You're talking about "rollbacks." They happen a lot on hot days and cold days. If, for some reason, you're next in line and Dragster doesn't fire any trains off for at least ten or fifteen minutes, you are VERY likely to experience a rollback.
If it fails a second time, I believe they will remove a couple of people to make it lighter.
Nope, when a train launches and rolls back, TTD simply raises the juice a bit until it clears. It's not really known how fast it can really go, but the juice on it is NEVER turned up anywhere near the maximum. I've seen it go over 130.
It's got an area where everyone puts their hands up, and there's a beam that they put in to make you think that you're going to lose your hands on it;-)
It probably wasn't designed that way - it's actually illegal to raise your hands on a rollercoaster (at least in Ohio), which is why you will NEVER see a commercial or picture from an amusement park where the riders have their hands up.
Top Thrill Dragster had an unfortunately large amount of down-time (mostly due to the cables and hydraulic system). Last year, when it premiered, it was down for nearly an entire month. It actually became prevalent enough that the ride's running status was put online. TTD is an amazing ride, though, and downtime was to be expected on a ride whose design was revolutionary.
It'll be interesting to see if Intamin has worked the bugs out of this one; I'm sure they've learned much from Dragster.
At any rate, it's very exciting to see the 500 mark being approached so rapidly!
Actually, that's a pretty common myth. There's LOTS of room in that park (I used to work there). There are pretty decent stretches of empty off-limits-to-guests areas that you can't really see from just being inside the park, believe it or not.
It doesn't, it's totally different. The ride is the launch experience, which is totally insane. It's a short ride, but I assure you, it IS intense. I've ridden Dragster many times, as well as all of the other Cedar Point coasters.
I love how the pro-war (there's something to be proud of) will do their best to discredit a guy by saying he was a war criminal when their candidate WASN'T EVEN THERE. The best the right has against Kerry is that maybe his record was shady and that he changed his mind on some stuff, thus he's indecisive.
Meanwhile, Bush has no war record whatsoever because he managed to weasle his way out of the war, let the man who took down the WTC get away, is spending billions of dollars in a country we're at war with who have been PROVEN to show have/had no connection with Al Qaeda, and in turn, now more of our kids are dead, and the bodycounts are only rising every month. Our foreign policy is the worst it's ever been, and it's pretty safe to say that the US in its current form is disliked throughout the world for good reason. Bush indecisive? Definitely not, but that's dangerous when you're clearly WRONG. WHERE are the WMDs? WHERE is Bin Laden? WHY are we pumping so much money into Halliburton? WHERE are our allies?
I've had zero problems on both of my laptops and every LCD I've ever used. Something's screwy with your hardware. It's rather sad that Slashdot posted this as a front pager...
C.) This is a product of you thinking that because I'm against SUVs that I'm a greenie and on top of that I'm trying to decide "what other people need." Although I think one of the reasons SUVs are obnoxious is the amount of crap they put out in the air which isn't necessary, that's just one piece of the whole. The reason you think that is because you're trying to over-simplify things to something you can contend with, IE we're all just tree-hugging hippies that are looking to take your freedom of choice away or something more or less dramatic.
I got rear ended by a Toyota one time, does that make all Toyota drivers simpletons?
You told me I should press my case, I gave them to you, and now you try to turn it around? Although this may sound redundant, the implication was never made that ALL SUV drivers are simple assholes, so it's sort of silly to make that sound as if that was my argument.
Are all drivers of four banger rice burners assholes?
Obviously no, but they're another category where the ration of assholes to non-assholes is disproportionate. Your contempt at "four bangers" is rather amusing and insightful. Many of them undoubtedly will out-perform an SUVs acceleration and top speed, ironically.
So at the risk of repeating myself, making Sierra Club class envy propaganda...
You didn't answer my question, and are indeed repeating yourself. I'll ask again - what is there to envy about an SUV? Performance? No. Cost-effectiveness? No. Safety? No. The fact that they cost so much? No, anyone who knows anything about SUVs know that the profit margin SUV manufacturers make is the highest in the mainstream industry, so if anything an SUV makes you look you've been had. Besides, SUVs are all over the roads. They are FAR from rare. It would also be wrong to state that in order to own an SUV, you must be rich, and thus non-SUV drivers might be envious of the money, but they can be seen quite regularly driving past high school and college parking lots, owned by kids.
Is it possible to you that people hate SUVs not because they're jealous or "greenies?" Hell, look at wikipedia's listing of "SUV." Half of the entry is about the opposition to it. This isn't the case of insane greenies or envy you are apparently convinced that it is. You're either ignorant, uninformed, or naive if you think the opposition exists because of envy or "greenies." And once again, if this were a class envy thing, then you would be hearing LOUDER opposition about actual performance/sports cars that are actually good performers and look sleek. That's something to envy, however the opposition isn't there. How do you account for that?
