The longest, tallest, fastest indoor rollercoaster in the world was only open six months when the last carriage of a train came loose, killing three people and all that the day following an inspection that the ride was safe to operate. We look at how a design choice made maintenance more critical and then how wishing for a ride to be safe, doesn't really help.With John Chidgey.This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced
Links of Interest:

Mindbender
Geoffrey Kulak (Archive.org)
Mindbender (Galaxyland)
Triple Five Group
Roller coaster wheel assembly
Bogie
Schwarzkopf GmbH
6 Reasons Why Bolts Fail & How To Prevent It
Testing for Amusement Rides and Theme Parks TÜV SÜD

Videos:

Tragedy on the Mindbender (Video)
Mindbender Accident Inquiry - Film & Video Stock (Video)

News Articles:

Coaster Ride’s Mastermind Fired
Roller-coaster goes at full tilt
Mindbender 25 Years Later (Archive.org)
Roller-coaster Derailment Kills Three
Survivor of 1986 mall coaster crash wants memorial
3 Hurled to Death in Canada as Roller Coaster Derails in Mall
Authorities today investigated a weekend triple-loop ‘Mindbender’ roller coaster
3 Killed in RollerCoaster Crash
[Mall Owner Blames Manufacturer’s Defect for Roller Coaster Deaths (Dead Link)](LINK DEFUNCT “Original Link: https://apnews.com/8be3b0f7291c22472aa8c00790de1358")

Rollercoaster Articles:

31 years ago today, the Mindbender rollercoaster at WEM crashed
10 Deadliest Roller Coaster Accidents
List of incidents at independent amusement parks
Amusement Ride Accidents
The Mindbender Fantasy Roller Coaster Accident in Canada
Worst Coaster Crash?
Mindbender - Galaxyland - Roller Coasters
Mindbender - Galaxyland Amusement Park
American Dreier Looping
Mindbender Edmonton (Archive.org)
Schwarzkopf (Archive.org)
Mindbender - Park Vault
Anton Schwarzkopf
Mindbender (Galaxyland)

Legislature Assembly Minutes:

21st Legislature First Session Minutes (PDF)

Support Causality on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers:
'r' and Steven Bridle.Episode Silver Producers:
Mitch Biegler, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill, Joel Maher and Katharina Will.With thanks to
Quinton Zaborski
for the topic suggestion.

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