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Build Your Own Monorail

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the more-things-not-to-tell-your-life-insurance-company dept.

jpatokal writes "Building your own roller coaster may be fun, but how about something a little more practical -- like a monorail in your back yard? Kim Petersen designed his from scratch, building the elevated track from wood, scavenging the engine from a motorized walker and handcrafting the train from sheet metal. Total cost: $4000! See the photo tour and the construction history."

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  1. Build your own roller coaster by shird · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This reminds me of a recent story on slashdot on the guy who built his own roller coaster. Also seems to have been slashdotted just as quickly.

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  2. Re:How Appropriate... by dimator · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Ahh, yes. One of the damn near best episodes ever (tm).

    I believe Conan O'Brian wrote that episode too.

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