Speaking of "greenies," it's a bit ironic and bewildering that you criticized my argument because somehow you figured I was saying all SUV drivers are assholes, yet you've made it clear that you think the opposition is nothing but "greenies" and (chuckle) envious folks. Interesting.
...into a government program is incompatible with a free country.
It would probably be enough if the government would classify SUVs as they should be, which is NOT as light trucks. It would also be nice to see the correct perception of safety in an SUV in the public. Make them illegal? Can't say I'd miss them,
Absolutely not, nor was that ever implied. What is there to envy about an SUV? I mean really... They eat gas, they roll, the automotive industry makes the highest profit margin on SUVs (IE, you're paying too much), they're not fast, and they're not really manuverable. If this was a class envy thing then by the same logic you'd see a large group of people speaking poorly about sports cars, cuz hey; "Rich bastards, the nerve of them having a faster car than me! There oughta be a law!" Not even close.
Yuppies live in a free country too.
I suppose you're making the totally wrong implication that I want SUVs to be outlawed. Wrong.
If you can show some damage you've personally suffered from some individual Yuppie in an SUV, press your case.
Well, I've seen on two occasions an SUV roll because it attempted to take a turn too quickly. On another occasion I was driving back to my house on very, very icy un-salted roads. There was an SUV maybe 5 feet behind me that was probably riding my ass since I was going 10 under the speed limit (which was totally justified, if anything I was going too fast). I started breaking for my road, SUV lady is talking on her cell phone and doesn't notice immediately and has cut her response time severely by riding my ass. She slams her breaks and starts spinning out behind me and ends up in a ditch. On another occasion an SUV backed into me while I was waiting to get into its parking spot. Driver said he "didn't see me."
But this is all really besides the point, I don't think you really understood the basis of any of what I was saying. You just watered it down with the typical "Uh... YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS!" and "FREE COUNTRY!"
I honestly hope you're right, but I think you're taking an optimistic stance for the whole country instead of a real one. The rest of the nation is obviously not as progressive as Portland.
I agree with parent poster (I don't remember encountering ten baddies at once, though?). The game never really feels like the original Doom games if not just because it's very rare to get more than 5 monsters thrown at you. D3 is really just a simple shooter with awesome graphics.
I would have to add that Doom 3 just isn't about innovative gameplay. If that's what you want, look elsewhere (HL 2?). This game is just a straight-up FPS game, nothing more, besides the awesome engine.
How is this a troll? I RTFA and agree with parent. The article is interesting just to see how MMOG gamers "perceive" themselves, but doesn't actually provide any interesting facts. IE, most of the players say they play for fun, they play Everquest a lot... there isn't really that much to it.
It's a well known fact that SUVs, statistically, roll three times more often than cars (I'd point you to a link, but this isn't some obscure fact, should be easy to dig up). Rolling accidents account for more than one third of all fatal car accidents.
I don't attribute this to an SUV that can't handle turns, I attribute it to misinformed drivers who think they're in a porsche.
PS: it should be noted that most of the sane anti-SUV folks have no issues with those who actually use them as workhorses, so if you're using your vehicle to that end, noone has an issue. It's only for the yuppies, really.
If your bladder gets all weak by driving on the road with SUVs (much less triple-trailer trucks), then I suggest you do your part for "the environment" by using bus or train travel, which are both FAR more efficient than any personal road vehicle around.
Of course, the key difference is that semi drivers are professional drivers and not (mostly) yuppy suburbanites. I didn't say that I'm "scared" of SUVs, although it was clever how you tried to blow that out of proportion. My argument against the SUV has little involvement with fear, no matter how much you attempt to over-simplify it. Try again.
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It's also not a real video and not located in Ohio.
You're talking about "rollbacks." They happen a lot on hot days and cold days. If, for some reason, you're next in line and Dragster doesn't fire any trains off for at least ten or fifteen minutes, you are VERY likely to experience a rollback.
If it fails a second time, I believe they will remove a couple of people to make it lighter.
Nope, when a train launches and rolls back, TTD simply raises the juice a bit until it clears. It's not really known how fast it can really go, but the juice on it is NEVER turned up anywhere near the maximum. I've seen it go over 130.
The rumor mill is churning out a new flyer, actually.
Also anticipating a big one for Kinzel's retirement...
Fun fact: Bush made four references to religion last night during his official political debate. Kerry, who is also Christian, made none.
