I rode this water slide when it first opened and I never knew it wasn’t designed by a professional engineer 😳 glad I only rode it once!

@natedetailscars

2 жыл бұрын

A hand drawing is as good as anything, right?

@Sticky_sausage69

2 жыл бұрын

We should be glad it was demolished

@highturbulencetv9584

Жыл бұрын

@@Sticky_sausage69 they only did that because of a childs death

@danhansen3109

Жыл бұрын

It seriously looks like a 3rd world build quality. I mean just pause at the drop gate...

@lanaxrey

Жыл бұрын

@@highturbulencetv9584 good

All that metal passing above your head sure seems unnerving at those speeds.

@areyoujelton

2 жыл бұрын

Or BEHEADING

@ruix

2 жыл бұрын

@Rouge Five a kid got decapitated because of those bars so

@jackhughes7637

2 жыл бұрын

@@areyoujelton So edgy

@lilyhalter8443

2 жыл бұрын

You could call it….Death Metal

@trichotillomaniac1959

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. You should really keep a heads up for them

The netting is so terrifying and one of the worst builds I've ever seen. It doesn't take a genius to understand a thin metal fence is bad news when going 70 mph. How is that going to protect you?

@m.trevino9830

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@Ian-pe9rj

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know why they though they needed the mesh in the first place, if the ride was properly designed from the start, it should’ve been physically impossible for the raft to fly out under all operating conditions.

@Liasos88

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ian-pe9rj It really is impossible to understand. If they were scared that a raft could go airborne and wanted a plan B just in case, making something that won't kill you might've been a good idea!

@novauncensored4633

Жыл бұрын

As someone who lives in Kansas City, Veruckt is a mess we’re all still trying to forget, but at least it put more attention on safety regulations for water rides so such a horrible tragedy cant happen again in the future.

@hippo4262

Жыл бұрын

@KingBxcon bro what you on about that’s the funniest thing g I’ve seen all day

this is the last thing that boy saw, fucking sad man

@enderboygamer3248

2 жыл бұрын

Yes 😭

@bettytunabreath9317

2 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about?

@andreouc

2 жыл бұрын

@@bettytunabreath9317 some kid died in this water slide

@Sparkly7088

Жыл бұрын

@@bettytunabreath9317 a boy was decapitated on this slide

@babygayle6842

Жыл бұрын

@@Sparkly7088 no fucking way

I felt so sick watching this, that poor little boy. My heart really does go out to his family

@jarkkehhh213

2 жыл бұрын

The kids father is a republican politician, karma for being a twat

@blakefitz5382

2 жыл бұрын

@@jarkkehhh213 you are a terrible person someone’s political beliefs doesn’t mean they should have to go through tragedy like that. You are part of the problem when it comes to politics

@jarkkehhh213

2 жыл бұрын

@BusinessMan. jpgWhat?

@justSomeUserOnYT

2 жыл бұрын

@@jarkkehhh213 What they mean is go outside, see people, do things. Stop being an indoor troll.

@jarkkehhh213

2 жыл бұрын

@@justSomeUserOnYT Guessing you support right-wingers/fascists?

Pure genius putting a mesh metal fence overhead to stop people from flying out.

@arinewstoday3477

2 жыл бұрын

And decapitate a kid that had a life to live

@dh6865

2 жыл бұрын

@@arinewstoday3477 you know you got trolled right?

@arinewstoday3477

2 жыл бұрын

@@dh6865 that’s not a troll they were being sarcastic

@dh6865

2 жыл бұрын

@@arinewstoday3477 definition of a troll is drawing out idiots to show themselves as idiots by pretending to be an idiot.

@arinewstoday3477

2 жыл бұрын

@@dh6865 😐

They literally ignored engineers, specialists, and the multiple warning signs when they were testing the concept where the raft would just fly off the ride.

@casusbelli9225

2 жыл бұрын

The father of kid that was decapitated literally did everything in his power to let them get away with that. Only when his kid died, the bitch did 180 and started screeching about them needing to be responsible.

@fotisfotis8060

2 жыл бұрын

Is that a fact?

