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2005's Tallest Roller Coaster
MacBrave writes "MSNBC has a short story about a new roller coaster, named 'Kingda Ka' that is set to open at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey in the spring of 2005. This coaster will beat the current world record-holder, Top-thrill Dragster at Cedar Point."
we call it 'great adventure', *not* 'six flags' like the rest of the world.
Why? Because we freaken like it like that... got it?
Worlds highest ride is Taipei 101 (also known as Taipei Financial Center), but you only get the ride when an eartquake hits Taiwan.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
A tall story indeed...
Kingda Ka? When did they start using pig latin to name rollercoasters?
That's nothing compared to my 50 pull-chain 75-inversions monster creation in Roller Coaster Tycoon. I have one ride in my park...that's all the real-estate would allow. Too bad nobody would ride it.
But my park map has really good value.
Kingda Ka is Hyperborean for "Spine snapper."
Or, if pronounced with emphasis on the "da," its Lemurean for "Flinger of Unrestrained Toddlers."
You get it on with your partner. There is anxious anticipation as you start. You start slowly, climbing your way to the top.
There are smiles exchanged, and giggles, maybe even caressing or hand holding. The excitement builds and builds. It nears the top. The expressions on faces become wondrous and excited. Then as it hits the pinnacle, things move very fast. There's a quick motion, the heart races with complete excitement; faces are all in total pleasure. Arms are flailing, heads are bouncing, and there is some noticeable screaming going on.
The rest of the ride is up and down, twisting and turning, lots of bumping, sometimes in the light, sometimes in the dark, sometimes there's a surprise, and sometimes it becomes all too familiar but always...always...at the end, there's a big smile on the face, hair is all messed up and everyone is talking about how great it is while some of them say, "I wanna go again"...
What am I? The Kingda Ka Roller Coaster of course! Sheesh... You pervert.
Because geeks care about more than just the new Linux kernel. Yes this may be a bit on the mundane side, but hey, roller coasters are cool.
It's over in about 50 seconds. Wow! It really is just like sex!
Not to be a downer on rollercoasters, but man! acceleration like that just can't be good for you.
One of my friends got on a ride that did something similar, like 0-70 in 4 or something. The entire ride was about 10 seconds long (seriously). She doesn't remember any of it, because she BLACKED OUT due to the acceleration. Man was she pissed! Waiting in line for 3 1/2 hours just to ride something for 10 seconds AND HAVE NO MEMORY OF IT AT ALL.
Plus about 5 mins after the ride she said she had the worst headache.
What ever happened to big rolling hills and loops? Those are always good.
All you can eat is a VERY flexible description if you are in a place with many rollercoasters...
Perhaps they should offer "all that can stay inside" meals...
HI O WISE PRINCE. WHT TOOK U SO DAM LONG?
I can just imagine it now:
"Just looking at Kingda Ka makes me feal queazy!"
"I want to ride on something more exciting than Kingda Ka!"
"I'm running out of cash!"
BTM
That was the turning point of my life--I went from negative zero to positive zero.