By Dan Jones
As a child, I recall riding on a Tilt-a-Whirl at the fairgrounds in Minnesota. The ride that I now find nauseating would jerk you and spin you from side to side in an apparent effort to cause one to eject the recently devoured French fries, fried dough, and cotton candy upon the other terrified passengers.
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