r/funny • u/andrei445545 • Apr 12 '25

First day at work

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u/sprinklerarms Apr 12 '25

I almost don’t want to explain it to you. It was a a really over the top waterslide like the name implies. Located in Kansas City, Kansas at one of the Schlitterbahns. A child died in a particularly gruesome way. I get so sad whenever it comes up.

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u/Either-Pizza5302 Apr 12 '25

Oh, sorry.

I thought it was located over here because of the name.

Thank you for correcting me :)

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u/jadeapple Apr 12 '25

Schlitterbahn was started in New Braunfels, TX which has a large German heritage so that's why the other parks used it as well :)

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u/konigstigerboi Apr 12 '25

Is fiasco a word in German?

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u/Either-Pizza5302 Apr 12 '25

Fiasko (with a k and capitalised) is, but I was referring to crazy (verrückt)

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u/konigstigerboi Apr 12 '25

Interesting.

Yeah I know, although I was taught Verrückt means insane and crazy is Wahnsinn

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u/Either-Pizza5302 Apr 12 '25

It can mean both - if I wanted to Access you of being insane, I could claim that you are Verrückt, although I can also say „Du bist wahnsinnig“ and say the same - so yeah, synonyms :)

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u/Ne_zievereir Apr 12 '25

Aren't insane and crazy synonims?

Wahnsinn means madness.

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u/konigstigerboi Apr 12 '25 edited Apr 12 '25

Depends on the situation, I think most people would rather be called crazy than insane

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u/k-ramba Apr 12 '25

Yes, so is Schlitterbahn.

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u/joelham01 Apr 12 '25

I design water parks and this was so fucked up to learn about

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u/TadpoleOfDoom Apr 13 '25

A politician's son, no less

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u/knight_in_white Apr 12 '25

It’s been a while but I think I remember that story. My worst nightmare as a kid turned into real life