@badgamedevreacts3855

2 жыл бұрын

@@fotisfotis8060 There's a whole documentary of its creation before the event happened. The engineers said it wasn't a good idea, the simulations were yielding bad results, and they had so many failed test runs with sandbags so bad that they put safety nets over the ride but that was also ill advised because as in the case of the kid who was killed flying upwards in or outside of the raft would mean getting severe head trauma, I'm no expert but they at least should've had safety nets on the sides so that they are caught, and not scalped and beheaded.

@blankearth5840

2 жыл бұрын

@@badgamedevreacts3855 Exactly, better yet, they should have put strong plastic vertical walls on each side that are tall enough to prevent the raft from going off the slide, like a giant coin slot. That way there would be nothing overhead and nobody would lose an arm if they happened to not keep arms inside the raft at all times. And make the walls transparent so people can see through it. I bet if they actually followed the safety requirements, the slide would have been just what I explained

@badgamedevreacts3855

2 жыл бұрын

@@blankearth5840 If it hasn't already been done I think it'd be a great publicity stunt to make a water park that has a ride that looks exactly like the verruckt but actually designed correctly and say something like "this ride is safe because we care enough to make it safe" be a great way to take the Schlitterbahn empire down a couple of pegs, however I am biased because the owners grandkids always got to use the boogie bahn after the park closed, so they were the only ones who could enjoy riding it with only a 5 min line.

I remember watching a TV show about the construction of this slide. I won’t forget how they refused to let anyone see the first few test runs and how the rafts went plummeting off the ride. It honestly shouldn’t have been a surprise when we heard about the tragedy on the news.

Imagine going out soo excited to have fun . And then everything ends in a short time when you only wanted to have fun

@anabanana8064

2 жыл бұрын

Yup just like the tragic accident that happened last week on Thursday i believe. A 14 year old teenager named tyree slid out his seat from the tallest drop tower in Orlando..

@madison5294

2 жыл бұрын

@@anabanana8064 the video was posted on tiktok, i was sick to my stomach, that poor boy :(

1:07, the net looks dangerously close.

@tyronspong825

Жыл бұрын

1:11 🔪😰

This is one of those contraptions that sounds way better on paper than in practicality. That mesh should've immediately been seen as a hazard and removed.

@destinyquiroz914

2 жыл бұрын

But then he would’ve flown out and died in a worst way tbh. The whole thing should’ve just never been build by this guy PERIOD.

@novauncensored4633

Жыл бұрын

Honestly they should’ve just removed the pointless second hill and it still would’ve been the tallest water slide in the world. One small adjustment and that poor kid would still be alive today but for some reason they just had to have that damn second hill

The fact that the owners had no engineering experience and created a ride mind blows me . RIP to Caleb 🙏

From Wikipedia: Reportedly, Caleb, who weighed 74 pounds (34 kg), had been allowed to sit in the front of the raft, rather than between the two women accompanying him - one weighed 275 pounds (125 kg), while the other weighed 197 pounds (89 kg).[31] This created an uneven weight distribution, which some experts concluded may have contributed to the raft going airborne.

@oli7120

8 ай бұрын

Of course fat people killed him. Fatties should be banned from all public attractions and transport. If you can't even control your own basic health metrics, you should not be allowed to do normal people things in society because you are not normal by definition. That's a fact.

@KerryFairbanks

8 ай бұрын

In other words they were obese hogs and the kid died because of it

@avernvrey7422

5 ай бұрын

No doubt, but the rafts going airborn were very common, even with other weight ratios.

The fact that this ride was only 10_15 seconds long and it killed that boy in just that time goes to show how dangerous it was so glad it was torn down, My condolences to his family but also to the women that witnessed it all they will be traumatised for life

Even the slide itself when you look at it from a far looks sinister

@numbersstationsarchive194

2 жыл бұрын

afar*

@julianbluefeather8491

Жыл бұрын

Even the name is too

@qualicumjack3906

9 ай бұрын

Yeah and it sounds like a map from Nazi Zombies

@BotchuLeeSim

2 ай бұрын

@@qualicumjack3906 no, it’s literally the name

This ride was an accident waiting to happen…

@enderboygamer3248

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@shouldacomewithawarninh4974

2 жыл бұрын

So true, a geee

@ShawnLamont1997

2 жыл бұрын

A very gruesome accident

@bettytunabreath9317

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShawnLamont1997 which one? I see no accident.

