Here you can see the context of the street funfair.
This ride is one of those things that has people strapped into the seats on the end of its several arms. It rotates at the horizontal, picks up speed and then, accompanied by the customary screams, lifts up to the vertical for a bit before coming down to land again.
I was scared just watching!
You mean you don't always have a tripod with you?! Mine was a planned expedition.