BiCoastal Kid

There's a Tatsu of SheiKra on Borg's Assimilator. Riding in a Superstar Limo was my Hollywood Dream. Many enthusiats would love SheiKra to give their Top Gun and Italian Job.

How many vekomas does it take to screw in a light bulb? Impossible! The bulbs always get broken. How many RCCA coasters does it take to screw in a light bulb? One, but it takes a while.

^I almost freaked about that list because it's so good and then realized you're from Britain and it just made a lot of sense.

I put my votes in. I'll explain here and put my votes in white. The Acropolis, Athens Greece No doubt the Acropolis is beautiful, but the structures themselves are nothing unique, in a sense. If it weren't for it's location, the structures would probably not be around today. The hilltop location really makes the Acropolis. The Alhambra, Grenada Spain This too is beautiful, but again I think this is largely location. There are many other examples of finely detailed Moorish, many of which would be just as breath taking on the same position. Not Moorish, but still similar, would be the Alcazar de Segovia. That combined with their beautiful Roman aqueduct would make it equally as worth of wonder status, in my opinion. Angkor Wat, Cambodia I voted for Angkor for two main reasons: 1) It exhibits one of the oldest and most beautiful demonstrations of a structured culture on the planet, 2) its massive complex encompasses many different structures from different eras, making it significantly more relevant than any singular structure would be. The Pyramids at Chichen Itza, Yutucan Mexico Beautiful, great setting, and some really amazing astronomically guided engineering, but once again this is just a sample of a culture. Other site demonstrate the same craftsmanship and cultural values in a similar fashion. This one just happens to be the most popular. Chirst Redeemer, Rio Brazil I would never vote for this simply because there is nothing special about the thing itself. It's a giant statue of a religious figure, they have those in many places. In fact, this isn't even the most impressive: the Quito Virgen del Penecillo is in fact about 10-15 feet taller and far more detailed. If you placed her on the same spot as Christ Redeemer she would be just as popular as the current figure. To me, just because it's set on one of the most beautiful vantages available does not make it World Wonder worthy. The Colloseum, Rome Italy The Colloseum is indeed amazing, it's an excellent example of Roman architecture and grandeur, but there were many others like it. It is one of the more intact Colloseums remaining, and should be treasured and maintained forever, but with the expanded palette of the currently nominated sites it just can't stand up. Statues of Easter Island, Easter Island Chile I voted for these because of the massive and long-lasted undertaking they were. Each statue is uniquely carved to resemble the person it represents. That detail, combined with their MASSIVE size and intricate placement just amazes me. There's no way anything like this would be done today, people don't place enough value on each other. I think these represent such a beautiful self-respecting culture. Their numbers could not have been large, so the large number of these statues shows that there must have been many praised individuals within the group and not just a select few like kings or emperors. The Eiffel Tower, Paris France Voted for this, too. The Eiffel Tower is so bold it has to be a wonder. It's HUGE, and most of all, it's also gorgeous. It's gorgeous and made of nothing but steel. It's so gorgeous that the French have come to adore it, when almost the entire country despised it upon it's construction. If anything, I think that alone proves its worthiness of being a wonder. If it isn't voted in now, something tells me it will be unspokenly recognized as one more than many of those that are voted on. Great wall of China, China Sheer size makes this happen. It's the single greatest defense structure ever constructed. Not only that, but it's not JUST a wall. The entire thing had to be custom fit, every stone custom edged. There are many statues along its length, (3000+ miles, yeah hi) and it was also very functional for transportation and mail along it's path as well, in addition to defense. Plus you can see it from space. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul Turkey It really hurts me to not vote for the Hagia Sophia, really. It's so beautiful. However, it is kind of an orphan mosque. It was originally a Christian basillica, if I'm not mistaken, and was later converted and the minerettes added later. Even on top of that, there ARE larger domes from earlier times. Also, the fact that this was listed and Vatican City wasn't just BAFFLES me. Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto Japan Kiyomizu is really beautiful, as are most Japanese temples, but I think it's hard to justify singling this one out in particular. I mean, a lot of Japanese temples and monasteries, and Chinese/Korean temples/monasteries as well, are just as beautiful but not here. I, personally, would definitely nominate Kumamoto Castle over this. Kremlin/Red Square, Moscow Russia The Kremlin and St Basil's are definitely beautiful, but for some reason I wouldn't say they are World Wonders. The Kremlin is really a huge fortified palace. For Palaces, wouldn't you go with Versailles? And St Basil's, while the snow-dodging domes are cool, couldn't you say that Stephansdom Cathedral in Vienna has an equally intricate roof, and even more, St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City overall AGAIN for churches. I am still baffled by its exclusion. Machu Picchu, Peru How mysterious! And I mean, the locale is great. And not just because it’s beautiful, but because they thought it very sacred. They would go THAT far out of their way to be faithful. Wow. There isn’t much left there, but wow, just the idea of an entire city almost completely dedicated to beliefs and tradition THAT high up. One could argue that the Monasteries at Meteora are more dramatic for their placement, but this is an ENTIRE city perched on a mountain completely separated from the outside world. Just amazing. Neuschwantstein, Schwangau Germany Again, here I say it’s beautiful, but the setting again makes this. It’s on a hill Just as Alhambra, Segovia, and Oravsky Hrad is situated in such a manner. Neuschwanstein isn’t the most dramatic, but it’s that fairytale castle that everybody envisions. Really beautiful, but nothing too extraordinary when compared to other similar structures. Petra, Jordan YES. It’s a city carved INTO stone. INTO mountains. Not quarried, so there are no blocks. The city literally is one giant rock, and that is just awesome. Not only that, but it’s HUGE and beautiful. I mean, how striking to be traveling through the desert and come upon THIS. The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt I would love to vote for these, but can’t. Pyramids are so common, and these aren’t even the most impressive. I would vote for Chichen Itza before this, but before that and possible make it on the list I would actually really only vote for the massive pyramid city/complex of Teotihuacan. Statue of Liberty, New York USA Kinda like Christ Redeemer. This is a definite World Heritage Site, but it’s really nothing wonderous. It’s beautiful. But all it is a big copper statue in a harbor…. it has fare more symbolic meaning than actual wonder at all. To me, a World Wonder really needs to be something truly striking, and sadly, in this day and age a 200’ statue made of copper doesn’t cut it for me. I can see how they made the Colossus of Rhodes connection here, but yeah, back than it was huge, now it’s just kind of a novelty. Stonehenge, Amesbury UK Stonehenge is cool. It’s big, it’s all set up around the sun, but beyond that it is just a circle of simple stones. Chichen Itza does the sun thing, so does Giza, and Machu Picchu, so if you’re gonna do the sun thing, at least do it awesomely. Granted, Druid culture was very simplistic in itself, and I can recognize this as an important artifact of their culture, but I don’t think this is a World Wonder. Not of those given, at least. Sydney Opera House, Sydney Australia I’m not sure why this is listed here. Seriously, I disagree with it THAT much. This is simply a popularity thing. It’s just beautiful, but it really has not symbolism or power behind it. It’s pretty to be pretty. The wedges are cool, but not overly impressive. I think the wave on the Tenerife Opera House is much more dramatic and impressive, engineering wise. I’d rather vote for the Sydney Harbor Bridge than the Opera House. Taj Mahal, Agra India WOWOWOWOW! Yes. Taj Mahal, not only is breathtaking beautiful, it’s also extremely precise. Everything about this was laid out and planned to a T. The entire complex is symmetrical, constructed almost exclusively of Indian marble, which actually make it translucent to an extent, and it’s just so striking. From every angle it’s wonderful. When entering through the main gate your vision is controlled, purposely, until you come to the door and BANG the fountains and ponds lead you straight to this huge temple of white, inlayed with precious gems and cartography everywhere. It’s intimidating. Timbuktu, Mali This place is very historically important, but I don’t think it’s very Wonder worthy. There’s nothing that impressive about it. It just happens to have been one of the most prominent trading spots in history. Sorry, I probably went off there! Hahaha, I just really love important sites like this and I think it’s really hard to narrow it down to these. Popularity definitely played a big roll this poll, so even when these are voted on the results will still be crap. If you want to just see a huge list and explanations of the World’s most beautiful and important sites, check out UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites list and maybe get into that more. UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites List

