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The Biggest and Baddest Backyard Roller Coaster
BoomZilla writes "Following on the heels of previously reported backyard roller coasters (here
and
here), I'd like to add Jeremy Reid's
wondrous beast to the list. This behemoth certainly takes the award for the
largest, fastest (and most likely the most expensive) labor of coaster love.
Located in Newcastle, Oklahoma, it has an initial drop of 20ft, pulls max
positive G's of 3.5 and max negative G's of -0.2. Overall it's a stunning 444
feet in length. Total cost is estimated at $5.5k. Jeremy is, clearly, a man with
too much time and money on his hands!"
Since this was a Slashdot article, I figured it must have been about a guy who built a 9-monitor roller coaster simulator running across 3 PC's.
Is it just me, or does that wood look old as dirt?
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
what? no loops? ;) (i'm hoping some crazy guy will take this challenge so i can see another article entitled "bigger badder roller coster")
R.I.P.
So, do slightly crazy folks in other countries build homemade roller coasters as well, or have the slightly crazy Americans got a monopoly on this?
I'm looking at it and thinking that I will be reading about this guy when he gets a Darwin award...
"Pretty slick, but you just KNOW some kid is gonna climb his fence, ride the coaster, fuck it up, hurt himself and sue the guy."
Wasn't it Han Solo who said "better you than me"? Man, it's like that movie applies to everything!
"Derp de derp."
Anyone read the title and think that AOL switched from CD-ROMs to Laserdiscs? :)
He should spend some hours on HTML when he's done with the roller-coaster.
The roller-coaster is something really cool... can't say the same about the site though!
Welley Corporation - SLM Scammers
bag of popcorn: 3$
300 yards of lumber: 5.5K
labor to assemble: 6.7K
watching the neighbors annoying kid puke his guts out: priceless
Soon he will have to let in two people to pay for the security guard. Then two more to pay for the upkeep. Then more for candy sales. Then he'll get all pissed off because he doesn't have it all to himself anymore and sell it back.
End of story.
and post jokes about slashdot taking webserver for rollercoaster ride here...
Ever heard of irony......?
Rich people are eccentric. Poor people are strange. Me, I'd be happy with odd.
Ah to be young and bored in Oklahoma again... this reminds me just how little there is to do there. You either work yourself to death, drink the boredom away, or find a hobby like this guy (which I assume involves both).
"Do not be swept up in the momentum of mediocrity." - anon
Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.
"The quote was 'Better her than me', referring to Leia as Luka and Han were talking about what to do while Ben went out"
Ya know how when ya move out of your parents house and you throw away your old toys? Having a girlfriend has that affect on Star Wars trivia.
"Derp de derp."
Thats what you get for riding the Wildcat .. :)
rotting is going to make it unsafe in a few years.
What you mean is that rotting will make it thrilling in a few years.
Right, but what's your excuse?
Game... blouses.
The Six Flags park I worked at (long ago) would give riders who were stuck walk-on ride access to either the ride you were stuck on or another ride if that one was down for the rest of the day. You know if you had played your cards right, you probably could have walked right onto a few rides after being stuck so long.
Also, thought I should mention that I find it kind of weird that they left you in the ride for so long. In my several years working major coasters, I don't recall leaving anyone stranded on a ride for more than 15 minutes or so.
Oh one last thing (heh heh), I remember occasionally stopping trains at the top of the 115' lift of a certain ride I worked because "I saw someone do something." I tell you it was 1) exhilarating to walk to the top of that 115' lift and 2) amusing as hell to see people, who are safely strapped in, start freaking out because they are afraid of heights. What were they doing on a "tall" coaster anyway?
Life moves pretty fast; if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. -FB
Man, it's like that movie applies to everything! Except how to pick up women.
This is possibly the best 'coaster in the entire world.
;)
I mean, 'coasters are all about causing exhilleration though fear induced adrenalin rushes.
The think that always spoils rollercoaster rides for me is the safety. Theres little or no chance of even getting injured on mordern 'coasters so the whole thing seems less scary; whereas this guys creation is a whole different story.
If you take a look at this image you realise that if you really were riding this; you'd have just worked out that there was an even chance of you not living to regret climbing aboard!
What a rush!!
Ripping an new rectum in the fabric of spacetime.