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Religions > Atheism |
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"Robibnikoff" |
| Date: |
20 May 2005 12:56:05 PM |
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OT: I am NOT going on this :) |
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of June. No
way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
Coasting to a white-knuckle world record
Fri May 20,10:41 AM ET
The idea of paying nearly 1,700 dollars to be catapulted up a vertical
incline the height of a 45-story building at 130 miles per hour comes
naturally to the likes of Jeremy Delong.
"Worth every cent," the 22-year-old naval serviceman from Ohio concluded as
he disembarked from the maiden run Thursday of "Kingda Ka" -- the world's
newest, tallest and fastest roller coaster.
Installed at the Six Flags Theme Park near Trenton, New Jersey, the monster
ride uses a hydraulic launch system to slingshot riders horizontally from 0
to 205 kilometers (128 miles) per hour in 3.5 sickening seconds.
The momentum flings the 18-seater train into a 90 degree climb to a height
of 139 meters (456 feet), followed by a vertical plunge through a
three-quarter spiral and a final jaunt over a 39-meter (129-foot) high
"camel hump."
With the entire ride lasting under a minute, the thrill cost Delong 33
dollars per second, after he bid 1,692 dollars on the Internet auction house
eBay for the right to be on the first run.
"I was willing to pay up to 2,000 dollars if necessary," said Delong, a
member of the American Coaster Enthusiasts club, who has ridden 146 other
coasters across the United States.
"The launch alone is phenomenal ... there's this incredible force, this
pressure on your chest and then your eyes start streaming from the wind," he
gushed to an increasingly appalled looking reporter from Japan.
"No, really .. it doesn't hurt," he added quickly. "It's one of the most
exhilarating feelings ever."
Delong was joined in the front car by Jeff Skonieczny, 34, another coaster
addict who bid 1,156 dollars for his seat and was quite candid about why.
"Bragging rights," he crowed. The general manager of an office supply store
in Southbridge, Massachusetts, Skonieczny has no problems fitting his
obsession into his work schedule.
"I can take time off when I want. I'm the manager," he said.
To put the velocity of Kingda Ka into perspective, a Ferrari 360 Modena
takes one more second to accelerate to half the speed.
A fighter plane launched off an aircraft carrier gets to 150 mph in about
two seconds, while a Top Fuel dragster car can reach 100 mph in less than
one second.
While statistics like those exceed what Kingda Ka has to offer, they carry
the significant side risk -- as the ride's project manager Jeff Glinter
pointed out -- of almost certain death for the armchair layman.
"This ride is a way to provide an exceptional thrill, very safely, that you
just couldn't get anywhere else," Glinter said.
"Basically, it's like an extreme sport for the masses," agreed Steve
Urbanowicz, 46, a professional "coaster historian" and author of the devoted
rider's bible, "The Roller Coaster Lover's Companion."
Kingda Ka's assumption of the world record coaster crown ends the two-year
reign of the "Top Thrill Dragster" ride at Cedar Point, Ohio, which boasted
a top speed of 193 kilometers (120 miles) per hour and a maximum height of
128 meters (420 feet).
According to Urbanowicz, who has ridden nearly 900 coasters worldwide,
holding the title means an enormous boost for a theme park's popularity.
"Everybody takes notice," he said. "Another park could have 30 of the
world's best coasters in terms of design, quality and experience, but if you
have the tallest then you'll draw the bigger crowds."
While the hardened coaster pros enthused over such elements as Kingda Ka's
"hang time" (the feeling of weightlesness as the train crests the top of the
incline), there were some whose ashen faces betrayed more delicate
constitutions.
"Horrifying. Everyone else was screaming happily. I think I managed one
long, extended gurgle of panic," said Drew Parker, 35.
"They told me I would be able to see the Manhattan skyline from the top,"
Parker added. "I can't say I took the time to look."
--
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| User: "G-Ride" |
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| Title: Re: I am NOT going on this :) |
20 May 2005 02:02:58 PM |
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in message
news:3f6mlnF6ahbtU1@individual.net...
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of June.
No
way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
Coasting to a white-knuckle world record
Fri May 20,10:41 AM ET
The idea of paying nearly 1,700 dollars to be catapulted up a vertical
incline the height of a 45-story building at 130 miles per hour comes
naturally to the likes of Jeremy Delong.
"Worth every cent," the 22-year-old naval serviceman from Ohio concluded
as
he disembarked from the maiden run Thursday of "Kingda Ka" -- the world's
newest, tallest and fastest roller coaster.
Installed at the Six Flags Theme Park near Trenton, New Jersey, the
monster
ride uses a hydraulic launch system to slingshot riders horizontally from
0
to 205 kilometers (128 miles) per hour in 3.5 sickening seconds.
The momentum flings the 18-seater train into a 90 degree climb to a height
of 139 meters (456 feet), followed by a vertical plunge through a
three-quarter spiral and a final jaunt over a 39-meter (129-foot) high
"camel hump."
With the entire ride lasting under a minute, the thrill cost Delong 33
dollars per second, after he bid 1,692 dollars on the Internet auction
house
eBay for the right to be on the first run.
"I was willing to pay up to 2,000 dollars if necessary," said Delong, a
member of the American Coaster Enthusiasts club, who has ridden 146 other
coasters across the United States.
"The launch alone is phenomenal ... there's this incredible force, this
pressure on your chest and then your eyes start streaming from the wind,"
he
gushed to an increasingly appalled looking reporter from Japan.
"No, really .. it doesn't hurt," he added quickly. "It's one of the most
exhilarating feelings ever."
Delong was joined in the front car by Jeff Skonieczny, 34, another coaster
addict who bid 1,156 dollars for his seat and was quite candid about why.
"Bragging rights," he crowed. The general manager of an office supply
store
in Southbridge, Massachusetts, Skonieczny has no problems fitting his
obsession into his work schedule.
"I can take time off when I want. I'm the manager," he said.
To put the velocity of Kingda Ka into perspective, a Ferrari 360 Modena
takes one more second to accelerate to half the speed.
A fighter plane launched off an aircraft carrier gets to 150 mph in about
two seconds, while a Top Fuel dragster car can reach 100 mph in less than
one second.
While statistics like those exceed what Kingda Ka has to offer, they carry
the significant side risk -- as the ride's project manager Jeff Glinter
pointed out -- of almost certain death for the armchair layman.
"This ride is a way to provide an exceptional thrill, very safely, that
you
just couldn't get anywhere else," Glinter said.
"Basically, it's like an extreme sport for the masses," agreed Steve
Urbanowicz, 46, a professional "coaster historian" and author of the
devoted
rider's bible, "The Roller Coaster Lover's Companion."
Kingda Ka's assumption of the world record coaster crown ends the two-year
reign of the "Top Thrill Dragster" ride at Cedar Point, Ohio, which
boasted
a top speed of 193 kilometers (120 miles) per hour and a maximum height of
128 meters (420 feet).
According to Urbanowicz, who has ridden nearly 900 coasters worldwide,
holding the title means an enormous boost for a theme park's popularity.
"Everybody takes notice," he said. "Another park could have 30 of the
world's best coasters in terms of design, quality and experience, but if
you
have the tallest then you'll draw the bigger crowds."
