A Freak Out is a pendulum

Pendulum ride

Pendulum rides are amusement rides based on the motion of a fixed pendulum. These rides consist of an arm attached to an axle. One end of the arm is fitted with a passenger-carrying gondola, while the other is usually fitted with a heavy counterweight...

-based fairground ride. It is a smaller version of the Afterburner (Fireball)

Afterburner (ride)

The Afterburner is a ride produced by KMG, with loose similarities to the Zamperla Nitro ride. The standard version of the ride is designed to travel on two trailers, and features six floor-less gondolas seating four passengers each, while larger static models feature 8 floor-less gondolas.Due to...

 ride; both of which are manufactured by KMG

KMG

KMG is a Dutch company manufacturing amusement rides. KMG has constructed over 150 rides to date.The following, among others, are KMG rides:*Afterburner*Discovery*Freak Out*Move It*Speed*Experience...

 of the Netherlands.

The riders sit facing each other on chairs suspended around the bob on the pendulum. The pendulum is supported by two A-frame

A-Frame

An A-frame is a basic structure designed to bear a load in a lightweight economical manner. The simplest form of an A-frame is two similarly sized beams, arranged in a 45-degree or greater angle, attached at the top...

s with a height of 13 metres (43 ft.), and the base of the ride is filled with water to give the weight needed to prevent base movement while in motion. During motion, the pendulum climbs to a maximum angle of 127° and reaches a height of 22 metres (72 ft.). While swinging, the chairs rotate around the axis of the pendulum. Most Freakout rides require the rider to be about 132 or 137 cm (52 or 54 inches).

External links

• Billy Danters Funfair on the Freak Out
• Chaos ride at the Luxembourg Schueberfouer (Chaos is a variant of Freak Out that has 6 gondolas instead of 4)
• Reithoffer Shows Website Owner of "The Wild Claw" (a renamed Afterburner) and "The Freak Out".
• KMG at Freak Out NC State Fair (video)