Teen Decapitated By Six Flags Roller Coaster

[Methais]

Don't have a link to the story. Go find it yourself if it's that important.

Teen Decapitated In Six Flags Accident
Teen Struck By Batman Roller Coaster After Entering Restricted Area

A teenager was decapitated by a roller coaster after he hopped a pair of fences and entered a restricted area Saturday at Six Flags Over Georgia amusement park, authorities said.

Six Flags officials are uncertain why the unidentified 17-year-old from Columbia, South Carolina, scaled two 6-foot fences and passed signs that said the restricted area was both off-limits and dangerous to visitors, spokeswoman Hela Sheth said in a news release.

Authorities were investigating reports from witnesses who said the teenager jumped the fences to retrieve a hat he lost while riding the Batman roller coaster, said Cobb County police Sgt. Dana Pierce. Three security guards were keeping visitors away from the ride on Saturday.

Police said the ride was going full-speed when the teen was struck. The ride's top speed is 50 mph, according to the Six Flags Web site.

No one riding on the roller coaster was injured, Sheth said. The teen's friend also entered the restricted area but was not injured, Pierce said.

The teen and his parents were at the park with a group from the Oakey Spring Baptist Church near Springfield, South Carolina, police said.

[BriarFox]

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5icJKWwVpBMEbT5HEKFrs_UBNUgWQD91JE4M81

"The teen and his parents were at the park with a group from the Oakey Spring Baptist Church near Springfield, S.C., police said."

That line explains everything.

[Tisket]

Teen Struck By Batman Roller Coaster After Entering Restricted Area


BAM! POW! Batman decapitation!

[radamanthys]

Is that a roller coaster in your utility belt, or are you just happy to see me?

[Celephais]

http://www.ninjavspenguin.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/templesmith-batman-crossing.jpg
http://seemikedraw.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/batman-col.gif

[radamanthys]

^Win.

[Seran]

The parents will sue, of course.

[Gan]

Here lies hatless Fred.
Went for his hat,
and lost his head.

[Tisket]

http://seemikedraw.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/batman-col.gif

lmao. Celephais owns this thread now.

[Snapp]

You people are so going to hell.

:lol:

[iJin]

^^

[Martaigne]

Darwinism.

There's enough redneck teens with JAWJUH hats down here anyway.

[Numbers]

That's the ride where peoples legs are left dangling, right? So the kid literally got his head kicked off?

[Martaigne]

Either kicked off or knocked off by that lower beam.

[TheEschaton]

How does he not time that better? I don't think the rollercoaster snuck up on him...though it WAS a Batman rollercoaster.

By the by, I don't even think Hell wants us.

[Celephais]

A Batman rollercoaster fades into view while striking!
A Batman rollercoaster swings a saftey bar at you!
AS: +3148 vs DS: +55 with AvD: +112 + d100 roll: + 32 = +3237
... and hits for 2186 points of damage!
Strong shot to your head messes up the brain fatally.
It seems you have died, my friend. Although you cannot do anything, you are keenly aware of what is going on around you...
You realize that you have no outstanding favors which Lorminstra owes you, and without having accomplished a deed for Her, your soul is in danger of vanishing from the land forever!
...departing in 14 mins...

... If he was wearing his crit padded hat he'd have been okay.

[Stanley Burrell]

Do you realize how not n00bish Noob Saibot is? Niqqa fuckin' bending linear-time using undead Ninpo to transcend into older MK versions. That is one pimp-ass mudderfucker if ever there was one.

http://img29.picoodle.com/img/img29/4/6/29/f_NoobSaibotDm_fad4712.gif

Battle Reptile in the pit = tru.

[Sean of the Thread]

Fuck that pussy ride.


Shrieka pwns all.

200 feet up, 90 degrees straight down. And that was just the beginning. As the nation’s first dive coaster, SheiKra raised the bar with first-of-a-kind elements like a true 90-degree drop, an Immelmann loop and a second vertical dive into an underground tunnel.

Now, technology has raised that bar even higher, introducing SheiKra’s fans to an even greater thrill. In June 2007, Busch Gardens reintroduced SheiKra to the world with a new twist: “floorless” cars that allow riders an unobstructed view of the 70 mph rush.