While the hardened coaster pros enthused over such elements as Kingda Ka's
"hang time" (the feeling of weightlesness as the train crests the top of
the
incline), there were some whose ashen faces betrayed more delicate
constitutions.
"Horrifying. Everyone else was screaming happily. I think I managed one
long, extended gurgle of panic," said Drew Parker, 35.
"They told me I would be able to see the Manhattan skyline from the top,"
Parker added. "I can't say I took the time to look."
It does sound intense, but I'll go on record and say that I would ride it if
I had the opportunity.
I remember riding a slingshot style coaster at a six flags when I was a kid.
Not nearly as big or fast as this one is, but it was damn fun. We must have
rode it 10-15 times in a row, since there wasn't much of a line to get on at
the time we were there.
--
Aloha, G-Ride
"Gunga galunga. Gunga, gunga galunga."
- Dalai Llama
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| User: "Ike" |
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| Title: Re: I am NOT going on this :) |
20 May 2005 01:41:02 PM |
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in message
news:3f6mlnF6ahbtU1@individual.net...
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of June.
No
way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
Coasting to a white-knuckle world record
Fri May 20,10:41 AM ET
The idea of paying nearly 1,700 dollars to be catapulted up a vertical
incline the height of a 45-story building at 130 miles per hour comes
naturally to the likes of Jeremy Delong.
And it unhealthy plus physiologically dangerous. So GO FOR IT! Not.
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: OT: I am NOT going on this :) |
21 May 2005 05:58:06 AM |
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In our last episode <3f6mlnF6ahbtU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of June.
No way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
After watching the little video thing on the site, I'm not even sure I can
ever be in the same *state with that thing...
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
--------------------------------------------------
"Come to think of it, there are already a million
monkeys on a million typewriters, and the Usenet
is NOTHING like Shakespeare!" -- Blair Houghton
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: I am NOT going on this :) |
21 May 2005 07:39:58 AM |
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"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:jKOdnYLiyumjiRLfRVn-qg@megapath.net...
In our last episode <3f6mlnF6ahbtU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of June.
No way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
After watching the little video thing on the site, I'm not even sure I can
ever be in the same *state with that thing...
Thank goodness it's about two hours south from me on the NJ turnpike :)
--
------
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: OT: I am NOT going on this :) |
22 May 2005 03:11:49 AM |
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In article <3f8ogrF6h4eaU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:jKOdnYLiyumjiRLfRVn-qg@megapath.net...
In our last episode <3f6mlnF6ahbtU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of June.
No way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
After watching the little video thing on the site, I'm not even sure I can
ever be in the same *state with that thing...
Thank goodness it's about two hours south from me on the NJ turnpike :)
It seems to me though that if it slips the track, you could end up in
Philadelphia.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT: I am NOT going on this :) |
22 May 2005 08:22:26 AM |
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"johac" <jhachm@ixpres.com> wrote in message
news:jhachm-3201E3.01114922052005@news.giganews.com...
In article <3f8ogrF6h4eaU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:jKOdnYLiyumjiRLfRVn-qg@megapath.net...
In our last episode <3f6mlnF6ahbtU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of
June.
No way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
After watching the little video thing on the site, I'm not even sure I
can
ever be in the same *state with that thing...
Thank goodness it's about two hours south from me on the NJ turnpike :)
It seems to me though that if it slips the track, you could end up in
Philadelphia.
LOL, true. It's just a hop, skip and screaming jump away ;)
--
------
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: OT: I am NOT going on this :) |
22 May 2005 07:45:33 AM |
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In our last episode <jhachm-3201E3.01114922052005@news.giganews.com>,
johac pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
In article <3f8ogrF6h4eaU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:jKOdnYLiyumjiRLfRVn-qg@megapath.net...
In our last episode <3f6mlnF6ahbtU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of
June. No way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
After watching the little video thing on the site, I'm not even sure I
can ever be in the same *state with that thing...
Thank goodness it's about two hours south from me on the NJ turnpike :)
It seems to me though that if it slips the track, you could end up in
Philadelphia.
Or on a suborbital to London...
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
--------------------------------------------------
"Come to think of it, there are already a million
monkeys on a million typewriters, and the Usenet
is NOTHING like Shakespeare!" -- Blair Houghton
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: OT: I am NOT going on this :) |
22 May 2005 11:52:29 PM |
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In article <RcCdnaBVc55w4w3fRVn-hw@megapath.net>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote:
In our last episode <jhachm-3201E3.01114922052005@news.giganews.com>,
johac pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
In article <3f8ogrF6h4eaU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:jKOdnYLiyumjiRLfRVn-qg@megapath.net...
In our last episode <3f6mlnF6ahbtU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of
June. No way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
After watching the little video thing on the site, I'm not even sure I
can ever be in the same *state with that thing...
Thank goodness it's about two hours south from me on the NJ turnpike :)
It seems to me though that if it slips the track, you could end up in
Philadelphia.
Or on a suborbital to London...
Actually it's a government program. Buah wants to send people ,to the
Moon and Mars. All he needs to do is boost the speed a bit and give the
riders spacesuits.
On a related note I just heard over the EAP network that Bush also
announced today that he wants NASA to send a mission to the Sun. When a
reporter asked: "Won't the space ship and the astronauts burn up?" Dub
replied: "It's OK, we're going at night."
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: OT: I am NOT going on this :) |
23 May 2005 11:09:48 AM |
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On Sun, 22 May 2005 21:52:29 -0700, johac <jhachm@ixpres.com> wrote:
In article <RcCdnaBVc55w4w3fRVn-hw@megapath.net>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote:
In our last episode <jhachm-3201E3.01114922052005@news.giganews.com>,
johac pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
In article <3f8ogrF6h4eaU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:jKOdnYLiyumjiRLfRVn-qg@megapath.net...
In our last episode <3f6mlnF6ahbtU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of
June. No way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
After watching the little video thing on the site, I'm not even sure I
can ever be in the same *state with that thing...
Thank goodness it's about two hours south from me on the NJ turnpike :)
It seems to me though that if it slips the track, you could end up in
Philadelphia.
Or on a suborbital to London...
Actually it's a government program. Buah wants to send people ,to the
Moon and Mars. All he needs to do is boost the speed a bit and give the
riders spacesuits.
On a related note I just heard over the EAP network that Bush also
announced today that he wants NASA to send a mission to the Sun. When a
reporter asked: "Won't the space ship and the astronauts burn up?" Dub
replied: "It's OK, we're going at night."
reporter:
What's this 'we' stuff, since you're too damn cowardly to board the
craft.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: OT: I am NOT going on this :) |
24 May 2005 12:55:46 AM |
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In article <a104911v2kja98mlelkfths5ijvm8jf2jh@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Sun, 22 May 2005 21:52:29 -0700, johac <jhachm@ixpres.com> wrote:
In article <RcCdnaBVc55w4w3fRVn-hw@megapath.net>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote:
In our last episode <jhachm-3201E3.01114922052005@news.giganews.com>,
johac pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
In article <3f8ogrF6h4eaU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:jKOdnYLiyumjiRLfRVn-qg@megapath.net...
