myklhicks Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 So, my brother has algebra this year, and he brought home his algebra book. When I first saw it I thought it was Vortex, but then I noticed there wasn't supports on both sides (which I found odd because I didn't think there was a full loop with just one side with a support). I turned the book over and the loop was on the back too, but with no supports. So it's possible that it is Vortex. What do you guys think? and if it isn't Vortex, which coaster do you think it is? Front: Back: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJSkyFoxx Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 It really does look like The Vortex, but they could have just photoshopped out the supports for the publisher's desired appearance of the covers. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myklhicks Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 It really does look like The Vortex, but they could have just photoshopped out the supports for the publisher's desired appearance of the covers. That's what I figured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myklhicks Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 After researching photos of the loops, I noticed on the supports there's a spot for mechanics to get on. Which this support doesn't have... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 The train color makes me strongly think it's Demon at California's Great America. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterama Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 -This is what my brother's Pre-Algebra book looks like. I believe it's Hershey Park's Great Bear. image from: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/glencoe-pre-algebra-il-student-edition-mcgraw-hill-staff/1015909953?ean=9780078693595 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDMC01 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I'm thinking it's (the first picture of the non-inverted coaster) either Vortex or Anaconda at Kings Dominion because of this picture: http://rcdb.com/92.htm# EDIT: Just realized my link just takes you the Anaconda's page and not the picture. The picture I'm referring to is the 2nd picture (a whole view of the ride when it had an older paint scheme) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhit2004 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 There is likely a photo credit in the first couple pages which might identify the coaster. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Bingo http://rcdb.com/76.htm#p=39975 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegajone Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Definitely seems to resemble Demon more than Vortex. Vortex's orange stripe is more in the middle of the train, whereas Demon's orange-ish/red-ish(?) stripe is more towards the top of the train, similar to the train on the book cover shown above. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDMC01 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 ^ Good point about the stripe being towards the top of the train. I looked at BB1's picture again after reading the above post and I now think the mystery coaster is Demon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharleyTheDinosaur Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Also, Vortex doesn't have a giant globe floating in the middle of one of its loops. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 [Pre-Algebra book cover picture] -This is what my brother's Pre-Algebra book looks like. I believe it's Hershey Park's Great Bear. image from: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/glencoe-pre-algebra-il-student-edition-mcgraw-hill-staff/1015909953?ean=9780078693595 Actually, Great Bear's wheel covers are pink and black. See here. Based on the track and train color schemes, it would likely be Batman: The Ride at Six Flags over Georgia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterama Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 My mistake. But really, what is it with Glencoe and roller coasters? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Seems like it could be because of the audience. If you're going to put a picture of something math-related on the cover, roller coasters are a lot more appealing than graphs or functions. If I remember right, my high school math books had pictures of buildings on them. My college Statics/Dynamics textbook had a picture of the Falkirk Wheel. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I'm so old my grad school books had NO pictures. Not even line drawings. Then again, The Wall Street Journal had no pictures either, The New York Times had no comics, our television was black and white, and our radios had two CONELRAD triangles each. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharleyTheDinosaur Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I'm so old my grad school books had NO pictures. Not even line drawings. Then again, The Wall Street Journal had no pictures either, The New York Times had no comics, our television was black and white, and our radios had two CONELRAD triangles each. Geez. How slow was the internet back then? 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Ha ha. There was an early experimental version. As a fifth grader, I used it at Morehead State College. Yes, that's what it was called. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XjoshhyX Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I remember one of my books having a picture of the old Coney Island Cyclones. I also remember one book having an invert on it, but couldn't recognize the color combo. Probably photoshopped in some way though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Photoshop is a registered trademark and should be capitalized, and, preferably, not used as a verb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elyk Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 photoshopped, is a slang term which refers to any sort of editing of a photo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 It is also a violation of Adobe's registered trademark. See the TOS. Such terms are NOT acceptable here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elyk Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 photoshop(Verb) To digitally edit or alter a picture or photograph. Source: Wiktionary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 That absolutely does not matter. See the TOS. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Anything Wikipedia isn't the law here. Please see the TOS.Edit- Terp beat me to it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Try Dictionary.com: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/photoshop This says that it is "sometimes lowercase" as a verb, but the listing is still under the capitalized version. EDIT: The new version of Firefox can kiss my ***. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Ha ha. There was an early experimental version. As a fifth grader, I used it at Morehead State College. Yes, that's what it was called. Wait you went to what is now Morehead State University? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I547 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegajone Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 As probably the most known and vocal questioner of the capitalization of trademarks on here, even I recognize the concern that Adobe would have with regards to Photoshop, it's probably close to being genericized a la aspirin, thermos, yo-yo, etc. and I doubt that they're fine with that. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill_Biscuit Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I'm so old my grad school books had NO pictures. Not even line drawings. Then again, The Wall Street Journal had no pictures either, The New York Times had no comics, our television was black and white, and our radios had two CONELRAD triangles each. That must have been back when the Internet only had one w. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millslite Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Ha ha. There was an early experimental version. As a fifth grader, I used it at Morehead State College. Yes, that's what it was called. My father is a Morehead State alum. Go Eagles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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