The name SheiKra evokes the power and speed of an African hawk as it twists and plunges - giving riders a 70 mph, adrenaline-pumping experience like no other. At 200 feet, SheiKra takes the crown as Florida's tallest roller coaster.

Floorless SheiKra: Nothing above you but air. Nothing below you but earth. And like nothing you've ever experienced.


And Montu hurts my fucking feet the G-force is so rough at times. I think it hit's 4 gs... too much for my dangling fat feet.

[Clove]

Fuck that pussy ride...Floorless SheiKra: Nothing above you but air. Nothing below you but earth. And like nothing you've ever experienced.Whatever. Get back to us when SheiKra decapitates someone like "that pussy ride."

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

I'm going to Six Flags in two weeks with my family. I'll have to tell them not to hope the fence into a restricted area. Well, I actually don't have to tell them, they know.

Darwin at it's finest.

[Sean of the Thread]

Touche

I still feel bad for that girl that got her legs ripped off on the tower of power or watever it was.

[AnticorRifling]

I hope the amusement park sues the family. They have to clean the ride, down time and bad press = lost revinue, etc. All because he didn't heed the warnings.

[Stanley Burrell]

They could just rename the ride to "The Decapitator." A little viral marketing and ticket sales would be through the neck. Er, roof.

[Sweets]

How does he not time that better? I don't think the rollercoaster snuck up on him...though it WAS a Batman rollercoaster.

By the by, I don't even think Hell wants us.


:rofl:

[AnticorRifling]

I keep trying to find a video of those creatures from The Labyrinth (not that Pan's bullshit but the epic David Bowie one) that took their heads off. "Her head no come off. We make it come off!" but I'm at a loss....such an epic movie.

[Hips]

I keep trying to find a video of those creatures from The Labyrinth (not that Pan's bullshit but the epic David Bowie one) that took their heads off. "Her head no come off. We make it come off!" but I'm at a loss....such an epic movie.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sU_6l1kwu7Y

[AnticorRifling]

Fuck yes!

[Latrinsorm]

Pan's Labyrinth was great. :(

[NocturnalRob]

Pan's Labyrinth was great. :(

meh. Jennifer Connelly goes from this to rocking ass to ass in Requiem. I like the evolution.

[CrystalTears]

meh. Jennifer Connelly goes from this to rocking ass to ass in Requiem. I like the evolution.
Labyrinth and Pan's Labyrinth are completely different movies. Focus!

[Deathravin]

A Batman rollercoaster fades into view while striking!
A Batman rollercoaster swings a saftey bar at you!
AS: +3148 vs DS: +55 with AvD: +112 + d100 roll: + 32 = +3237
... and hits for 2186 points of damage!
Strong shot to your head messes up the brain fatally.
It seems you have died, my friend. Although you cannot do anything, you are keenly aware of what is going on around you...
You realize that you have no outstanding favors which Lorminstra owes you, and without having accomplished a deed for Her, your soul is in danger of vanishing from the land forever!
...departing in 14 mins...

... If he was wearing his crit padded hat he'd have been okay.

If none of the rest of that post would send celephais (or myself for laughing my ass off) to hell, that certainly will...
This dude needed redux man... Trade some of that climbing skill for PF, I think.

[CrystalTears]

This dude needed redux man... Trade some of that climbing skill for PF, I think.
His friend, who climbed over with him but didn't get injured, had the redux. It wouldn't have saved the beheading though. The heavy crit padding is what he needed.

[Deathravin]

His friend, who climbed over with him but didn't get injured, had the redux. It wouldn't have saved the beheading though. The heavy crit padding is what he needed.

What a dummy, he must not have been in sunfist. Or he forgot to sigil up before he went in.

Honestly, sure does just sound like darwinism to me. Redneck's famous last words, "hey check this out"... and now "Security? Why would we call them? I'll just go get it myself, what's the worst that can happen? I'd rather not pay 20 bucks for a new hat..."

[Celephais]

A few logic, intuition or wisdom inhancives probably would have done the trick... way to tank important stats.

I don't think any amount of redux, or padding would have helped. I think his only hope would have been an EVP dodge...

A batman rollercoaster swings a saftey bar at you!
At the last minute you interpose your shield between you and the coaster!
The batman rollercoaster doesn't give a shit about your shield and pwns you anyway!!