In our last episode <3f6mlnF6ahbtU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of
June. No way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
After watching the little video thing on the site, I'm not even sure I
can ever be in the same *state with that thing...
Thank goodness it's about two hours south from me on the NJ turnpike :)
It seems to me though that if it slips the track, you could end up in
Philadelphia.
Or on a suborbital to London...
Actually it's a government program. Buah wants to send people ,to the
Moon and Mars. All he needs to do is boost the speed a bit and give the
riders spacesuits.
On a related note I just heard over the EAP network that Bush also
announced today that he wants NASA to send a mission to the Sun. When a
reporter asked: "Won't the space ship and the astronauts burn up?" Dub
replied: "It's OK, we're going at night."
reporter:
What's this 'we' stuff, since you're too damn cowardly to board the
craft.
Dub: "Well, I have more important prezidenshul duties like riding my
bike and there's some more brush in Crawford that needs to be cleared'.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: OT: I am NOT going on this :) |
24 May 2005 09:58:16 AM |
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On Mon, 23 May 2005 22:55:46 -0700, johac <jhachm@ixpres.com> wrote:
In article <a104911v2kja98mlelkfths5ijvm8jf2jh@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Sun, 22 May 2005 21:52:29 -0700, johac <jhachm@ixpres.com> wrote:
In article <RcCdnaBVc55w4w3fRVn-hw@megapath.net>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote:
In our last episode <jhachm-3201E3.01114922052005@news.giganews.com>,
johac pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
In article <3f8ogrF6h4eaU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:jKOdnYLiyumjiRLfRVn-qg@megapath.net...
In our last episode <3f6mlnF6ahbtU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of
June. No way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
After watching the little video thing on the site, I'm not even sure I
can ever be in the same *state with that thing...
Thank goodness it's about two hours south from me on the NJ turnpike :)
It seems to me though that if it slips the track, you could end up in
Philadelphia.
Or on a suborbital to London...
Actually it's a government program. Buah wants to send people ,to the
Moon and Mars. All he needs to do is boost the speed a bit and give the
riders spacesuits.
On a related note I just heard over the EAP network that Bush also
announced today that he wants NASA to send a mission to the Sun. When a
reporter asked: "Won't the space ship and the astronauts burn up?" Dub
replied: "It's OK, we're going at night."
reporter:
What's this 'we' stuff, since you're too damn cowardly to board the
craft.
Dub: "Well, I have more important prezidenshul duties like riding my
bike and there's some more brush in Crawford that needs to be cleared'.
and wiping my ***** with the Constitution.
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: OT: I am NOT going on this :) |
25 May 2005 12:26:55 AM |
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In article <m7g691dhjifjkfb23bf0hos3mnf5avr9pt@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Mon, 23 May 2005 22:55:46 -0700, johac <jhachm@ixpres.com> wrote:
In article <a104911v2kja98mlelkfths5ijvm8jf2jh@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Sun, 22 May 2005 21:52:29 -0700, johac <jhachm@ixpres.com> wrote:
In article <RcCdnaBVc55w4w3fRVn-hw@megapath.net>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote:
In our last episode <jhachm-3201E3.01114922052005@news.giganews.com>,
johac pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
In article <3f8ogrF6h4eaU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:jKOdnYLiyumjiRLfRVn-qg@megapath.net...
In our last episode <3f6mlnF6ahbtU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end
of
June. No way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
After watching the little video thing on the site, I'm not even
sure I
can ever be in the same *state with that thing...
Thank goodness it's about two hours south from me on the NJ turnpike
:)
It seems to me though that if it slips the track, you could end up in
Philadelphia.
Or on a suborbital to London...
Actually it's a government program. Buah wants to send people ,to the
Moon and Mars. All he needs to do is boost the speed a bit and give the
riders spacesuits.
On a related note I just heard over the EAP network that Bush also
announced today that he wants NASA to send a mission to the Sun. When a
reporter asked: "Won't the space ship and the astronauts burn up?" Dub
replied: "It's OK, we're going at night."
reporter:
What's this 'we' stuff, since you're too damn cowardly to board the
craft.
Dub: "Well, I have more important prezidenshul duties like riding my
bike and there's some more brush in Crawford that needs to be cleared'.
and wiping my ***** with the Constitution.
....and when I run out of that, I'll get me one of those Koran thingies.
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"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
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On Tue, 24 May 2005 22:26:55 -0700, johac <jhachm@ixpres.com> wrote:
In article <m7g691dhjifjkfb23bf0hos3mnf5avr9pt@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Mon, 23 May 2005 22:55:46 -0700, johac <jhachm@ixpres.com> wrote:
In article <a104911v2kja98mlelkfths5ijvm8jf2jh@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On Sun, 22 May 2005 21:52:29 -0700, johac <jhachm@ixpres.com> wrote:
In article <RcCdnaBVc55w4w3fRVn-hw@megapath.net>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote:
In our last episode <jhachm-3201E3.01114922052005@news.giganews.com>,
johac pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
In article <3f8ogrF6h4eaU1@individual.net>,
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote in message
news:jKOdnYLiyumjiRLfRVn-qg@megapath.net...
In our last episode <3f6mlnF6ahbtU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare proclaimed:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end
of
June. No way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
After watching the little video thing on the site, I'm not even
sure I
can ever be in the same *state with that thing...
Thank goodness it's about two hours south from me on the NJ turnpike
:)
It seems to me though that if it slips the track, you could end up in
Philadelphia.
Or on a suborbital to London...
Actually it's a government program. Buah wants to send people ,to the
Moon and Mars. All he needs to do is boost the speed a bit and give the
riders spacesuits.
On a related note I just heard over the EAP network that Bush also
announced today that he wants NASA to send a mission to the Sun. When a
reporter asked: "Won't the space ship and the astronauts burn up?" Dub
replied: "It's OK, we're going at night."
reporter:
What's this 'we' stuff, since you're too damn cowardly to board the
craft.
Dub: "Well, I have more important prezidenshul duties like riding my
bike and there's some more brush in Crawford that needs to be cleared'.
and wiping my ***** with the Constitution.
...and when I run out of that, I'll get me one of those Koran thingies.
Switches back and forth?
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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21 May 2005 04:05:56 PM |
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On Fri, 20 May 2005 13:56:05 -0400, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of June. No
way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
I don't blame you.
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Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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23 May 2005 06:24:11 PM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
<Snip Robyn's article on world's new tallest, fastest coaster>
I am *SOOOOOO* there!!!!!!!
<Making "New Jersey or Bust" hitch-hiking sign>
Brenda Nelson, A.A.#34
EAC Professor of Feline Thermometrics and Cat-Herding
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24 May 2005 08:08:54 AM |
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"skyeyes" <skyeyes@dakotacom.net> wrote in message
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Robibnikoff wrote:
<Snip Robyn's article on world's new tallest, fastest coaster>
I am *SOOOOOO* there!!!!!!!
Better you than me! :)
<Making "New Jersey or Bust" hitch-hiking sign>
Be careful going through Secaucus. Lots of dead mobsters in the swamps ;)
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Resident Witchypoo
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Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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23 May 2005 09:23:21 PM |
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skyeyes wrote:
Robibnikoff wrote:
<Snip Robyn's article on world's new tallest, fastest coaster>
I am *SOOOOOO* there!!!!!!!
