stormrider

Rio Americano High School, 2009. ... don't beat me up...

He would start using steroids. What posters are on the cabinets in this picture from inside Vekoma's fabricators? RCDB Picture The reason I'm asking here is because I'm almost 90% sure that those are naughty posters but well, maybe my eyes are wrong.

Well, if you want to know how the old Arrow restraints work: http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT4005877 That's how I learned how the two back-up systems work in a restraint (one is hydraulic and the other is mechanical).

When I went to Great America (Knott's Great America) I was a nerd and took photos of some technical aspects of Vortex so I'll post them here. They show some of the air compression, brakes, tires, etc. that most other people would probably not care about... Brake run Brake run Under station Transfer Brake run, along with air compressors and exposed filters(?) inside the white box (which doesn't have a cover on this ride). Drive tires, along with mechanism for unlocking the trains. Two sensors at beginning drop. Closeup blurry picture of station pipes. Some shot of stuff attached to the bottom of a station support, with some pipes. Here's Vortex: Pipes coming down from station. Here's one from Invertigo...

Thanks for the PM. The lowest priced item, the poster is still out of my range, yet I'll admit I didn't think I'd be able to afford anything So, good luck to the rest of you who are interested! I only wanted to see pics to be honest, but these are gatorchomp's items and so I'm guessing that he wants to show the pictures of the items to serious bidders, so that's why they aren't posted on this topic RyanKing.

This is so true, it's like in every article, they have to go back really far to pick out all the deaths, no matter how long ago.

This is common? Well, you'd think this particular person would know not to do that. She probably thought it would be as easy as J walking.

It looks like it could be a rip off, but I'm not sure they're so dumb to get so far in the layout without considering whether those bankings are improper. I think they do know what they're doing, since they at least know how to bend the steel and set up the ride. And the banking isn't all that bad IMO, since some rides like wild mouses are able to get away with sharp turns and "minimal" pain.

Can I have a PM also with pics? I've finally saved up $40...

LOL that's how I've felt about certain shows in my life. However, this one was interesting to me because I've always wondered how they bolt the tracks together, what the train looks like underneath, etc. They should have left out Gwazi though since that part just sucked . Is it just me, or did the Griffon support on that last immelmann piece not align with the track's connector? It could just be my mind getting the better of me though

Here's one I found: http://www.rcdb.com/ig3516.htm?picture=1 It probably looked worse when it was actually working!

I heard that the girl is in stable condition from CNN yet no word on what that really means (in terms of success in reattachment or not).

This all seems surreal. I'd imagine a restraint opening, two coaster trains crashing, but a cable on a drop tower snapping and chopping/pulling off a person's feet? I could never come up with that on my own. And if she uses prosthetics, when she grows up she would have to replace them as she grows, which adds financial concerns. This really is a freak accident.

When I read about this accident, I wonder how lucky she is that the cable didn't cut off her head instead (though there's nothing good about being cut at all). Unless there's some sort of scientific/mechanical reason why that wouldn't happen. Oh yeah, and languages have dialects, and just like the thread about the "latina b!tch" some things are geared at trying to insult the people. In this case, it's just poking fun (in regards to the "hillbilly" dialect). And of all the puns and jokes, I somehow laughed the most at the one about Chang People are able to adapt to their circumstance, and I'm guessing that this girl will be able to do that. Hell, that woman on "Dancing With the Stars" with the prosthetic leg was able to still move around. Hopefully the viewers of the accident are able to move on as well.

At Sunsplash in Roseville I remember people going into the "alcove" that is in the back. I also went in and nothing happened, so maybe they used one of the non mechanical systems. I know that the ones in RCT3 use fans so I was scared that I might get chopped up

It's like there's supposed to be something huge in the background, which would be pleasing to the eye, but then it ends with open sky and a large field. If they were to put in a large coaster, then that would be a good spot, it would be the first thing to see in the distance. The main street looks nice with the lights, just the lack of people makes it seem depressing.

The way it floats over the people below makes it seem like it should be a flying coaster instead except for all the inversions. The wheel covers do look really cool as well, and the flames on the side of the train do also.

Heheh, I remember that annoying ad: Manteca waterslides, slipping away and taking a dive, world's greatest, come and ride, Manteca water slides. Ah, I've never been there, and I always thought it would shut down despite the "world's greatest" part.

Possibly the motors are just the minimum power to lift the train up, which would mean that the power is weak enough to fluctuate? That's my guess. I wouldn't say the motor is badly designed, just that it could be designed better to not have so much fluctuation.

The pictures where just I'm amazed. They are probably the most beautiful pictures of roller coasters that I have seen. There is lots of color, vibrant, the photos are clear, and there are angles to Alpengheist that I haven't seen in photos before, let alone in such clarity. The pictures of non rides where great as well, like the gardens. More narrative would have made it into a real "report" but sometimes I just love looking at pictures

I have to admit that I did line cut a few times when I was much younger (seven). At Disneyland, I was about ten-twenty minutes into the Splash Mountain line when I felt really sick (now I realize I was dehydrated) and my mom actually told my cousin (who was about ten) to go with me to the fountain to get water (out of the line) and I used the restroom and returned by just saying "my group's ahead" since my mom, my cousin, and my brother saw a group at Space Mountain say the same thing. When I was twelve, I also jumped ahead of a line for the 3D theater in Marine World with a friend and a man said to his kids in an obvious tone to make us guilty "I think those kids want to get kicked out of the park by security" . However, nothing happened, and looking back, I wish we were kicked out of the line (but not the park) because we would have learned and not tried it again (we definitely weren't the kind to yell back at people, and needless to say we did feel a little guilty after what the adult said). Back then I didn't understand about that being immoral and breaking a park rule. (In regards to when I went to Disneyland) I just emulated what other kids were doing (and I do remember they were probably "locals"). However, if an adult tried to stop me, I would have cried and left the line But now I see that if a few people start to think that rules should be broken, and others allow it to happen, then more and more people will think it's okay to break the rules. And then order would fall apart, chaos would ensue, etc... Oh yeah, commenting on the topic's incident, I know that if I were in that situation, I'd be quiet and not stand up for myself, and that's just wrong. I'll try to at least report these things next time I see them happen in a park. Oh yeah, post 200!

At Costco here in Rancho Cordova (in Sacramento) I found plenty of Wiis and I'm glad that they are starting to be easier to find. If you're looking for one, try Costco. Edit-June three, they're all gone but the fact I saw them shows that the supply is starting to catch up with demand.

Hah, that floor looks so funny since it's so wide I could never imagine how they'd get the floor to come up, but wow, they actually did it. It really looks like a machine with all those parts moving around at the same time greeting passengers as they get on.

That one looks like Kumba. I like how when those roller coaster related problems give you formulas for velocity/etc. they neglect friction all the time. I thought that even a science textbook would have friction in it but it didn't.

Looks like the new Glencoe Algebra Readiness textbooks have kept up with the times and replaced their old "Arrow Dynamics" cover with B&M roller coaster s http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078777372/student_view0/ http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/prealg/prealg05/index.php4/ca I think that's Silver Bullet. Has anybody else found references in their textbooks to roller coasters? I'm sure all math textbooks have them. There was one about steel phantom in my Geometry textbook and one about the Cyclone in my Pre-calculus book.