[Gan]

:lol:

5 star thread

[diethx]

I keep trying to find a video of those creatures from The Labyrinth (not that Pan's bullshit but the epic David Bowie one) that took their heads off. "Her head no come off. We make it come off!" but I'm at a loss....such an epic movie.

<3 that movie. The fierys used to freak me out a little though when I was younger. They're still even a little creepy.

[Deathravin]

Stats for this dude...

Headless Jon Doe, Human Redneck:
100 - Str (gotta put those points somewhere)
100 - Con (He really wanted that hat... he had physical prowess sure)
100 - Dex (He got over the fence, and he really liked those high PTPs)
55 - Agi (Again, got over the fence, but not high enough to dodge the guilitine)
55 - Dis (This one was part of the issue. He had enough so he didn't just whine and moan about his hat, he went to go get it, but it wasn't enough for him to follow the park's safety rules or heed the signs)
70 - Aur (He had spirit, no doubt about that)
35 - Log (Here's the real issue. Just a bit more of this would have helped, but he knew enough to not be afraid of the coaster - 'people must do this all the time, they wouldn't make it dangerous')
35 - Int (ooh, again, just low. that's going to cost him Jim)
20 - Wis (Who needs wisdom? What am I a cleric?)
90 - Inf (High influence, he convinced his buddy to come with him)

This is why it's always a good idea to min/max.

[CrystalTears]

That logic stat is way too high for this guy.

[Methais]

Labyrinth and LoPan's Labyrinth are completely different movies. Focus!

Yeah for real. LoPan's Labyrinth had a much cooler boss.

http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2007/07/10/LoPan.jpg

Disney is also in talks with Kurt Russel to fire up an Asian tour starting in Chinatown called Lindsey LoPan.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/208/447297322_ddc1f77d72.jpg

[Deathravin]

That logic stat is way too high for this guy.

It's hard to get the stats right and keep it 660. God won't let you down to earth without 660.

[TheEschaton]

After 17 trains, wouldn't there have been some stat growth? Or does the Redneck profession have really slow growth?

[Methais]

Redneck stats have extremely slow growth, except for the ones that effect college football and NASCAR.

[Warriorbird]

The Redneck profession really starts to grow after retirement... age 65+ or incurring disability. They can get growth before that if they join the Jobless Guild.

[Deathravin]

Name: Headless Jon Race: Human Profession: Redneck (shown as: Dumbass)
Gender: male Age: 17 Expr: 24302 Level: 5
Normal (Bonus) ... Enhanced (Bonus)
Strength (STR): 100 (30) ... 110 (35)
Constitution (CON): 100 (25) ... 110 (35)
Dexterity (DEX): 100 (25) ... 100 (25)
Agility (AGI): 55 (5) ... 55 (5)
Discipline (DIS): 55 (5) ... 20 (-15)
Aura (AUR): 70 (15) ... 80 (20)
Logic (LOG): 30 (-5) ... 10 (-15)
Intuition (INT): 40 (12) ... 20 (-10)
Wisdom (WIS): 20 (-25) ... 0 (-35)
Influence (INF): 90 (20) ... 110 (30)
Mana: 5 Money: $20.50

Rednecks get an automatic -10 to wisdom, and also a +20 Influence over other rednecks.
Being in the south raises your strength, and aura by 10. Being in a six flags, reduces your Logic, wisdom and int by 20...

Out in life, he wouldn't have gone out into the street to get his hat, but in six flags in the south... boy didn't stand a chance.

Unfortunatly his hat was a +50 wisdom hat, so once he lost that... it was all over

[CrystalTears]

This thread is so full of win.

[Clove]

It's hard to get the stats right and keep it 660. God won't let you down to earth without 660.He will if you're an NPC.

[Celephais]

It's hard to get the stats right and keep it 660. God won't let you down to earth without 660.
The fact that you think he had the full 660 is giving him too much credit. I have a feeling he's some re-activated dud rolled back in GS3 who somehow got past the reallocation period with a 430.

[Methais]

I wonder how Andraste or Emeradan would have handled this situation if they caught him jumping the fence and pulled him to the Lounge before he got pwned. Or at least pulled him before he decayed, since there's pretty much 0 chance of being rescued from under the Batman roller coaster, even during prime time.

I hear the loot there is awesome though, being so underhunted and all. Plus he was in a group. But from the sound of it, I don't think his friend contributed to anything.