<Making "New Jersey or Bust" hitch-hiking sign>
Brenda Nelson, A.A.#34
EAC Professor of Feline Thermometrics and Cat-Herding
All right! Someone else who likes coasters! Want to swing by Colorado
and pick me up on the way by?
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20 May 2005 01:20:34 PM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of June.
No way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
Indeed. Who needs a roller coaster when you've got a broomstick?
Coasting to a white-knuckle world record
Fri May 20,10:41 AM ET
The idea of paying nearly 1,700 dollars to be catapulted up a vertical
incline the height of a 45-story building at 130 miles per hour comes
naturally to the likes of Jeremy Delong.
"Worth every cent," the 22-year-old naval serviceman from Ohio concluded
as he disembarked from the maiden run Thursday of "Kingda Ka" -- the
world's newest, tallest and fastest roller coaster.
Installed at the Six Flags Theme Park near Trenton, New Jersey, the
monster ride uses a hydraulic launch system to slingshot riders
horizontally from 0 to 205 kilometers (128 miles) per hour in 3.5
sickening seconds.
The momentum flings the 18-seater train into a 90 degree climb to a height
of 139 meters (456 feet), followed by a vertical plunge through a
three-quarter spiral and a final jaunt over a 39-meter (129-foot) high
"camel hump."
With the entire ride lasting under a minute, the thrill cost Delong 33
dollars per second, after he bid 1,692 dollars on the Internet auction
house eBay for the right to be on the first run.
"I was willing to pay up to 2,000 dollars if necessary," said Delong, a
member of the American Coaster Enthusiasts club, who has ridden 146 other
coasters across the United States.
"The launch alone is phenomenal ... there's this incredible force, this
pressure on your chest and then your eyes start streaming from the wind,"
he gushed to an increasingly appalled looking reporter from Japan.
"No, really .. it doesn't hurt," he added quickly. "It's one of the most
exhilarating feelings ever."
Delong was joined in the front car by Jeff Skonieczny, 34, another coaster
addict who bid 1,156 dollars for his seat and was quite candid about why.
"Bragging rights," he crowed. The general manager of an office supply
store in Southbridge, Massachusetts, Skonieczny has no problems fitting
his obsession into his work schedule.
"I can take time off when I want. I'm the manager," he said.
To put the velocity of Kingda Ka into perspective, a Ferrari 360 Modena
takes one more second to accelerate to half the speed.
A fighter plane launched off an aircraft carrier gets to 150 mph in about
two seconds, while a Top Fuel dragster car can reach 100 mph in less than
one second.
While statistics like those exceed what Kingda Ka has to offer, they carry
the significant side risk -- as the ride's project manager Jeff Glinter
pointed out -- of almost certain death for the armchair layman.
"This ride is a way to provide an exceptional thrill, very safely, that
you just couldn't get anywhere else," Glinter said.
"Basically, it's like an extreme sport for the masses," agreed Steve
Urbanowicz, 46, a professional "coaster historian" and author of the
devoted rider's bible, "The Roller Coaster Lover's Companion."
Kingda Ka's assumption of the world record coaster crown ends the two-year
reign of the "Top Thrill Dragster" ride at Cedar Point, Ohio, which
boasted a top speed of 193 kilometers (120 miles) per hour and a maximum
height of 128 meters (420 feet).
According to Urbanowicz, who has ridden nearly 900 coasters worldwide,
holding the title means an enormous boost for a theme park's popularity.
"Everybody takes notice," he said. "Another park could have 30 of the
world's best coasters in terms of design, quality and experience, but if
you have the tallest then you'll draw the bigger crowds."
While the hardened coaster pros enthused over such elements as Kingda Ka's
"hang time" (the feeling of weightlesness as the train crests the top of
the incline), there were some whose ashen faces betrayed more delicate
constitutions.
"Horrifying. Everyone else was screaming happily. I think I managed one
long, extended gurgle of panic," said Drew Parker, 35.
"They told me I would be able to see the Manhattan skyline from the top,"
Parker added. "I can't say I took the time to look."
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Kevin Anthoney
kanthoney[a]dsl.pipex.com
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20 May 2005 01:36:37 PM |
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"Kevin Anthoney" <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:N7udnfJpZs8mtxPfRVnyvA@pipex.net...
Robibnikoff wrote:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of June.
No way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
Indeed. Who needs a roller coaster when you've got a broomstick?
Which definitely does NOT go 128 miles per hour. Whew! :)
Coasting to a white-knuckle world record
Fri May 20,10:41 AM ET
The idea of paying nearly 1,700 dollars to be catapulted up a vertical
incline the height of a 45-story building at 130 miles per hour comes
naturally to the likes of Jeremy Delong.
"Worth every cent," the 22-year-old naval serviceman from Ohio concluded
as he disembarked from the maiden run Thursday of "Kingda Ka" -- the
world's newest, tallest and fastest roller coaster.
Installed at the Six Flags Theme Park near Trenton, New Jersey, the
monster ride uses a hydraulic launch system to slingshot riders
horizontally from 0 to 205 kilometers (128 miles) per hour in 3.5
sickening seconds.
The momentum flings the 18-seater train into a 90 degree climb to a
height
of 139 meters (456 feet), followed by a vertical plunge through a
three-quarter spiral and a final jaunt over a 39-meter (129-foot) high
"camel hump."
With the entire ride lasting under a minute, the thrill cost Delong 33
dollars per second, after he bid 1,692 dollars on the Internet auction
house eBay for the right to be on the first run.
"I was willing to pay up to 2,000 dollars if necessary," said Delong, a
member of the American Coaster Enthusiasts club, who has ridden 146
other
coasters across the United States.
"The launch alone is phenomenal ... there's this incredible force, this
pressure on your chest and then your eyes start streaming from the
wind,"
he gushed to an increasingly appalled looking reporter from Japan.
"No, really .. it doesn't hurt," he added quickly. "It's one of the most
exhilarating feelings ever."
Delong was joined in the front car by Jeff Skonieczny, 34, another
coaster
addict who bid 1,156 dollars for his seat and was quite candid about
why.
"Bragging rights," he crowed. The general manager of an office supply
store in Southbridge, Massachusetts, Skonieczny has no problems fitting
his obsession into his work schedule.
"I can take time off when I want. I'm the manager," he said.
To put the velocity of Kingda Ka into perspective, a Ferrari 360 Modena
takes one more second to accelerate to half the speed.
A fighter plane launched off an aircraft carrier gets to 150 mph in
about
two seconds, while a Top Fuel dragster car can reach 100 mph in less
than
one second.
While statistics like those exceed what Kingda Ka has to offer, they
carry
the significant side risk -- as the ride's project manager Jeff Glinter
pointed out -- of almost certain death for the armchair layman.
"This ride is a way to provide an exceptional thrill, very safely, that
you just couldn't get anywhere else," Glinter said.
"Basically, it's like an extreme sport for the masses," agreed Steve
Urbanowicz, 46, a professional "coaster historian" and author of the
devoted rider's bible, "The Roller Coaster Lover's Companion."