It's got an area where everyone puts their hands up, and there's a beam that they put in to make you think that you're going to lose your hands on it ;-)
It probably wasn't designed that way - it's actually illegal to raise your hands on a rollercoaster (at least in Ohio), which is why you will NEVER see a commercial or picture from an amusement park where the riders have their hands up.
Top Thrill Dragster had an unfortunately large amount of down-time (mostly due to the cables and hydraulic system). Last year, when it premiered, it was down for nearly an entire month. It actually became prevalent enough that the ride's running status was put online. TTD is an amazing ride, though, and downtime was to be expected on a ride whose design was revolutionary.
It'll be interesting to see if Intamin has worked the bugs out of this one; I'm sure they've learned much from Dragster.
At any rate, it's very exciting to see the 500 mark being approached so rapidly!
Actually, that's a pretty common myth. There's LOTS of room in that park (I used to work there). There are pretty decent stretches of empty off-limits-to-guests areas that you can't really see from just being inside the park, believe it or not.
It's a cool and fun use of technology, perhaps?
It doesn't, it's totally different. The ride is the launch experience, which is totally insane. It's a short ride, but I assure you, it IS intense. I've ridden Dragster many times, as well as all of the other Cedar Point coasters.
I love how the pro-war (there's something to be proud of) will do their best to discredit a guy by saying he was a war criminal when their candidate WASN'T EVEN THERE. The best the right has against Kerry is that maybe his record was shady and that he changed his mind on some stuff, thus he's indecisive.
Meanwhile, Bush has no war record whatsoever because he managed to weasle his way out of the war, let the man who took down the WTC get away, is spending billions of dollars in a country we're at war with who have been PROVEN to show have/had no connection with Al Qaeda, and in turn, now more of our kids are dead, and the bodycounts are only rising every month. Our foreign policy is the worst it's ever been, and it's pretty safe to say that the US in its current form is disliked throughout the world for good reason. Bush indecisive? Definitely not, but that's dangerous when you're clearly WRONG. WHERE are the WMDs? WHERE is Bin Laden? WHY are we pumping so much money into Halliburton? WHERE are our allies?
Amazing.
No, DNF was always a FPS. I remember seeing the first screenshots for it (Quake 2 engine, I believe).
Hah... you know it's a lame article when you get modded +5 for stating the (techy) obvious. Lordy lord.
I'm sorry Timothy, but you're off the team.
I've had zero problems on both of my laptops and every LCD I've ever used. Something's screwy with your hardware. It's rather sad that Slashdot posted this as a front pager...
One can't really argue ethics.
A.) Doubt it, eh? There are tons of stats about SUV safety, do a search.
...into a government program is incompatible with a free country.
B.) That's quite obvious, which is why I never said that. Here's a tidbit about the personality of your average SUV driver, however. There are MANY more articles like this, and you can be sure that it's for a reason. I didn't say all SUV drivers drive like assholes, but I (and a whole lot of others, whether you like it or not) would say a disproportinate and noticable amount are, which is dangerous when coupled with A)
C.) This is a product of you thinking that because I'm against SUVs that I'm a greenie and on top of that I'm trying to decide "what other people need." Although I think one of the reasons SUVs are obnoxious is the amount of crap they put out in the air which isn't necessary, that's just one piece of the whole. The reason you think that is because you're trying to over-simplify things to something you can contend with, IE we're all just tree-hugging hippies that are looking to take your freedom of choice away or something more or less dramatic.
I got rear ended by a Toyota one time, does that make all Toyota drivers simpletons?
You told me I should press my case, I gave them to you, and now you try to turn it around? Although this may sound redundant, the implication was never made that ALL SUV drivers are simple assholes, so it's sort of silly to make that sound as if that was my argument.
Are all drivers of four banger rice burners assholes?
Obviously no, but they're another category where the ration of assholes to non-assholes is disproportionate. Your contempt at "four bangers" is rather amusing and insightful. Many of them undoubtedly will out-perform an SUVs acceleration and top speed, ironically.
So at the risk of repeating myself, making Sierra Club class envy propaganda...
You didn't answer my question, and are indeed repeating yourself. I'll ask again - what is there to envy about an SUV? Performance? No. Cost-effectiveness? No. Safety? No. The fact that they cost so much? No, anyone who knows anything about SUVs know that the profit margin SUV manufacturers make is the highest in the mainstream industry, so if anything an SUV makes you look you've been had. Besides, SUVs are all over the roads. They are FAR from rare. It would also be wrong to state that in order to own an SUV, you must be rich, and thus non-SUV drivers might be envious of the money, but they can be seen quite regularly driving past high school and college parking lots, owned by kids.
