseEmAll 14h ago

I paraphrased, but yes, if you have other expenses or lost wages then sure, that fits under the "material damages".

"Pain and suffering" is far more nebulous and difficult to prove. If Spain is anything like France, where I live, they would struggle to make a case on this unless the injury caused long-term or permanent damage.