@regraix5275

2 жыл бұрын

@@bettytunabreath9317 search for Caleb Schwab

It’s honestly a miracle only one person was killed in this considering it was designed and built by two guys who aren’t engineers

@redsunflowers7991

9 ай бұрын

If it hadn't been closed and then torn down after Caleb's death, there is no doubt more people would have died. There was already a list of people with serious injuries that had been covered up, and the ride hadn't even been operating that long.

I can’t even imagine the horror of seeing a young child nearly headless from the neck showing up in the front, being one of the workers at the end grabbing each riders float

@aldorfc220

Жыл бұрын

His brother witness it 😱😱

@aldorfc220

Жыл бұрын

@@okWojtaz he had 3 brothers I think as mom n dad had 4 boys I'm sure

@gabriellaveir147

Жыл бұрын

@@okWojtaz yes he had a brother, his brother didn’t meet the weight requirement so he went back down and watched his brother come down .. he witnessed everything

@okWojtaz

Жыл бұрын

@@gabriellaveir147 alr

@EmeraldBayMovies

Жыл бұрын

Even worse, imagine being his parent and seeing that

"Not too bad" Indeed, you even still got your head over your shoulders

What is that metal fence with metal arches going to do besides decapitate people?

1:10 'The raft he was riding went airborne during the ascent of the second hill and impacted a metal support of the netting, decapitating him.'

@c_rebekah

2 жыл бұрын

Where is this excerpt from?

@Nelafix

2 жыл бұрын

@@c_rebekah The Wikipedia article on the Verrückt waterslide.

@pickleman40

2 жыл бұрын

You can see at that exact spot for whatever reason there is a opening in the netting. And the reinforcement bar looks extra reinforced. I can see how he was decapitated now, I have never seen this detail mentioned before but it seems like a ridiculously negligent mistake to have no netting there

@bettytunabreath9317

2 жыл бұрын

@@pickleman40 1:15 thanks 👍 Indeed I see the opening in the center with the reinforcement bar sticking out . 😳

@__-xy9gx

Жыл бұрын

To add, he sat in the front. One of the women behind him weighed 197lbs and the other 275lbs. My guess is the weight of the 275lbs woman levered the raft, that is if she was furthest back. Idk I'm not a physicist, but could imagine that being the case and that it contributed to the accident during the ascent

R.I.P Caleb

when you got airborne, it gave me chills

@hanisjackson1681

Жыл бұрын

He never got airborne ??🤣🤣

@smarkmalark

Жыл бұрын

@@hanisjackson1681 Yeah, only for a few seconds at about 1:16 , but he definitely did. Probably not as severely as other had but yeah

Are these just Velcro straps? Nice.

Fck this slide that innocent boy lost his life because of incompetence and negligence I’m glad this embarrassment of a slide has been tore down.

I'm really glad I never rode this thing. I feel awful for that boy that lost his life, and his family...

My favourite part being that their "safety net" is at that speed basicly a cheese grater

There’s almost no rust on the slide which means that in the drone / helicopter video after the kid died, it was actually blood snd not rust

@loosilu

9 ай бұрын

yep, all blood. I noticed that too.

This all could have been avoided if they just used a transparent plastic instead of netting, or if the owner just fucking listened

@loosilu

9 ай бұрын

if the took out the second hill.

@loosilu

9 ай бұрын

Plastic would also kill you at 70 MPH

@BotchuLeeSim

2 ай бұрын

Plastic would still have the ability to internally decapitate you. They should’ve not had Velcro straps and they should’ve had a softer material for the outside part of the slide

@PHAEDRIDER

Ай бұрын

or, you know, maybe going with your gut when the raft goes flying off into space on the first try

This was posted only a month before the accident 😭

Someone really thought "They'll hit the 'protective' mesh so that they won't fly off the slide" and the other agrees on it. They didn't even want to know the worst that could happen, they didn't bother.