Kingda Ka's assumption of the world record coaster crown ends the
two-year
reign of the "Top Thrill Dragster" ride at Cedar Point, Ohio, which
boasted a top speed of 193 kilometers (120 miles) per hour and a maximum
height of 128 meters (420 feet).
According to Urbanowicz, who has ridden nearly 900 coasters worldwide,
holding the title means an enormous boost for a theme park's popularity.
"Everybody takes notice," he said. "Another park could have 30 of the
world's best coasters in terms of design, quality and experience, but if
you have the tallest then you'll draw the bigger crowds."
While the hardened coaster pros enthused over such elements as Kingda
Ka's
"hang time" (the feeling of weightlesness as the train crests the top of
the incline), there were some whose ashen faces betrayed more delicate
constitutions.
"Horrifying. Everyone else was screaming happily. I think I managed one
long, extended gurgle of panic," said Drew Parker, 35.
"They told me I would be able to see the Manhattan skyline from the
top,"
Parker added. "I can't say I took the time to look."
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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20 May 2005 01:55:42 PM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"Kevin Anthoney" <kevin_anthoney@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:N7udnfJpZs8mtxPfRVnyvA@pipex.net...
Robibnikoff wrote:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of
June. No way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
Indeed. Who needs a roller coaster when you've got a broomstick?
Which definitely does NOT go 128 miles per hour. Whew! :)
"Honest, Officer!"
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kanthoney[a]dsl.pipex.com
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22 May 2005 11:42:20 PM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of June. No
way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
I wish I could! (But I sure wouldn't pay extra just to be the first to
ride it.) I'll probably get to ride it someday. I'm the slacker in our
family - I've only ridden just over 100 different coasters (I've ridden
many of those more than once, of course). My husband and 16 year old son
have both ridden more than me, because there are some that are just too
rough for me. However, Kingda Ka is a brand new coaster by Intamin (they
build GREAT coasters), so I bet it's as smooth as glass.
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23 May 2005 07:49:01 AM |
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"Nancy Norton" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:7eydnWC62a6pwgzfRVn-jw@comcast.com...
Robibnikoff wrote:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of June.
No
way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
I wish I could! (But I sure wouldn't pay extra just to be the first to
ride it.) I'll probably get to ride it someday. I'm the slacker in our
family - I've only ridden just over 100 different coasters (I've ridden
many of those more than once, of course). My husband and 16 year old son
have both ridden more than me, because there are some that are just too
rough for me. However, Kingda Ka is a brand new coaster by Intamin (they
build GREAT coasters), so I bet it's as smooth as glass.
I bet it would give me a heart attack. I've never been the adverturous sort
when it's come to rides. I went on two coasters in Busch Gardens down in
Virginia and had to remove all my earrings (and I have multiple-pierced
ears) or they would have been ripped out of my head. I kept my eyes closed
through the majority of each ride. I'll definitely pass on Kingda Ka ;)
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Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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23 May 2005 06:07:32 PM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"Nancy Norton" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:7eydnWC62a6pwgzfRVn-jw@comcast.com...
Robibnikoff wrote:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of June.
No
way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
I wish I could! (But I sure wouldn't pay extra just to be the first to
ride it.) I'll probably get to ride it someday. I'm the slacker in our
family - I've only ridden just over 100 different coasters (I've ridden
many of those more than once, of course). My husband and 16 year old son
have both ridden more than me, because there are some that are just too
rough for me. However, Kingda Ka is a brand new coaster by Intamin (they
build GREAT coasters), so I bet it's as smooth as glass.
I bet it would give me a heart attack. I've never been the adverturous sort
when it's come to rides.
I'm not the adventurous sort in most areas. As a kid I'd ride almost
nothing. I didn't start enjoying roller coasters until late high school
(about when I met my husband, actually). Even today I'm selective. We
don't ride any spinning rides, because my husband is subject to motion
sickness. Mostly, we just ride coasters, and I'm selective about those.
I went on two coasters in Busch Gardens down in
Virginia and had to remove all my earrings (and I have multiple-pierced
ears) or they would have been ripped out of my head.
Let me guess... you rode Loch Ness Monster and Big Bad Wolf. Did I get
that right? Coasters like that are called "head bangers" and I avoid
them as much as possible. At Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW) I rode Big
Bad Wolf but stayed off of Loch Ness Monster. It is a looping coaster
built by Arrow Dynamics and I've had *very* bad experiences on their
looping coasters (they did good "runaway mine train" coasters). The
coaster to ride at BGW is Apollo's Chariot. It is currently my favorite
coaster ever. It doesn't have a restraint that goes over your head, so
there's no problem with earrings. It is built by Bolliger & Mabillard
(B&M), which, IMO, is the best coaster company in the world. A friend of
mine who has to be very cautious about what coasters she rides
absolutely loved it. It's iffy if you'd have earring problems with the
other coaster at BGW. Alpengeist is a B&M, but it is an older looping
model and isn't their smoothest, so you might have head banging
problems. If I missed on my guess above, then instead of one of the two
I mentioned, it had to be Alpengeist.
I kept my eyes closed
through the majority of each ride. I'll definitely pass on Kingda Ka ;)
Don't close your eyes. I have been told by someone else who was kind of
scared of coasters at one point that it makes it scarier. Once she
forced herself to keep her eyes open she got a lot more adventurous.
I've got some advice for you regarding your husband's company's annual
picnic:
1) Ride Nitro. Don't be intimidated by the height - it will be
wonderful. It's a B&M and doesn't loop, so no shoulder restraints to be
a problem for your earrings. It'll have lots of wonderful, smooth air
time (where you feel weightless). It's the same kind of coaster as
Apollo's Chariot.
2) If Nitro works out, try riding Superman Ultimate Flight. It does have
shoulder restraints but they're said to be very well designed - they
need to hold you fairly snugly for this ride, so it be possible to have
a head banging issue. Again, it's a B&M, and quite new, so you almost
can't go wrong.
3) *Don't even consider* going on Great American Scream Machine. This is
a looping coaster built by Arrow. Essentially guaranteed to cause great
pain.
There are other coasters there that might be good for a cautious rider,
but since I haven't been there, and you're probably leery of riding
anything, I'll leave it at that.
In closing - *YOU* *MUST* *RIDE* *NITRO*. Seriously. It's the kind of
coaster that will change your mind about roller coasters.
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24 May 2005 07:37:51 AM |
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"Nancy Norton" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:PM6dnf9ereK2_w_fRVn-jA@comcast.com...
Robibnikoff wrote:
"Nancy Norton" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:7eydnWC62a6pwgzfRVn-jw@comcast.com...
Robibnikoff wrote:
My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of
June.
No
way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
I wish I could! (But I sure wouldn't pay extra just to be the first to
ride it.) I'll probably get to ride it someday. I'm the slacker in our
family - I've only ridden just over 100 different coasters (I've ridden
many of those more than once, of course). My husband and 16 year old son
have both ridden more than me, because there are some that are just too
rough for me. However, Kingda Ka is a brand new coaster by Intamin (they
build GREAT coasters), so I bet it's as smooth as glass.
I bet it would give me a heart attack. I've never been the adverturous
sort
when it's come to rides.
