I Survived the Sonic Boom!

Logan, Utah has one of the sickest rides ever. And to think I almost didn't go on the ride. My manhood wouldn't have allowed that though. The ride looks like a cheap barrel mounted on a 300 odd foot pole. The rider sits in the barrel with another rider for a thrill to remember. Once at the top the riders have 10 seconds to admire the scenery at 300-400 feet in the air. Anxiously they wait to plummet to their death. A straight free fall from 300-plus feet in a barrel with no brakes. Yeah, you read that right, no brakes. So what stops the barrel from crashing into the ground and crushing the passengers inside? Air pressure. This weekend I was saved by chemistry.