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Coasters to Face G-Force Limits?

Posted by chrisd on from the but-is-the-tilt-a-whirl-is-still-safe dept.

jonerik writes "NBC News is reporting that today New Jersey will begin examining the possibility of placing limits on roller coaster G-forces. Pointing out that the G-forces on coasters are considerably greater than even those experienced by astronauts and race car drivers, legislators on both the state and national levels want to start reining in coaster G-forces which have been blamed for a number of injuries and deaths over the past few years. Pansies. Why do they think people ride roller coasters to begin with?"

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  1. Re:Backyards? by a3d0a3m · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    maybe this post was +1 interesting but considering slashdot has done a story on backyard rollercoasters [with this exact link] before, you have to wonder how it is interesting at all.

  2. Re:tilt-a-check by Debillitatus · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    but the question still remains. Is our children learning

    You have no chance to learn make your time

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    Come on, give it up, that's

  3. you, and your cousin by Ender+Ryan · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    First off, you are a fucking asshole! You complete dick, you spoiled(to a admittedly small extent) EP2 for me. Why the fuck did you feel the need to do that? Fucking asshole...

    Second, if your 16 yo cousing blacked out on a roller coaster and continued to have blackout problems for a few months afterwards, there was almost definately ALREADY SOMETHING WRONG!!

    Third, you asshole! WTF is wrong with you? Why do you feel the need to be an ass?

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    Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken - Tyler Durden
  4. Re:Blackout on Nitro in New Jersey by hottoh · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You sir are an 1d10t. - Gs = blood to the head.

  5. Re:welcome to new jersey by Windcatcher · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Okay, warning to those over-sensitive hyperventilating types: this is going to look like a flame. Take your medication before freaking out; this is just what I perceive after living three miles from NJ for the last 25 years...


    I used to work in Camden a few years ago. Since then, ALL of the coworkers I hung around with that lived in NJ have left for DE. I can think of several reasons why I wouldn't move to NJ (I live in PA):


    - HIGH property taxes. And I don't mean a little high. My aunt and uncle in South Orange pay $12k a year. Not twelve hundred, twelve thousand. That's a new car every two years, folks. BTW, my friend in DE pays $1,200 a year by comparison. We pay $2,800.


    - Is it me, or is every damned thing in NJ illegal anymore? Take your pick. If it isn't breathing or eating, it's probably legal in PA and DE and illegal in NJ (though DE is catching up quickly). Geez, folks, what isn't regulated to hell and gone there?


    - Paranoia about traffic speed. Ever been to Pennsauken? 'Nuff said.


    I could probably go on but it's time to get some work done (sigh).