Video of loose nut on San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Ferris Wheel goes viral

A video of what appears to show someone tightening a nut onto a bolt holding up a carnival ride at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo has gone viral on TikTok, sparking an online discussion about the safety of pop-up carnival equipment. In the video, which has garnered more than 13.8 million views and 1.6 million likes since being posted on Feb. 18, rodeo-goer Troy Poblano pans out to a view of the fairgrounds before zooming in on what appears to be a loose nut on the Ferris wheel. “Let me just tighten that up there,” Poblano says as he hand-tightens the nut onto a thick piece of threaded metal.
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