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by markus_zhang 6 hours ago
Wait can I use it for rollercoasters?
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Why the hell would you be using your phone during a goddamned rollercoaster ride?
I’d do anything to reduce the motion sickness. I don’t have to hold the phone. I can bundle it on my arm.
It's terrifyingly common.

These days, if you see a roller coaster train stopped on the lift hill, it's 10x more likely to be caused by the ride ops stopping the ride to confiscate a phone than for a breakdown [0].

A whole lotta wannabe influencers want to record a video of themselves on a ride.

[0] Also, most "breakdowns" on roller coasters are from the ride computer thinking something isn't quite right and stopping the ride as a precautionary measure. It's actually pretty uncommon for there to be an actual mechanical failure.

Double-down on the thrill-seeking?