Grandma, 85, begs to go on big rollercoaster - but it doesn't end well

With National Roller Coaster Day upon us today (August 16) a video of an 85-year old grandma "roasting" her family after enduring a thrill ride has left TikTok users in stitches.

The seemingly fearless OAP, unfazed by the dizzying loops and turns, was left frustrated after getting drenched on the ride, however. The hilarious moment was captured by @WeAreSheppard, a group of sibling musicians who captured their beloved granny Baba in action - after she had insisted on joining their theme park escapades.

The clip, which has amused over 1.2 million views, begins with Baba chuckling along with her three grandkids as the ride kicks off gently through water. But as they venture outside and ascend a steep incline, her laughter soon turns to apprehension as she grips her cart's handlebar.

"I can't fall out can I? " Baba nervously queries, waving to spectators below. The Sheppard trio dodge the question, however, instead rallying her spirits with a chant of "Let's go, Baba" as they reach the ride's peak.

"Brace yourself," one of them cautions as they plunge down at a thrilling pace with concerns for Baba's neck position. After more hair-raising twists and plunges, they splash back into the flume, leaving Baba utterly drenched and her facial expression speaking volumes.

TikTok users were quick to admire her guts, with one commenting, "She is braver than me," while another shared their own terror: "I went on that and thought I was going to die!"

A third thrill-seeker commented: "Omg how did she do it? I screamed so hard on that last drop." Meanwhile, a fourth shared their harrowing childhood experience: "That ride traumatised me as a kid. My parents told me it was a slow ride and it didn't have a drop. I never trusted them again."

The roots of National Roller Coaster Day are somewhat unclear, but Days of the Year suggests the most credible theory harks back to August 16, 1898, when Edwin Prescott was granted the first patent for a rollercoaster. According to the website, "The date has been marked by fairgrounds and fans of rollercoasters all over the world since the eighties."

Nonetheless, many believe that the ancestry of roller coasters can be traced further back to the Russian Mountains in the 17th century - a series of hills of ice that were specially constructed in what is now known as Saint Petersburg.