I'm not the adventurous sort in most areas. As a kid I'd ride almost
nothing. I didn't start enjoying roller coasters until late high school
(about when I met my husband, actually). Even today I'm selective. We
don't ride any spinning rides, because my husband is subject to motion
sickness. Mostly, we just ride coasters, and I'm selective about those.
I went on two coasters in Busch Gardens down in
Virginia and had to remove all my earrings (and I have multiple-pierced
ears) or they would have been ripped out of my head.
Let me guess... you rode Loch Ness Monster and Big Bad Wolf. Did I get
that right?
You got it right :)
Coasters like that are called "head bangers" and I avoid
them as much as possible. At Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW) I rode Big
Bad Wolf but stayed off of Loch Ness Monster. It is a looping coaster
built by Arrow Dynamics and I've had *very* bad experiences on their
looping coasters (they did good "runaway mine train" coasters). The
coaster to ride at BGW is Apollo's Chariot. It is currently my favorite
coaster ever.
Hmmm, I don't remember that, but I was there almost 15 years ago.
It doesn't have a restraint that goes over your head, so
there's no problem with earrings. It is built by Bolliger & Mabillard
(B&M), which, IMO, is the best coaster company in the world. A friend of
mine who has to be very cautious about what coasters she rides
absolutely loved it. It's iffy if you'd have earring problems with the
other coaster at BGW. Alpengeist is a B&M, but it is an older looping
model and isn't their smoothest, so you might have head banging
problems. If I missed on my guess above, then instead of one of the two
I mentioned, it had to be Alpengeist.
I kept my eyes closed
through the majority of each ride. I'll definitely pass on Kingda Ka ;)
Don't close your eyes. I have been told by someone else who was kind of
scared of coasters at one point that it makes it scarier. Once she
forced herself to keep her eyes open she got a lot more adventurous.
LOL, I never got to that point. Shoot, I was on a stupid kids' coaster in
Dorney Park in PA last summer and I couldn't keep eyes open for that either.
It just felt SO unsafe! However, my daughter loved it :)
I've got some advice for you regarding your husband's company's annual
picnic:
1) Ride Nitro. Don't be intimidated by the height - it will be
wonderful. It's a B&M and doesn't loop, so no shoulder restraints to be
a problem for your earrings. It'll have lots of wonderful, smooth air
time (where you feel weightless). It's the same kind of coaster as
Apollo's Chariot.
I dunno, but I'll think about it :)
2) If Nitro works out, try riding Superman Ultimate Flight. It does have
shoulder restraints but they're said to be very well designed - they
need to hold you fairly snugly for this ride, so it be possible to have
a head banging issue. Again, it's a B&M, and quite new, so you almost
can't go wrong.
There as a coaster like that at Dorney Park and I refused to go on it. My
husband went on it twice and was on the verge of hurling the entire drive
back to the house where we were staying.
3) *Don't even consider* going on Great American Scream Machine. This is
a looping coaster built by Arrow. Essentially guaranteed to cause great
pain.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no ;)
There are other coasters there that might be good for a cautious rider,
but since I haven't been there, and you're probably leery of riding
anything, I'll leave it at that.
In closing - *YOU* *MUST* *RIDE* *NITRO*. Seriously. It's the kind of
coaster that will change your mind about roller coasters.
Maybe. Well, I'll at least consider it :)
Thanks for all the wonderful info :)
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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24 May 2005 10:15:27 PM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"Nancy Norton" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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My husband's company is having their annual picnic here the end of
June.
No
way in HELL am I going on this roller coaster :)
I wish I could! (But I sure wouldn't pay extra just to be the first to
ride it.) I'll probably get to ride it someday. I'm the slacker in our
family - I've only ridden just over 100 different coasters (I've ridden
many of those more than once, of course). My husband and 16 year old son
have both ridden more than me, because there are some that are just too
rough for me. However, Kingda Ka is a brand new coaster by Intamin (they
build GREAT coasters), so I bet it's as smooth as glass.
I bet it would give me a heart attack. I've never been the adverturous
sort
when it's come to rides.
I'm not the adventurous sort in most areas. As a kid I'd ride almost
nothing. I didn't start enjoying roller coasters until late high school
(about when I met my husband, actually). Even today I'm selective. We
don't ride any spinning rides, because my husband is subject to motion
sickness. Mostly, we just ride coasters, and I'm selective about those.
I went on two coasters in Busch Gardens down in
Virginia and had to remove all my earrings (and I have multiple-pierced
ears) or they would have been ripped out of my head.
Let me guess... you rode Loch Ness Monster and Big Bad Wolf. Did I get
that right?
You got it right :)
Coasters like that are called "head bangers" and I avoid
them as much as possible. At Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW) I rode Big
Bad Wolf but stayed off of Loch Ness Monster. It is a looping coaster
built by Arrow Dynamics and I've had *very* bad experiences on their
looping coasters (they did good "runaway mine train" coasters). The
coaster to ride at BGW is Apollo's Chariot. It is currently my favorite
coaster ever.
Hmmm, I don't remember that, but I was there almost 15 years ago.
That explains it. It was built in 1999. I rode it last summer.
Alpengeist wouldn't have been there when you were there, either.
It doesn't have a restraint that goes over your head, so
there's no problem with earrings. It is built by Bolliger & Mabillard
(B&M), which, IMO, is the best coaster company in the world. A friend of
mine who has to be very cautious about what coasters she rides
absolutely loved it. It's iffy if you'd have earring problems with the
other coaster at BGW. Alpengeist is a B&M, but it is an older looping
model and isn't their smoothest, so you might have head banging
problems. If I missed on my guess above, then instead of one of the two
I mentioned, it had to be Alpengeist.
I kept my eyes closed
through the majority of each ride. I'll definitely pass on Kingda Ka ;)
Don't close your eyes. I have been told by someone else who was kind of
scared of coasters at one point that it makes it scarier. Once she
forced herself to keep her eyes open she got a lot more adventurous.
LOL, I never got to that point. Shoot, I was on a stupid kids' coaster in
Dorney Park in PA last summer and I couldn't keep eyes open for that either.
It just felt SO unsafe! However, my daughter loved it :)
Woodstock Express? Or maybe Dragon Coaster? Those should both be pretty
tame. Except, they're both by Zamperla and the only coaster by them that
I've ridden even makes *me* motion sick, and I've got an iron stomach.
Or was it Wild Mouse? If so, well, wild mouse coasters are not the best
choice for someone who hasn't learned to like coasters. Also, some are
better than others.
It may have felt unsafe but really, coasters are generally very safe,
especially if you follow the rules - fasten your safety belt, don't
stand up, don't goof around when getting in and out, etc. They're just
designed to, well, disorient you. ;-) (If you want disoriented, try X
at Magic Mountain!) Sometimes I think the kiddie coasters aren't very
good examples because they put in more sudden transitions (sharp turns,
etc.) than on many full size coasters.
As far as your daughter is concerned, if she loved the kiddie coaster
then she may end up "encouraging" you to like more coasters once she
gets older. However, she's probably still too short to ride any "real"
coasters at this point. It was when our son got tall enough (about 6
years ago) that we really became coaster nuts. (Our son wants to design
them for a living.)
