I think it's funny. There was this lady I know back in America that went on it and she said that she came home and was all bruised up and sore. So it can be both ways depending on if you're the watcher or the player.
I think it is funny especially in the qualifier stage. It's like driving a bus traveling at more than 65 kilometers per hour going downhill from Tung Chung Road Pak Kung Au section towards Chung Yan Road.