They've used NoLimits in my school for the past year or two in the technology and drafting classes. It's pretty sweet. It's also hilarious to see how bad everybody is. Except, my friend did make an 8-mile ride that nearly crashed the computer.

I got a few goodies in Savannah on Tuesday. I over-saturated them a bit so I think they look nice, a couple bits may look out of place, though.

And here we are. Sweatin with Yeti There needs to be a Mission: Yetiball

So I will be entering this, but before I do I'd like to point out how hilariously similar my head is to Yeti Ball here. COMPLETELY on accident, hahahaha. Thanks Cott B. for pointing that out. lol

The one of just you is an excellent picture!

But to be accurate you don't want to round. You only want the number of complete circuits in an hour. If a train is only half-way through the course, you can't really say it's completely moved those people.

oh my effing god amazing!

5/10, a little ambiguous

hahahahahaha 'twould be amazing!

Well, even by red's method, you would have to truncate any decimals to get accurate results. Golfie's way isn't WRONG, it's just very unstable. Golfie's method will work correct when the number of trains on the circuit allows the average durations to add up to exactly an hour.

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There's no such thing as unhealthy amounts of The Smiths!

I love Scarlett Letter!

Nope.

Currently, in no particular order. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - "A Bottle of Buckie" Radiohead - "There There" Peter Bjorn & John - "Object of My Affection" The Supremes - "You Can't Hurry Love" Ellen Allien & Apparat - "Way Out" !!! - "Heart of Hearts" Acid House Kings - "Say yes If You Love Me" Death In Vegas - "Girls" Donovan - "Catch The Wind" Gotan Project - "Santa Maria (del Buen Ayre)" Mew - "Apocalypso"/"Special"/"The Zookeeper's Boy" (best three-song block on an album ever? Well, close.) MSTRKRFT - "She's Good For Business" Spice Girls - "Stop" Van She - "Here With You" Tim Hecker - "Chimeras"

Im like, half way through: Justine by Marquis de Sade The Philosophy of Andy Warhol by Andy Warhol Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Travels in Hyperreality by Umberto Eco The Inferno by Dante (reread) The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde I swear I can't just read one book. I also just bought a book of Shakespeare's sonnets, and James Joyce's "A portrait of the Artists as a Young Man" and "Dubliners." I have a few others I have to start reading, as well, soon. Thats why I have spring break this week!

I want Sanjaya to win JUST so American Idol will END because they'll realize how easily played it is. I hate the concept of the show, anyway.

This still yields ideal results. The equation assumes perfect spacing between trains, no stacking. It's also instantaneous, assuming the load times at that moment would remain constant throughout. Like he said, red, it's an estimation. It's saying the ride COULD get x number of people, not the ride IS getting.