Is it possible to you that people hate SUVs not because they're jealous or "greenies?" Hell, look at wikipedia's listing of "SUV." Half of the entry is about the opposition to it. This isn't the case of insane greenies or envy you are apparently convinced that it is. You're either ignorant, uninformed, or naive if you think the opposition exists because of envy or "greenies." And once again, if this were a class envy thing, then you would be hearing LOUDER opposition about actual performance/sports cars that are actually good performers and look sleek. That's something to envy, however the opposition isn't there. How do you account for that?
Speaking of "greenies," it's a bit ironic and bewildering that you criticized my argument because somehow you figured I was saying all SUV drivers are assholes, yet you've made it clear that you think the opposition is nothing but "greenies" and (chuckle) envious folks. Interesting.
It would probably be enough if the government would classify SUVs as they should be, which is NOT as light trucks. It would also be nice to see the correct perception of safety in an SUV in the public. Make them illegal? Can't say I'd miss them,
Nope. Memory is memory is memory, whether it's volatile or not.
Now that's ironic.
So, its a class envy thing then eh?
Absolutely not, nor was that ever implied. What is there to envy about an SUV? I mean really... They eat gas, they roll, the automotive industry makes the highest profit margin on SUVs (IE, you're paying too much), they're not fast, and they're not really manuverable. If this was a class envy thing then by the same logic you'd see a large group of people speaking poorly about sports cars, cuz hey; "Rich bastards, the nerve of them having a faster car than me! There oughta be a law!" Not even close.
Yuppies live in a free country too.
I suppose you're making the totally wrong implication that I want SUVs to be outlawed. Wrong.
If you can show some damage you've personally suffered from some individual Yuppie in an SUV, press your case.
Well, I've seen on two occasions an SUV roll because it attempted to take a turn too quickly. On another occasion I was driving back to my house on very, very icy un-salted roads. There was an SUV maybe 5 feet behind me that was probably riding my ass since I was going 10 under the speed limit (which was totally justified, if anything I was going too fast). I started breaking for my road, SUV lady is talking on her cell phone and doesn't notice immediately and has cut her response time severely by riding my ass. She slams her breaks and starts spinning out behind me and ends up in a ditch. On another occasion an SUV backed into me while I was waiting to get into its parking spot. Driver said he "didn't see me."
But this is all really besides the point, I don't think you really understood the basis of any of what I was saying. You just watered it down with the typical "Uh... YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS!" and "FREE COUNTRY!"
Try again.
I totally agree with you there. Oh man, X-Wing... those were the days... Tie Fighter though...
Memories...
I honestly hope you're right, but I think you're taking an optimistic stance for the whole country instead of a real one. The rest of the nation is obviously not as progressive as Portland.
I hope this comes to your area soon.
As do I!
I agree with parent poster (I don't remember encountering ten baddies at once, though?). The game never really feels like the original Doom games if not just because it's very rare to get more than 5 monsters thrown at you. D3 is really just a simple shooter with awesome graphics.
I would have to add that Doom 3 just isn't about innovative gameplay. If that's what you want, look elsewhere (HL 2?). This game is just a straight-up FPS game, nothing more, besides the awesome engine.
How is this a troll? I RTFA and agree with parent. The article is interesting just to see how MMOG gamers "perceive" themselves, but doesn't actually provide any interesting facts. IE, most of the players say they play for fun, they play Everquest a lot... there isn't really that much to it.
Recently, I'm sure that reason rhymes with "George W Bush..."
Can't blame ya guys at all on that one.
It's a well known fact that SUVs, statistically, roll three times more often than cars (I'd point you to a link, but this isn't some obscure fact, should be easy to dig up). Rolling accidents account for more than one third of all fatal car accidents.
I don't attribute this to an SUV that can't handle turns, I attribute it to misinformed drivers who think they're in a porsche.
PS: it should be noted that most of the sane anti-SUV folks have no issues with those who actually use them as workhorses, so if you're using your vehicle to that end, noone has an issue. It's only for the yuppies, really.
If your bladder gets all weak by driving on the road with SUVs (much less triple-trailer trucks), then I suggest you do your part for "the environment" by using bus or train travel, which are both FAR more efficient than any personal road vehicle around.
Of course, the key difference is that semi drivers are professional drivers and not (mostly) yuppy suburbanites. I didn't say that I'm "scared" of SUVs, although it was clever how you tried to blow that out of proportion. My argument against the SUV has little involvement with fear, no matter how much you attempt to over-simplify it. Try again.