Why do theme park rides have height restrictions? Can’t we just engineer safety harnesses that secure all people, regardless of height?
In: Engineering
Height generally also translates to physical strength and certain physical forces exerted by the ride require a minimum amount of physical strength to keep you from getting physically damaged. In theory a small but fully grown person could be strong enough to survive, but that would mean having to administer a “strength test” at the admittance to the ride, which would slow everything down. A height test is simpler and faster.
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