Is the Kodiak roller coaster incident real or fake as Everlong video goes viral on TikTok

Is the Kodiak roller coaster incident real or fake as Everlong video goes viral on TikTok

We examine the connection between the legendary song Everlong and the viral Kodiak roller coaster incident, whose video has gathered approximately 80 million views

Somehow, individuals on TikTok have resurrected the 1997 hit “Everlong” by the Foo Fighters and are employing it as the background music for suspenseful short video clips. This phenomenon has extended to a recently trending rollercoaster clip known as the “Kodiak rollercoaster incident.”

Is the Kodiak roller coaster incident real or fake as Everlong video goes viral on TikTok and Twitter

How TikTok users responded to the viral video known as the Kodiak rollercoaster incident?

In a video that has accumulated a staggering 77 million views since its posting in early October, a rollercoaster adventure appears quite intimidating, with a crowd of riders experiencing sudden ascents and descents while seated in revolving seats. Despite its frightening appearance, everything seems fine until the ride nears its conclusion, when the video abruptly halts, creating the illusion of an impending crash.

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Throughout the remainder of the video, it remains fixed on this frame, causing numerous bewildered TikTok users to seek answers. As indicated by the TikTok search bar, the unofficial title for this video is the “Kodiak rollercoaster incident,” though the actual location and name of the rollercoaster are unclear. Upon closer examination, there is no evidence to suggest that the rollercoaster actually crashed. The high view count is likely because friends sharing are sharing it in the hopes of tricking one another with the clickbait.

Why “Everlong” is playing in the background of this video?

If you check the beginning of the video, you’ll observe that the passengers safely avoid colliding with the lower frame of the rollercoaster, the same spot where the video was paused to create the false impression of an imminent crash. Furthermore, there have been no recent reports of a rollercoaster crash on such a scale. Had such an incident occurred, TikTok would probably have restricted the upload of any footage. Accompanying the still image of the rollercoaster appearing as if it’s about to crash is the familiar tune “Everlong” by the Foo Fighters.

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This is because, rather unexpectedly, the song has become part of a trend in which TikTok users pause a video just before a critical moment of impact, leaving the audience in suspense. The song has been utilized as the background music for various meme videos in which explosions, punches, and crashes are teased and then paused right before the supposed point of impact. Similar to many songs that gain popularity on TikTok, there isn’t an overt reason why “Everlong” is the chosen track for this trend; it simply fits the mood as deemed by the TikTok community.

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