Love coasters!! Riding on them is weirdly stress relieving for me.
Do You Like Roller Coasters?
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I found part of the rider restraint system on the standing coaster at Virginia's King's Dominion literaly painful the first time I rode it.
Male riders should make sure their knees are bent slightly when the loading attendants adjust the vertical position of the restraints. Then you can lock your knees in the straight position during the ride, keeping pressure on certain areas to a more tolerable level when the coaster enters the loop.
I don't like rollercoasters. I've been on probably 4 rides in my life of varying degrees of notoriety. They curve around so fast I can't tell where I am, nor do I have much sense of orientation during the ride. For me it's just 90 seconds of predictable disorientation, which I find rather boring and pointless.
And to be honest I don't enjoy any fairground rides. Clearly, I'm not much fun.
But I do enjoy picking out the rubber ducks with the hooked stick and winning a goldfish
And to be honest I don't enjoy any fairground rides. Clearly, I'm not much fun.
But I do enjoy picking out the rubber ducks with the hooked stick and winning a goldfish
I have been to Disneyland twice in the last 10 years and both times Space Mountain was closed for repairs. I am starting to get a tad suspicious.
I have never been on a rollercoaster. Not even one of the kiddies ones when I was a lad. The death-defying nature of them always put me off. The closest I've experienced was a 3D theatre recreation of one which was scary enough (I was 10).
I'd be inclined to try them now, however, just to see what they are like. A shame I'll never now experience the legendary Corkscrew at Alton Towers (it was retired a few months ago).
I'd be inclined to try them now, however, just to see what they are like. A shame I'll never now experience the legendary Corkscrew at Alton Towers (it was retired a few months ago).
If you do, remember to take a pair of bathroom scales with you so you can measure how your weight changes throughout the ride.
I should also bring a force gauge and record everything visually with a SnorriCam to play back to future generations.
If you do, remember to take a pair of bathroom scales with you so you can measure how your weight changes throughout the ride.
(Of course, should I sustain embarrassing injuries in the process, "future generations" are likely to be out of the question...)
I love roller coasters, but primarily the old school wooden ones. The slick steel coasters always disappoint me, the harnesses etc take away from the experience IMHO.
The thing about coasters is that they're mostly psychological. You freak out before the actual ride more than on it. It's the moment before the plunge which is much worse than the actual event.
I think they start to lose some of their appeal the moment you realize how safe the things are.
I think they start to lose some of their appeal the moment you realize how safe the things are.
Hurtling at speed towards trees or whatever, and being turned upside down inside out, with your feet and various parts hanging out are the terrifying things. Every time I ride one, I always think it seems scarier than I remembered it! I'm never scared to begin with, I get excited and impatient when in line. I guess the experience varies from person to person.
During a takeoff from a grass strip, you usually don't have much runway and there are usually trees at the end. Plus, soft-field takeoffs require you to skim the surface in "ground effect" to build speed before you try to climb. So effectively you're accelerating straight towards a tree line. Intentionally. Now that is disconcerting.
I guess you have to have nerves of steel to dare to become a pilot.
Like Hal Jordan, you must be born without fear!
^ Or born with a fetish for it. 
What is the world record for roller coaster coitus, by the way?^ Or born with a fetish for it.
[I think you just beat your own record for Worst Chat-Up Line on an Internet BBS Ever™ - someone]
Nah, the plunge is really what does me in. The few times I've tried coasters, I always feel like my head is going to explode on the deep plunges.
I've never been brave enough to try any really crazy coasters. The mid-range kiddie versions are about all I can handle - the Mall of America coaster is just on the edge of what I can tolerate and enjoy.
I wish I liked them better - I love heights, and I love going fast, but apparently, the gravity/speed combination is just too much for my little head to cope with.
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