I've got some advice for you regarding your husband's company's annual
picnic:
1) Ride Nitro. Don't be intimidated by the height - it will be
wonderful. It's a B&M and doesn't loop, so no shoulder restraints to be
a problem for your earrings. It'll have lots of wonderful, smooth air
time (where you feel weightless). It's the same kind of coaster as
Apollo's Chariot.
I dunno, but I'll think about it :)
2) If Nitro works out, try riding Superman Ultimate Flight. It does have
shoulder restraints but they're said to be very well designed - they
need to hold you fairly snugly for this ride, so it be possible to have
a head banging issue. Again, it's a B&M, and quite new, so you almost
can't go wrong.
There as a coaster like that at Dorney Park and I refused to go on it. My
husband went on it twice and was on the verge of hurling the entire drive
back to the house where we were staying.
I doubt it's the same type. Superman Ultimate Flight is what is called a
"flying coaster" and it doesn't look like Dorney Park has any flying
coasters. They've got what is called an "inverted" coaster - Talon - and
a brand new "floorless" coaster - Hydra - but no flying coaster. Think
of the way they show Superman flying (except you're strapped in a seated
position) and you'll get the idea. It really isn't as freaky as it
sounds. As far as the motion sickness - my husband is much more bothered
by rides that spin than by a coaster. However, he can't have too many
rides right in a row or he'll have trouble. Had your husband been riding
anything that spins before he rode Talon?
Our son is lobbying for our next major coaster trip (not this year) to
be to Pennsylvania. Dorney Park is one major reason.
3) *Don't even consider* going on Great American Scream Machine. This is
a looping coaster built by Arrow. Essentially guaranteed to cause great
pain.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no ;)
You've got that right!
There are other coasters there that might be good for a cautious rider,
but since I haven't been there, and you're probably leery of riding
anything, I'll leave it at that.
In closing - *YOU* *MUST* *RIDE* *NITRO*. Seriously. It's the kind of
coaster that will change your mind about roller coasters.
Maybe. Well, I'll at least consider it :)
Thanks for all the wonderful info :)
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| Title: Re: OT: I am NOT going on this :) |
25 May 2005 07:49:58 AM |
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"Nancy Norton" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"Nancy Norton" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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I'm not the adventurous sort in most areas. As a kid I'd ride almost
nothing. I didn't start enjoying roller coasters until late high school
(about when I met my husband, actually). Even today I'm selective. We
don't ride any spinning rides, because my husband is subject to motion
sickness. Mostly, we just ride coasters, and I'm selective about those.
I went on two coasters in Busch Gardens down in
Virginia and had to remove all my earrings (and I have multiple-pierced
ears) or they would have been ripped out of my head.
Let me guess... you rode Loch Ness Monster and Big Bad Wolf. Did I get
that right?
You got it right :)
Coasters like that are called "head bangers" and I avoid
them as much as possible. At Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW) I rode Big
Bad Wolf but stayed off of Loch Ness Monster. It is a looping coaster
built by Arrow Dynamics and I've had *very* bad experiences on their
looping coasters (they did good "runaway mine train" coasters). The
coaster to ride at BGW is Apollo's Chariot. It is currently my favorite
coaster ever.
Hmmm, I don't remember that, but I was there almost 15 years ago.
That explains it. It was built in 1999. I rode it last summer.
Alpengeist wouldn't have been there when you were there, either.
Definitely not. I was there in the very early 90s.
It doesn't have a restraint that goes over your head, so
there's no problem with earrings. It is built by Bolliger & Mabillard
(B&M), which, IMO, is the best coaster company in the world. A friend of
mine who has to be very cautious about what coasters she rides
absolutely loved it. It's iffy if you'd have earring problems with the
other coaster at BGW. Alpengeist is a B&M, but it is an older looping
model and isn't their smoothest, so you might have head banging
problems. If I missed on my guess above, then instead of one of the two
I mentioned, it had to be Alpengeist.
I kept my eyes closed
through the majority of each ride. I'll definitely pass on Kingda Ka
;)
Don't close your eyes. I have been told by someone else who was kind of
scared of coasters at one point that it makes it scarier. Once she
forced herself to keep her eyes open she got a lot more adventurous.
LOL, I never got to that point. Shoot, I was on a stupid kids' coaster
in
Dorney Park in PA last summer and I couldn't keep eyes open for that
either.
It just felt SO unsafe! However, my daughter loved it :)
Woodstock Express? Or maybe Dragon Coaster?
No, this stupid thing was called "The Crazy Mouse". The car was so tiny and
the way it shook going around corners totally freaked me out.
Those should both be pretty
tame. Except, they're both by Zamperla and the only coaster by them that
I've ridden even makes *me* motion sick, and I've got an iron stomach.
Or was it Wild Mouse?
There you go! My daughter keeps calling it "Crazy Mouse" :)
If so, well, wild mouse coasters are not the best
choice for someone who hasn't learned to like coasters. Also, some are
better than others.
I hated it. My daughter is still teasing me about keeping my eyes closed.
Whatever!
It may have felt unsafe but really, coasters are generally very safe,
especially if you follow the rules - fasten your safety belt, don't
stand up, don't goof around when getting in and out, etc. They're just
designed to, well, disorient you. ;-) (If you want disoriented, try X
at Magic Mountain!) Sometimes I think the kiddie coasters aren't very
good examples because they put in more sudden transitions (sharp turns,
etc.) than on many full size coasters.
Maybe that was it. The turns were sharp and the car just shook too much for
my liking. I guess I'm just not big on rides in general. I absolutely HATE
anything where I go upside down.
As far as your daughter is concerned, if she loved the kiddie coaster
then she may end up "encouraging" you to like more coasters once she
gets older.
That's what her father's for ;)
However, she's probably still too short to ride any "real"
coasters at this point.
Yes, she definitely is - She's only 6.
It was when our son got tall enough (about 6
years ago) that we really became coaster nuts. (Our son wants to design
them for a living.)
Cool! :)
I've got some advice for you regarding your husband's company's annual
picnic:
1) Ride Nitro. Don't be intimidated by the height - it will be
wonderful. It's a B&M and doesn't loop, so no shoulder restraints to be
a problem for your earrings. It'll have lots of wonderful, smooth air
time (where you feel weightless). It's the same kind of coaster as
Apollo's Chariot.
I dunno, but I'll think about it :)
2) If Nitro works out, try riding Superman Ultimate Flight. It does have
shoulder restraints but they're said to be very well designed - they
need to hold you fairly snugly for this ride, so it be possible to have
a head banging issue. Again, it's a B&M, and quite new, so you almost
can't go wrong.
There as a coaster like that at Dorney Park and I refused to go on it.
My
husband went on it twice and was on the verge of hurling the entire
drive
back to the house where we were staying.
I doubt it's the same type. Superman Ultimate Flight is what is called a
"flying coaster" and it doesn't look like Dorney Park has any flying
coasters. They've got what is called an "inverted" coaster - Talon
That's it! :)
- and
a brand new "floorless" coaster - Hydra - but no flying coaster. Think
of the way they show Superman flying (except you're strapped in a seated
position) and you'll get the idea. It really isn't as freaky as it
sounds. As far as the motion sickness - my husband is much more bothered
by rides that spin than by a coaster. However, he can't have too many
rides right in a row or he'll have trouble. Had your husband been riding
anything that spins before he rode Talon?