Reminds me disturbingly of "The Running Man" (1987). Can't help but think of that poor kid that was decapitated by this thing.

How the hell was this ride approved?

So forgive me if I misunderstand, but the netting enforced by metal rings was meant to pretty much keep the raft from flying off the slide? Wouldn't they have expected the first object on the raft to hit the netting/rings to possibly be somebody's head?

Soon as that gate opens, “Umm excuse me! I change my min--OH SHITTTT!!!!!”

Just a month before the tragedy of Calab...R.I.P and Caleb :(

@vairexxx

2 жыл бұрын

Verrückt. its german for "crazy"

@michaelbuckman3274

2 жыл бұрын

@@vairexxx Alright, I changed it. Close enough.

@literaldipwad7786

Жыл бұрын

why would you want the poorly designed waterslide that decapitated a child to “rest in piece” tf

@michaelbuckman3274

Жыл бұрын

@@literaldipwad7786 I guess I didn't think of it that way?

God, it's so creepy looking at things knowing people died on them.

Whoever designed this water slide clearly did not study hard in college

@MarkSamurai5

Жыл бұрын

The designers were high school dropouts

@tjminimoto

Жыл бұрын

@@MarkSamurai5 the designers probably didn’t even learn how to write

@BotchuLeeSim

2 ай бұрын

The designers probably dropped out of preschool

@tjminimoto

2 ай бұрын

@@BotchuLeeSim they probably were never allowed to touch legos or play Minecraft

Maybe I'm missing something obvious but - why even have the metal cage on top of the slide? In theory, wouldn't it be less harmful for someone to just fly off the slide rather than what happened to that poor kid?

@claretblue2509

2 жыл бұрын

The fact that they even had it makes me think they knew it was dangerous

@AlzMarioWolfe

2 жыл бұрын

There’s absolutely no reason to have that on the top regardless. You’re not gonna fly into space. Put up some rails or extra platforming on the sides in case someone flies off the side… but the entire arch is completely unnecessary and it ended up harming someone anyways instead of protecting them

@aarionna

Жыл бұрын

@@AlzMarioWolfewhat

@EmeraldBayMovies

Жыл бұрын

@@AlzMarioWolfe Better yet, why not just enclose the whole thing in a plastic tube, like many water rides do? Put some padding on the ceiling where the airtime hill is just in case, easy fix

@loosilu

9 ай бұрын

@@AlzMarioWolfe The construction of the net tells you how bad the problem was of rafts flying off.

That's about 113 km/h, scary speed and splash sound 🤔

Me: watches people go on the ride Verruckt game over theme: *plays* Me: 😳

I wonder if that slide instead had ~6+ foot plexiglass panels with maybe a noticeably higher sidewall ON the part of the slides right where the potential for being airborne is the highest but WITHOUT the metal net/fence structures on top… That this entire park would’ve still been open and with an acceptable safety record. In spite of its misgivings on other rides… heard/read that much more secondary rides were also closed to the public in their final year of operation…

@Quit3Cut3

10 ай бұрын

At that speed, if someone’s head were to bump against it, it might still be fatal. They needed engineers for this ride to be safe. It would have to probably be 15 feet above the slide, but still at those speeds head injuries could still happen I’m sure. Maybe if the raft was on a train of some sort to keep it in the tube? Defeats the point of a slide but I don’t really see any other way of this working.

bruh this is the same the boy died on😭 just want to clear it up that is a cry not a laught^

I remember going to the water slide once bit never actually tried it, but after a couple of minutes later I began hearing rumors of a little boy who got decapitated and his family yelled at the engineers that he's dead it was horrifying

“Alright have fun guys”. Dies half way through

I've watched this video so many times and I still can't figure out exactly which moment of the ride that killed Caleb. It doesn't seem like there is enough momentum on the second hill to eject someone strong enough to decapitate them? Does anyone know exactly how this happened and which part of the ride?

