At the end of the 19th century, it was 1896
A railroad company that was saddened by the lack of money planned a show where two trains collided head-on
We’ll lay a new train track in the middle of Texas, where there’s nothing around
I bought two old trains scheduled to be retired and had them hit
At this time, the company declares that it will sell only the shuttle cars that come around here and show the show itself for free
I thought I was out of my mind just looking at it, but I didn’t have much to do because I didn’t have any TV or radio
The mere thought of two trains crashing head-on was a satisfying show
About 40,000 people gathered together
The show started at a moderate and safe distance
Before the start, the trains face each other, honking their horns, bowing, and reversing to the starting point
And then, after stepping on the accelerator, the engineers jumped out of the train and signaled
People drank beer and watched the crash in prepared tents
As a result, two locomotives crashed at 93 kilometers per hour, and people cheered
With the sound of “Ko-Ko-Ko-Ko-Ko-Ko-Ko!”
Contrary to my expectation that the metal would be crushed moderately,
The steam boiler caused a blast, turning the surrounding 300 meters into a killing radius
So unfortunately, the 150-meter safety distance we prepared was inside the killing radius
A catastrophe occurred in which three people with skulls broken in debris were killed and dozens more seriously injured
A catastrophe occurred in which three people with skulls broken in debris were killed and dozens more seriously injured
(Picture commemorating right after the explosion)
Anyway, the show was a huge success, and the public response was good, so the media didn’t criticize the sacrifice much
The planner said he left a lot of money even after reaching a proper settlement with the victims