[SayGoodbye]

Doesn't red neck take on a whole new meaning with decapitation?

[Methais]

Not really, since technically you're a no-neck then.

[Deathravin]

Poor kid, here he is just a dumb little redneck who wanted his hat back and got his head ripped from his body, and we're just unloading on him. Oh well, I've got to get back to shoveling aborted fetuses into the stem cell research lab's receiving chute.

[Gan]

Make sure you sort out the dead puppy and kitten fetuses. We dont want co-mingling of stem cells now. :)

[Miss Ismurii]

The parents will sue, of course.

If there were signs, aren't they not allowed to sue?

[Tolwynn]

If there were signs, aren't they not allowed to sue?

Of course they can, it's almost required what with the US being the laswuit capital of the world and all. They'll simply claim the signs and fence weren't adequate deterrent/protection/safeguarding, as the people made it in anyway, and start rolling from there.

They won't win, nor will they really hope to, so much as landing a fat cash settlement from a faltering amusement park hoping to avoid any further negative publicity.

[Miss Ismurii]

People are so stupid.

[Clove]

How soon before we can nominate him for a Darwin Award?

[RichardCranium]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kfd9C2GCS5U

Third verse.

[Stanley Burrell]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kfd9C2GCS5U

Third verse.

Fourth verse: http://youtube.com/watch?v=VZUD32-7QrU

[RichardCranium]

Fourth verse: http://youtube.com/watch?v=VZUD32-7QrU

Fucking <3 SGC2C

[Apathy]

I keep trying to find a video of those creatures from The Labyrinth (not that Pan's bullshit but the epic David Bowie one) that took their heads off. "Her head no come off. We make it come off!" but I'm at a loss....such an epic movie.

You remind me of the babe.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

You know, I was reading more on this today, and saw that it was TWO, SIX foot fences he climbed over to shortcut through. If the family sues the park, they should be shot.

[Doughboy]

You know, I was reading more on this today, and saw that it was TWO, SIX foot fences he climbed over to shortcut through. If the family sues the park, they should be shot.

That's what makes it so fucking special. He wasn't a dumb shit once, but twice. I'm willing to bet that "both" fences had signs and stuff stuck all over them...

I feel sorry for the family having to deal with the death of a kid...but I just can't feel sorry for somebody being that much of a fucking moron.

[Daniel]

Man. Talk about a "no shit" moment as the ride operator. What's the proper reaction to that shit?

[Doughboy]

Man. Talk about a "no shit" moment as the ride operator. What's the proper reaction to that shit?

Imagine the "oh shit" face on the poor kids who fought to get into that front seat...

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Heh, imagine the folks on the ride that saw it happen. That'll put a wrinkle in your day at the fun park.

[AnticorRifling]

You remind me of the babe.
What babe?

[Gan]

Man. Talk about a "no shit" moment as the ride operator. What's the proper reaction to that shit?

Emergency stop button.

50mph to 0mph in .2 seconds.

[CrystalTears]

Imagine the "oh shit" face on the poor kids who fought to get into that front seat...
*THUD* "Uh.. what was that?"

Emergency stop button.

50mph to 0mph in .2 seconds.
I can't imagine that being a safe option once the ride is in full swing.

[AnticorRifling]

*THUD* "Uh.. what was that?"

I can't imagine that being a safe option once the ride is in full swing.

Full swing, batman ride where your sitting like your on a swing set...I see what you did there.

[Celephais]

Emergency stop button.

50mph to 0mph in .2 seconds.
Sometimes I hate myself... I see numbers and have to do the math. That's 11.4 Gs (if the deceleration is linear)

[Fallen]

I wonder if the people on the ride sensed anything at all happened. I don't think they mentioned the passengers on the ride at all other than to say they weren't hurt.

[Asile]

Since no one seems to have posted it yet, I have heard that the family is NOT going to sue the park. At least someone in all this got some smarts.

Of course, dumbass shouldn't have been wearing his hat anyway. I've never been to a Six Flags, but I imagine they're like the parks around here that have all sorts of signs and audio warnings for folks to not go on the ride with stuff they either can't completely secure or aren't willing to lose. (One of the reasons I carry a backpack to amusement parks: so I can stuff the guys' caps and sunglasses in there during rides.)

