stackyFACTSInstead of each chair being an independent machine, the entire system is just one massive, highly tensioned loop of wire. If the main wheel stops, everybody stops. It is a brilliant way to ensure that if one person fails to sit down properly, hundreds of innocent strangers are left swinging awkwardly in the freezing wind.
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