Roller coaster riders swallow too many flies
June 25, 2010 1:00 PM
A theme park is being forced to spray a roller coaster with insect repellent -- because open-mouthed riders are swallowing flies.
Bosses at Alton Towers say too many people riding TH13TEEN ended up chewing insects because it's located in a wooded area.
And after looking into the impact of eating bugs - the majority carry illness-causing bacteria - they decided to do something about it.
The park will now trial the use of natural essential oil of the lemon eucalyptus in a bid to minimise the amount of insects swallowed and killed.
A spokesperson said flies are also surprisingly calorific… 20 flies are apparently the equivalent of a small bag of jelly beans.
Morwenna Angove, of Alton Towers Resort, added: "We’ve had a reported increase in the number of people swallowing insects, particularly on TH13TEEN as it’s based in a wooded area.
"We’re hoping the new repellant will help make our visitors’ experience more pleasant and also go some way to protecting British insect life"
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