@stevebarbieri1399

2 жыл бұрын

It was off the 2nd hill.

@BM-qw8hy

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevebarbieri1399 It slows down down as it goes up the second hill though. So how did the tragedy happen?

@stevebarbieri1399

2 жыл бұрын

@@BM-qw8hy his raft didn't slow down.

@BM-qw8hy

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevebarbieri1399 Oh right. I read an article about this waterslide after i asked you that question, and it stated there were issues with it going too fast

@stevebarbieri1399

2 жыл бұрын

@@BM-qw8hy also there was a big weight difference. The lady in the back was 250lbs or so. While Caleb was 80 90 lbs in the front.

Who else is here after they found out about the horror that happened? 😔

@jolina1117

2 жыл бұрын

Me🥺

@trainstracks2221

Жыл бұрын

Me. RIP Caleb Schwab.

This was the tallest waterslide in the world!

Anyone else feel that drop without even being on it

“How do you keep a waterpark open after one of your fucking attendees gets decapitated?” Penguinz 2021

@King5150Ed

2 жыл бұрын

It's not open, genius

@miboshitsutzu1723

2 жыл бұрын

This video post 5 years ago. Probably before the accident.

@blitzo719

2 жыл бұрын

@@King5150Ed wait it’s not anymore?

@King5150Ed

2 жыл бұрын

@@blitzo719 I meant to say that particular ride, my apologies

@Banjo29

Жыл бұрын

​@@blitzo719the park is still opened but the water slide was demolished.

He did it before, which means he survived more than once.

The netting is an absolutely obviously bad idea. If you're going 70mph and you get an arm or a leg through that netting, you're going to lose the arm or leg. Like what happened to that skiier who got a ski stuck in a net and it nearly ripped him in half.

About 1:10 idls where caleb died. Ascending the second hill. RIP little dude.

Hundreds can say, "I survived Verrückt Water Slide at Schlitterbahn Kansas City"....sadly one person can not.....

Just watching this chokes my throat

Held in with Velcro! Only in America would this get approved 🤦🏻‍♂️

@waltawite

2 жыл бұрын

Hey bozo, the ride was self-inspected by the person that created the ride. The state had no idea about the safety implications the ride may have

@rhys4998

2 жыл бұрын

@@waltawite Sums up the idiotic health and safety regulations “bozo”

@Boss_etc853

2 жыл бұрын

There a shit ton of shitty rides that have been approved out of america aswell lol😂. Y’all just wanna shit talk

@beatbasher

2 жыл бұрын

@@waltawite well bozo, you just reinforced this guy's point with your ill thought out comment.

@WhatAHorribleNight

2 жыл бұрын

Ohhhhh, man. If you think this is bad, go see what kind of rides get approved in India. Just sayin'.

Honestly this ride would've been perfectly safe if they remove the fence looking roof, then raise the sides very tall. "But it's too expensive," they complained. So they avoid the extra spending and do this instead. What a bunch of cheap ass greedy people who created this.

@loosilu

9 ай бұрын

no, it was never safe. It's an intrisically fatal design.

This was the last thing Caleb saw...

America, what the hell. Third world country shit, especially when the judge dismissed the case. Just terrible for the family and the boy whose life was taken.

@britneyspears5727

2 жыл бұрын

I cannot believe it was dismissed. Wtf is our justice system.

Touching the net at high speed would immediately make you lose the limb. They should done a wrap around slide instead a straight down slide. The slide was a little too steep to begin with.

Who needs actual safety regulations?

There was 2 women in the raft, the boy who had been allowed to ride in the front died when he lost his control and flung up onto the netting at the second bump. The 2 women was also gravley injured 😞

That sure sounds like fun

@Croatiauefaeuro

3 жыл бұрын

Not

@jujublue4426

2 жыл бұрын

A kid got beheaded by this

@nicoleconnolly1596

2 жыл бұрын

@@jujublue4426 so big deal

@fuirot2227

2 жыл бұрын

didnt a boy get decapitated from that water slide

@andrecarrasquillo4945

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicoleconnolly1596 yeah, big deal

"Yana buckle the middle" "Really?!" if she has to ask why was she working on that slide? 🤔

At 1:11 you could’ve been a victim to this attraction site.