[CrystalTears]

Meh. I wore hats to amusement parks, and just sat on it when going on a ride.

[Skeeter]

Don't lie CT, you stuffed them in your Fanny Pack.

[Stanley Burrell]

Of course, dumbass shouldn't have been wearing a hat anyway.

Six Flags is pretty racist against religious headgear.

[CrystalTears]

LOL! Nope, can't recall ever wearing a fanny pack.

[Stanley Burrell]

Fanny packs...

Help accentuate the godonkadonkadonkbutts.

On 65-year old Floridians. Mmmm.

[Jayvn]

god I love natural selection when it works.

[Tisket]

Fanny packs...

I have a customer who wears a fanny pack only he has it pulled around to the front most of the time. God knows why, probably for ease of access. It just looks like he is playing with his own balls when he digs around in it for something though. Annoying shit.

Yes, I am aware this should have been posted in the random thoughts thread. Fuck you very much.

[ViridianAsp]

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5icJKWwVpBMEbT5HEKFrs_UBNUgWQD91JE4M81

"The teen and his parents were at the park with a group from the Oakey Spring Baptist Church near Springfield, S.C., police said."

That line explains everything.

Lawl I said the very same thing.

[Apathy]

What babe?

The babe with the power.

[Daniel]

Emergency stop button.

50mph to 0mph in .2 seconds.

Yea...Right.

[Gan]

okayyy

[Eoghain]

Imagine the "oh shit" face on the poor kids who fought to get into that front seat...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHATHATSTERRIBLEHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HA

[iJin]

A Batman rollercoaster fades into view while striking!
A Batman rollercoaster swings a saftey bar at you!
AS: +3148 vs DS: +55 with AvD: +112 + d100 roll: + 32 = +3237
... and hits for 2186 points of damage!
Strong shot to your head messes up the brain fatally.
It seems you have died, my friend. Although you cannot do anything, you are keenly aware of what is going on around you...
You realize that you have no outstanding favors which Lorminstra owes you, and without having accomplished a deed for Her, your soul is in danger of vanishing from the land forever!
...departing in 14 mins...

... If he was wearing his crit padded hat he'd have been okay.


oh my fucking god. :rofl:

[Sean of the Thread]

Imagine the "oh shit" face on the poor kids who fought to get into that front seat...

Even better if you were wearing sandals/flops like most and put them in the cubby before the ride... barefoot head rip off... nice. Eyeball stuck on the the middle toe perhaps.

Nice.

[Snapp]

You people are so going to hell.

^

[Daniel]

That's been a foregone conclusion for some time now.

[AnticorRifling]

The babe with the power. What power?

[CrystalTears]

What power?
The power of voodoo.

[AnticorRifling]

The power of voodoo.
Who do?

[CrystalTears]

Who do?
You do.

[AnticorRifling]

You do.
Do what?

[CrystalTears]

Do what?
You remind me of the babe.

:)

[Stanley Burrell]

What power?

The power of THE LOARRRD.

[Stanley Burrell]

You remind me of the babe.

:)

This is probably on-topic, if it isn't, I really need the sex, so, you know...

Anyway -- The 1995 academy award nominees were:

Apollo 13, Mr. Holland's Opus, Braveheart, Casino and...

http://www.homevideos.com/photoscomedy/babe.jpeg

[Stanley Burrell]

You remind me of the babe.

:)

Ruth never caught the ball.

[Skeeter]

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w226/emorock09/thread_gay_midget.jpg

[Celephais]

Even better if you were wearing sandals/flops like most and put them in the cubby before the ride... barefoot head rip off... nice. Eyeball stuck on the the middle toe perhaps.

Nice.

Yeah but now the kid probably brings it up constantly ... "You really don't want to mess with me, I've literally kicked someone's head off with my bare feet."

[Daniel]

Or he's an emotional wreck.

[Gan]

Especially if he's EMO.

[Celephais]

Or he's an emotional wreck.
Sheesh, I guess you could get all serious... odds are his head wasn't kicked off, as there would be some serious injury to the feet, and they said all passangers were fine.

[Gan]

I believe there's a significant underhanging portion of the ride (if its anything like the ones I've ridden).

I'm sure the contact to head was all metal.

[AnticorRifling]

I have an idea (and yes it's horrible) please stand by while I craft my ticket to hell.

