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I think there ought to be some sort of prize for whoever can find any of the other pics mentioned.

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Many of you seem to be deprived of Python's greatest stuff, the flying circus. Why is it that nobody remembers the name of Johann Gambolputty... de von Ausfern-schplenden-schlitter-crasscrenbon-fried-digger-dingle-dangle- dongle-dungle-burstein-von-knacker-thrasher-apple-banger-horowitz- ticolensic-grander-knotty-spelltinkle-grandlich-grumblemeyer- spelterwasser-kurstlich-himbleeisen-bahnwagen-gutenabend-bitte-ein- nurnburger-bratwustle-gernspurten-mitz-weimache-luber-hundsfut- gumberaber-shonedanker-kalbsfleisch-mittler-aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm? Tourist: Good afternoon. Shephrd: Eh, 'tis that. Tourist: You here on holiday? Shephrd: Nope, I live 'ere. Tourist: Oh, good for you. Uh...those ARE sheep aren't they? Shephrd: Yeh. Tourist: Hmm, thought they were. Only, what are they doing up in the trees? Superman 1: Oh look... is it a stockbroker? Superman 2: Is it a quantity Surveyor? Superman 3: Is it a church warden? Supermen 1-3: NO! It's Bicycle Repair Man! Dennis Moore Dennis Moore robs from the poor and gives to the rich stupid b!tch. Hmmm. This distribution of wealth thing is harder than I thought. Mr. Wiggin: This is a 12-storey block combining classical neo-Georgian feature s with the efficiency of modern techniques. The tenants arrive here and are carried along the corridor on a conveyor belt in extreme comfort, past murals depicting Mediterranean scenes, towards the rotating knives. The last twenty feet of the corridor are heavily soundproofed. The blood pours down these chutes and the mangled flesh slurps into these.... Client 1: Excuse me. Mr. Wiggin: Yes? Client 1: Did you say 'knives'? Mr. Wiggin: Rotating knives, yes. Client 2: Do I take it that you are proposing to slaughter our tenants? Mr. Wiggin: ...Does that not fit in with your plans? Client 1: Not really. We asked for a simple block of flats. Mr. Wiggin: Oh. I hadn't fully divined your attitude towards the tenants.

^ I remember that exhibit. That bike in a ring thing didn't look all that stable as it looked like the ring was made of sheet metal, but I did ride it and found it rather easy to get over the top. I remember pedaling from rest I got to nearly vertical and only took four or five more times after that to go upside down. After that I just tried to see how fast I could go, and then eventually I just stopped pedaling afraid of how fast I was going and went upside down quite a few times on momentum alone. I need to find that exhibit again as it'll be a long time before I can get down to FL.

I've noticed this quite a bit along with a lot of pulsing in the speed after engaging on the lift, but have never found it to be painful. A lot of woodies seem to have this effect as well.

That last one looks insane, better than some actual coaster companies even! I've always wanted to build something in my backyard, but having a small backyard, costs and legal issues always got in the way.

Yeah, you can't heartline a 4D. I think the best would just to be rotate it about the track so both arms are experiencing the same thing. Though it would be quite an interesting ride if you heartlined the roll for one arm, the other would have quite a ride.

Not working for me either (Firefox). Tried to see if it was in the link below that but they want you to pay for stuff in their broadband area and the only thing related to the show is a teaser for the show in general, not the particular episode.

I'm pretty excited for this, not that I'll ever get out there to ride it, but from what I can tell it looks like all the old flying turns rides had some rather tight turns in them combined with some decent sized drops and a compact layout. I think with that combination this could very well be a thrill ride, although a family ride type layout may be more feasible.

From the video I've seen it shows the front row POV and you can see one of the failsafe mechanisms, it does look rather tiny, but it does the job. Isn't there also some safety feature where if power goes out etc. that the tilt section has to be able to go back to horizontal so people aren't stranded, or am I thinking of giovanla's design? The coaster doesn't look as painful as most Vekomas and has a kind of lack luster design, probably due to the fact that this was the prototype, but it has potential. It is a fairly old ride now though being built in 2002 and I was surprised as it seems like some people hadn't heard of it yet.

I think either one of the two new woodies will take the cake for me, but I have no basis for deciding which one as I haven't been on a Gravity Group or Intamin woodie yet, so i opted to go with Voyage as I have a slight chance of being able to ride that. Speed Monster and Black Mamba do look very enticing, just I'll be lucky to get on them in my life, let alone next year.

In a failed attempt to commit suicide, Robb discovered that what he thought was a microwave oven, was in fact a safe.

This is somewhat random, but seeing as how most people on here seem to do their fare share of video editing, does anyone have any clips of television static in .wmv or .mov format. I've searched google and made my own on Photoshop, but I only have the trial version so it won't let me save an animation as a .gif image. If I can email someone my lame attempt at that animation and just have you save it as a .gif that would be just as helpful. Thanks a lot for any help.

On Mine Train Ulven at Bakken it is quite possible to smack your arm on a tree branch on the first drop, as I did it every time I rode. I've also hit my hand on another piece of track at Bellewaerde on Keverbaan. Other than that all the headchoppers I've been on have been listed.

When I rode it, everyone who was on the ride was actually grabbing their ears and moaning in pain. Its the roughest ride I've ever been on (Psyclone being closed that day), including any Arrow or Vekoma. The ride was good in concept, and if you could rework some of the tracking or do something to make it not bat your head to death, it'd be a fun ride. It'd be fun to see one of Arrow's inverted mice things there (forgot what they were called its been so long).

I'll ride it if you bank that last bit. That seems like it would snap people's necks. The park looks quite good, and very true to the movies.

I believe that is more of a difference in style of speech due to the times. Everything they said is infact true, it does have a vertical drop of 114 feet, but vertical in the sense of that is how high the drop is, infact the bit right after that states that the drop is taken at 55 degrees. Its just a matter of how one interprets what they say, and how we generally take things to mean now.