It's All Chill Until It Starts Breaking Necks

1:08....Surely that thud would catapult you off the inflatable.

Imagine if the lifeguards tell you to “hold on to your head” right after you get on

This ride was a deathtrap, an accident waiting to happen.

We all just saw that Tiktok huh

@kellymatheny7366

3 жыл бұрын

Bahaha so I’m not the only one who gets wrapped up in these things and further investigates 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

@ariannalynn2494

3 жыл бұрын

Yup 😂😂😂😂

@kzimmerman03

3 жыл бұрын

*obi wan voice*"thats why im here"

@lyriclady8166

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 yuuuup!! I had to research more!

@meidrella6197

3 жыл бұрын

yep

I don’t know but it’s so crazy to watch this after you know what happend a few years ago

One month before the accident that killed somebody

Alright have fun guys

@EhsanRblx

2 жыл бұрын

**the ride start**

If it's not safe, then heads will roll.

Not even a month before that boy was killed.

The kid was 10 YEARS OLD Goddammit, first of all, the ride shouldn’t be able to let him on because of his age and height and second of all the damn father shouldn’t have been so careless like wtf

1:07 Well thats just luck that you didnt lose your mind

Here's the thing, whoever made this slide does not know many things. Velcro straps??? They can easily stop connecting at any time. Metal wire at the top??? Decapitate you or severely injure you.

Bro went airborne for a second

Is this still in operation or is the park still open?

@Claro1993

2 жыл бұрын

Not anymore.

@Carlos-ui5dx

2 жыл бұрын

No and no

@Sparkly7088

Жыл бұрын

Definitely not after a kid got decapitated on this very slide

@TheCeraization

Жыл бұрын

Water slide closed in 2016 and then the park shutdown in 2018.

Least the ride didn’t fly up…poor boy😢 my heart goes out to his family❤

1:14 The disaster point, for anyone who knows

Oh my

"What a fun looking waterslide i sure hope no one dies on it"

Considering the rafts that flew off this slide during the initial test runs, this was an accident just waiting to happen.. and installing a cheese grater to keep you from flying off; gee..what could go wrong? This whole concept was truly verruckt.

@BotchuLeeSim

2 ай бұрын

*verrückt. For example, “Du bist verrückt.” There’s a big difference between U and Ü

RIP Caleb Schwab

I like roller coasters and all that stuff, but I would never ride this waterslide.

Thank goodness it has a metal fence round it to stop people flying out…

I’m confused where it happened at?

@loosilu

9 ай бұрын

Look at 1:10. It's where the raft enters the netting.

Caleb Schwab 😥❤️😢

29 days before the accident

This waterslide belongs in action park

If it didn't have the lift hill it would have been much safer

Hali, te tudsz magyarul? Csak azért kérdezem, mert a Harkányfürdős videóban lehet hallani, és azért kérdezem, hogy az a te hangod e, vagy csak másnak a hangját hallom. Hello, do you know Hungarian? I'm only asking because you can hear it in the Harkányfürdő video, and I'm asking if it's your voice or if it's just hearing someone else's voice.

If the little boy would have just sat in the middle he wouldn’t have been decapitated

@JaneDoe-is8iw

2 жыл бұрын

Or if he hadn’t been in that ride period. He was too young for it.

@kaig2284

2 жыл бұрын

@@JaneDoe-is8iw or better yet. Maybe they should make a safer ride. That way no of this becomes an issue

@kaig2284

2 жыл бұрын

@@JaneDoe-is8iw none*

ggs caleb

Verruckt should’ve just been a body slide like summit plummet.

@h.f6364

Жыл бұрын

its not the raft thats the issue his body wouldve flown into the net either way

If it wasn’t for the “incident”, this might’ve actually been fun.

So... Where is the fun??? 🤔

Rip caleb schwab