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  1. Have you ever played the game in school where people alternate turns, each sequentially louder, shout a dirty word? Take that concept, and apply it to brainstorming 'safety concepts' to perform on rides.
    Then imagine that somehow that game is turned into something viewed as considered a credible way to give the illusion of safety///


    (oh, and to re-write the rules of a terpyism, I'll say that anything I just mentioned probably has nothing to do with anything that was or was not written above my post, regarding anything that does or doesn't not really not exist)

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  2. If you'll find out the elevation for each of the track's 3415 feet per side, we could collectively figure out a chart of theoretical velocity throughout the ride.

    I'm still going with the bottom of the second hill. The dip before the turnaround is too far along the track to maintain pace. If I remember correctly, somewhere around four degrees downward slope against horizontal is needed to keep a constant speed.

    (And no, I am unable to give reference to where I read that, but I think it was either a Gravity Group or GCI guy that said it.)

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  3. The coordinates show approximately nine feet lower after the second hill.

     

    And what's the source of said coordinates?

    The NoLimitsEditor file of The Racer that I have. The difference in numbers on the Y-Axis for the vertices at the top and bottom of each hill.

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    Also, Google Earth topographic map shows about 755 ft above sea level at the base of the first hill, and about 749 at the base of the second hill.

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  4. Is it possible to measure the absolute height at the bottom of both of those hills? Because if the bottom of the second hill isn't lower than the bottom of the first, I can't understand what force is causing the extra speed.

    The coordinates show approximately nine feet lower after the second hill.

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  5. On a side note, being someone who looked at the results each day, I'm extremely surprised to see how quickly Bizarro jumped to #1, it seemed as if Outlaw Run and Maverick were the main two fighting for #1.....

    I didn't visit the parks that have Outlaw Run or Maverick, so I don't know if they did anything, but the Six Flags over Connecticut was pushing heavily for guests to vote for Bizarro and Wicked Cyclone. Little papers at the tollbooths, and advertisements everywhere saying things like 'Vote for (name of ride)'.

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  6. Well.....While some of us are talking about flats we would like to see.....

     

    I thought I'd mention this one:

     

    (video)

     

    Looks like tons of fun!

     

    Any of you guys tried one of these out?

     

    It would be awesome to see one of these in the old Flight Commander area, though I'm not sure there would be enough room.....

    TMNT Shell Shock at Nickelodeon Universe. Quite enjoyable, and each rider can decide how much spinning they do.

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  7. Apparently the cup is larger than I thought it was, or maybe the "five-ounce" cups on the side of my fridge are actually larger than five ounces.

    I think you can do this without bringing in a measuring cup. You should bring your five-ounce cup and your nine-ounce cup. When you get to the park, ask for the water(in the 7 ounce cup). Also, find an empty twenty ounce bottle.

    -Fill the twenty ounce bottle with water. Fill the 5 ounce cup four times, and it should empty the bottle if the cup is 5 ounces.

    -Then test the nine ounce cup. Fill the 5 ounce cup, and pour it into the 9. Refill the 5 and fill the 9 to the top. Take the extra ounce from the 5 and place it inside the 20 ounce bottle. Repeat twenty times. If everything matches, then the 9 ounce cup is a correct measurement.

    -Then test the seven ounce cup. Fill both the 5 and the 9 cups. Empty the 5 into the 7. Pour from the 9 into the 7 until the 7 is full, then empty the 7. If the remainder of the 9 fills the 7, then the 7 is 7.

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  8. Also, (unless it has changed in the last couple years) the ground color at the entrance of Boo Blasters matches I-Street, and not Planet Snoopy. Planet Snoopy has had what I considered a demarcation of zones with the difference in what I was walking on.

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