[AnticorRifling]

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n177/anticor/Misc/BatmanTheRide.jpg

[Skeeter]

Holy shit that's great!

[diethx]

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n177/anticor/Misc/BatmanTheRide.jpg

ROFL, wow, that's so awesome.

[Stanley Burrell]

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n177/anticor/Misc/BatmanTheRide.jpg

That stuff works wonders.

[Gan]

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n177/anticor/Misc/BatmanTheRide.jpg

LOL

Classic.

That nets you a first class seat, complete with champaign and a hot towell for your face.

http://images.cafepress.com/product/161205923v5_150x150_Front.jpg

[Methais]

That's not what the Batman roller coaster really looks like is it?

[iJin]

Yes, it does.

[Deathravin]

I'm going to hell for laughing out loud for 10 minutes at that picture... Anticor is going to super-hell...

[Deathravin]

My wife was looking at it and found this:

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/cobb/stories/2008/06/29/sixflags_0630_web2.html

Aparently...
"Jenkins told police investigators that rather then re-entering through the main gate, the two decided to scale the fences, which lead directly to the ride." So there was no hat involved...

He's even stupider than I previously imagined.

[Celephais]

Hahah, Anticor, that is awesome.

HOLY FUCK... wow I have a pretty strong stomach, but shit... I'm not going to link it direct because it's really fucked up, but if you look up "Decapitation" on snoopes, there is a fucked up story of a man who was decapitated by a wrought iron fence while fleeing from the police, and a ridiculously unbelievable picture that looks like it's out of a movie, but snoopes confirms as legit. Damn...

[AnticorRifling]

That's not what the Batman roller coaster really looks like is it?
Yeah that's a picture of the actual ride.

[100% Wool]

wow...this thread is all sorts of fucked up

[Gan]

HOLY FUCK... wow I have a pretty strong stomach, but shit... I'm not going to link it direct because it's really fucked up, but if you look up "Decapitation" on snoopes, there is a fucked up story of a man who was decapitated by a wrought iron fence while fleeing from the police, and a ridiculously unbelievable picture that looks like it's out of a movie, but snoopes confirms as legit. Damn...

Is that the one where his head is impaled? LOL thats a fucked up pic.

[Some Rogue]

Hahah, Anticor, that is awesome.

HOLY FUCK... wow I have a pretty strong stomach, but shit... I'm not going to link it direct because it's really fucked up, but if you look up "Decapitation" on snoopes, there is a fucked up story of a man who was decapitated by a wrought iron fence while fleeing from the police, and a ridiculously unbelievable picture that looks like it's out of a movie, but snoopes confirms as legit. Damn...

I know what pic you are talking about without even looking...and yeah, I can hardly believe that's real.

[Celephais]

Is that the one where his head is impaled? LOL thats a fucked up pic.
Yeah, the angle of it is what gets me... how on earth he managed to land so perfectly. Really looks like it's out of some movie... If you showed me just that picture I would think campy horror flick. Knowing it's real is a little sickening though.

[Gan]

I'm re-reading George RR Martin's "Clash of Kings". Kind of fitting with all the heads on spikes happening in the book.

[Augie]

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n177/anticor/Misc/BatmanTheRide.jpg

:lolwave: That was hysterical!

[Celephais]

Kinda reminds me of Dracula, when he's piking all those people...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/Valeron/Bram%20Stokers%20Dracula/Dracula_redarmor.jpg

[Methais]

Yeah that's a picture of the actual ride.

Damn, how the hell did someone not break their foot on that guy's head?

[Gan]

Here's a better picture.

http://americacoasters.com/Photos/SFMM/batman-closeup2.jpg

[CrystalTears]

Damn, how the hell did someone not break their foot on that guy's head?
Because it was more likely the bar underneath the ride than anyone's foot.

[AnticorRifling]

Yeah the angle of the picture is misleading, I'm pretty sure that bar hangs below the level of riders' feet.

[Marl]

Yeah the angle of the picture is misleading, I'm pretty sure that bar hangs below the level of riders' feet.

It really depends on how long your legs are, mine for instance hang below the bar, and the kid is a fuckin douchbag for even thinking he could jump the fences and not get hurt. All kinds of warning signs and if you watch the train go by you know why they are there.