Not that I recall.
Our son is lobbying for our next major coaster trip (not this year) to
be to Pennsylvania. Dorney Park is one major reason.
Have fun - I hated the place, but I don't like crowds and as I'm sure you've
figured out by now, I'm not exactly fond of rides either ;)
3) *Don't even consider* going on Great American Scream Machine. This is
a looping coaster built by Arrow. Essentially guaranteed to cause great
pain.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no ;)
You've got that right!
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
Science doesn't burn people at the stake for disagreeing - Vic Sagerquist
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| Title: Re: OT: I am NOT going on this :) |
25 May 2005 11:08:44 PM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"Nancy Norton" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"Nancy Norton" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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I'm not the adventurous sort in most areas. As a kid I'd ride almost
nothing. I didn't start enjoying roller coasters until late high school
(about when I met my husband, actually). Even today I'm selective. We
don't ride any spinning rides, because my husband is subject to motion
sickness. Mostly, we just ride coasters, and I'm selective about those.
I went on two coasters in Busch Gardens down in
Virginia and had to remove all my earrings (and I have multiple-pierced
ears) or they would have been ripped out of my head.
Let me guess... you rode Loch Ness Monster and Big Bad Wolf. Did I get
that right?
You got it right :)
Coasters like that are called "head bangers" and I avoid
them as much as possible. At Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW) I rode Big
Bad Wolf but stayed off of Loch Ness Monster. It is a looping coaster
built by Arrow Dynamics and I've had *very* bad experiences on their
looping coasters (they did good "runaway mine train" coasters). The
coaster to ride at BGW is Apollo's Chariot. It is currently my favorite
coaster ever.
Hmmm, I don't remember that, but I was there almost 15 years ago.
That explains it. It was built in 1999. I rode it last summer.
Alpengeist wouldn't have been there when you were there, either.
Definitely not. I was there in the very early 90s.
It doesn't have a restraint that goes over your head, so
there's no problem with earrings. It is built by Bolliger & Mabillard
(B&M), which, IMO, is the best coaster company in the world. A friend of
mine who has to be very cautious about what coasters she rides
absolutely loved it. It's iffy if you'd have earring problems with the
other coaster at BGW. Alpengeist is a B&M, but it is an older looping
model and isn't their smoothest, so you might have head banging
problems. If I missed on my guess above, then instead of one of the two
I mentioned, it had to be Alpengeist.
I kept my eyes closed
through the majority of each ride. I'll definitely pass on Kingda Ka
;)
Don't close your eyes. I have been told by someone else who was kind of
scared of coasters at one point that it makes it scarier. Once she
forced herself to keep her eyes open she got a lot more adventurous.
LOL, I never got to that point. Shoot, I was on a stupid kids' coaster
in
Dorney Park in PA last summer and I couldn't keep eyes open for that
either.
It just felt SO unsafe! However, my daughter loved it :)
Woodstock Express? Or maybe Dragon Coaster?
No, this stupid thing was called "The Crazy Mouse". The car was so tiny and
the way it shook going around corners totally freaked me out.
Those should both be pretty
tame. Except, they're both by Zamperla and the only coaster by them that
I've ridden even makes *me* motion sick, and I've got an iron stomach.
Or was it Wild Mouse?
There you go! My daughter keeps calling it "Crazy Mouse" :)
If so, well, wild mouse coasters are not the best
choice for someone who hasn't learned to like coasters. Also, some are
better than others.
I hated it. My daughter is still teasing me about keeping my eyes closed.
Whatever!
The problem with wild mouse coasters is that their appearance is
deceptive. They're not very tall, the cars don't move very fast, the
hills are not long or steep. Should be a piece of cake, right? Wrong.
Notice that the turns are very sharp and aren't banked - you get thrown
around and the cars are often designed to allow that. They'll have a
bench seat with a single belt or just a lap bar rather than a divided
seat with individual restraints. Not only are the turns sharp, but the
hills tend to be sudden too. I've ridden some fun ones (there's a very
good one at Paramount's Kings Dominion in Virginia) but I've also ridden
some that were just painful. The experience is also very different based
on body mass, so I think they're more fun for little kids than adults.
It may have felt unsafe but really, coasters are generally very safe,
especially if you follow the rules - fasten your safety belt, don't
stand up, don't goof around when getting in and out, etc. They're just
designed to, well, disorient you. ;-) (If you want disoriented, try X
at Magic Mountain!) Sometimes I think the kiddie coasters aren't very
good examples because they put in more sudden transitions (sharp turns,
etc.) than on many full size coasters.
Maybe that was it. The turns were sharp and the car just shook too much for
my liking. I guess I'm just not big on rides in general. I absolutely HATE
anything where I go upside down.
I don't like anything that takes me upside down for any length of time.
However, I've got no problem with looping coasters (except the ones that
are too rough). On a coaster, by the time you realize you're upside
down, you're right side up again. However, I still recommend you try
riding Nitro, which doesn't turn you upside down, won't have sharp,
unbanked turns and won't shake much at all.
As far as your daughter is concerned, if she loved the kiddie coaster
then she may end up "encouraging" you to like more coasters once she
gets older.
That's what her father's for ;)
However, she's probably still too short to ride any "real"
coasters at this point.
Yes, she definitely is - She's only 6.
Our son's first taste of coasters was when he was 5, at Disney World. He
loved Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Space Mountain. He was just
barely tall enough to ride them.
It was when our son got tall enough (about 6
years ago) that we really became coaster nuts. (Our son wants to design
them for a living.)
Cool! :)
I think so. It's a bit like aspiring to a career in pro sports I think -
there aren't a lot of jobs in the field, so it may be tough to break
into. (Plus, the best companies are located near Zurich!)
I've got some advice for you regarding your husband's company's annual
picnic:
1) Ride Nitro. Don't be intimidated by the height - it will be
wonderful. It's a B&M and doesn't loop, so no shoulder restraints to be
a problem for your earrings. It'll have lots of wonderful, smooth air
time (where you feel weightless). It's the same kind of coaster as
Apollo's Chariot.
I dunno, but I'll think about it :)
2) If Nitro works out, try riding Superman Ultimate Flight. It does have
shoulder restraints but they're said to be very well designed - they
need to hold you fairly snugly for this ride, so it be possible to have
a head banging issue. Again, it's a B&M, and quite new, so you almost
can't go wrong.
There as a coaster like that at Dorney Park and I refused to go on it.
My
husband went on it twice and was on the verge of hurling the entire
drive
back to the house where we were staying.
I doubt it's the same type. Superman Ultimate Flight is what is called a
"flying coaster" and it doesn't look like Dorney Park has any flying
coasters. They've got what is called an "inverted" coaster - Talon
That's it! :)
- and
a brand new "floorless" coaster - Hydra - but no flying coaster. Think
of the way they show Superman flying (except you're strapped in a seated
position) and you'll get the idea. It really isn't as freaky as it
sounds. As far as the motion sickness - my husband i | | | | | | | |
