2012jarrett Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 *When you get legitimately frustrated at the inaccuracy of some of the physics/calculus problems involving roller coasters you're given. Very guilty of this one. I remember being kind of pissed but in a way finding it funny when we were studying a loop and the teacher transmitted the idea that if, for some reason, the train does not carry enough speed, it will fall instead of rolling back, but then most people don't know roller coasters have upstop wheels Our physics professor gave us an in-class problem about centripetal force in a loop...assuming the loop was perfectly round. I know that Schwarzkopf coasters have perfectly round loops...so why he used pictures of two elliptical loops and a corkscrew I will never know. And the other day we were given a calculus problem where we had to make sure a coaster's drop wasn't too steep by using a derivative...saying that if it was too steep the train would fall off the tracks. As somebody who wants to design roller coasters with their degree, I found this incredibly insulting...
rcjp Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 ^Oh I forgot about the steepness of a drop, we did that too and yeah, it was also assuming that it would fall. If things were like that we would never have airtime
VF15 Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 You Might Be A Coaster Nerd If.... -at work or school, you often lose attention and daydream about coasters. -when your family wants to go on vacation somewhere, all you can think about are nearby amusement parks. -you hate getting up early for most things, but will gladly wake up early to go to a park. -you ride the Wacky Worm at the county fair just to get the credit. -you hate when people in line say stuff like "How many people have died on this?" or "Corkscrew is the world's tallest ride!" -you can go on a coaster right after eating a meal and not vomit. -you can't ride one ride more than two times in a row, or else people will realize you're obsessed. -you are reading this forum.
PaTim Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 You say the "oncoming riders" announcement to yourself as you're getting in your car. And, if you live in Ohio, this is probably accompanied by the Millennium Force station music playing in the back of your head.
2012jarrett Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 You say the "oncoming riders" announcement to yourself as you're getting in your car. And, if you live in Ohio, this is probably accompanied by the Millennium Force station music playing in the back of your head. Live in Ohio, and while I don't do that, I do think LSM noises in my head when I speed up on a big road. *You see a picture on one of those lists of natural wonders and think, "MAN a coaster would be awesome there!" *You have had dreams about finding coasters you had forgotten about at various parks that were never there in real life.
glouthan Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 You might be a coaster nerd if you ... enjoy airplane launches.
Coaster19 Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 If you are willing and/or have done a theme park trip completely by yourself (especially one that requires you to drive at least 3 hours). Last Year I went to Cedar Point Opening day - 10 hours, by myself This year I am going to Kings Island - 9 1/2 hours by myself Funny this was brought up because I've been thinking about doing a trip down to FL by myself sometime this year. Do it!!!! It will be worth it! Being a single rider can be a blast!!
rcjp Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 You might be a coaster nerd if you ... enjoy airplane launches. And if you like when pilots accidentally pull the plane up to fast during take off producing some Gs! And also would like to go through a massive air pocket in order to get zero geeee!
gerstlaueringvar Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 When you see a luxurious sports car is able to accelerate to 70mph within a certain time, you say "Intamin is able to do so much faster! "
rcjp Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 ^Guilty. Also if when you see a top fuel dragster accelerating you wonder if any coaster will ever have a similar acceleration (that would be epic: 5 Gs!)
GnastyGnoric7 Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 You think the Boomerang Flowers in Mario 3D Land are grown by Vekoma.
MetallicHorse Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 During off season, you go through coaster withdraw. So you're on YouTube all day watching POVs because it's the only way to fulfill that craving.
thrillseeker4552 Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 You might be a coaster nerd if you know that there is a Premier spaghetti bowl coaster outside the US that still has OTSRs! http://rcdb.com/3511.htm
tarheel1231 Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 -All you do during the off-season is watch POVs, check webcams, or visit Florida where the parks are open year-round. -You built a sanctuary to Millennium Force or Bizarro in your house -You go up and down Elevators at the mall because they remind you of coasters -You take sleeping pills so you can dream about coasters -During the off-season, you play Theme Park Studio, RCT3, No Limits 1 or 2, and if you are REALLY desperate, Thrillville -You get REALLY MAD when someone tries to tell you some bull about a coaster and you KNOW it's fake (for example, someone told me that Six Flags has 100 roller coasters and Cedar Point doesn't have any )
rcjp Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 You might be a coaster nerd if you know that there is a Premier spaghetti bowl coaster outside the US that still has OTSRs!http://rcdb.com/3511.htm Oh noooo!!! I didn't know that! I'm not nerdy anymore!!
VF15 Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) -You call a park to ask if a ride is running on a certain day. -You love listening to first-timers' reactions to coasters. -You have dreams about roller coasters. -You prefer a vacation at an amusement park over the Bahamas or Hawaii Edited August 7, 2014 by VF15
MetallicHorse Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 You might be a coaster nerd if... You're listening to music and you come across a song that has nothing to do the coasters, but either the beat or the lyrics remind you of them. You draw coasters in the margin of you're notes you are taking in class. You hate when people make up obscure stories about coasters. i.e. "I heard so and so died on the ride" You also hate when people think woodies aren't safe Your friend that is terrified of coasters thinks you're nuts for liking them. You want to get a job at an amusement park. (to bad I'm more than a hour away from my home park. One day I will get a job there.) Sorry, I had to comment on this again. I can't help it.
SFOGdude25 Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 If you can't help but perk up whenever you hear somebody use the phrase "life's been a roller coaster," or "it's been an emotional roller coaster" etc.
JonnyRCT3 Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 When you see a luxurious sports car is able to accelerate to 70mph within a certain time, you say "Intamin is able to do so much faster! " Guilty!
rcjp Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 If you can't help but perk up whenever you hear somebody use the phrase "life's been a roller coaster," or "it's been an emotional roller coaster" etc. Haha! Guilty of that one. If when the car you're in hits a small bump in the road and does that "two stage noise" you remember when on some rides the train travels over the place where the transfer track connects to the main one (where there is a gap) and it does a similar sound, and you can also feel it.
Diamondbacker27 Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 I still like the idea of OTSR or lap bars in cars more than seat belts. I like it ALOT.
gerstlaueringvar Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 I still like the idea of OTSR or lap bars in cars more than seat belts.I like it ALOT. Lap bar can't stop your upper body from hitting the glass during a car accident and both OTSR's and lap bars wouldn't be safe for emergency escape. What was I thinking? Install a lap bar on my car!
Diamondbacker27 Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 We can put on seat belts, then pull down the restraint. Just an idea
rcjp Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 I still would rather have the opposite. Car-like seatbelts on roller coasters and nothing more.
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