Ride of your life

Skybird · 02-28-12, 08:04 AM

"sense of humour"...?

"thrill and kill"...?

http://au.news.yahoo.com/odd/a/-/odd...d-kill-riders/

When I stumble over things like this I usually first think that I have a bad dream.

Herr-Berbunch · 02-28-12, 08:48 AM

There's no scale to it (excluding the picture hung on the wall in the background) so it is very difficult to believe that speeds of 100km/s (really?

) could be attained at all.

Here are some speed conversions of that 100km/s

Mach 302

224,000 mph

360,000 km/h

194,000 kts

So, basically, the article is a load of balls!

Dowly · 02-28-12, 09:01 AM

According to Wiki, the fastest (steel) roller coaster goes up to 240km/h.

Skybird · 02-28-12, 09:04 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_Coaster

Doing further search via Google showed that it probably was all not meant that serious as I took it initially. Emotional reflex, maybe - in Germany the word "euthanasia" is extemely heavily preloaded with negative sentiment, for obvious historical reasons.

mapuc · 02-28-12, 10:06 AM

First I looked at the picture-WOW that's a-must-try-before-I-die-coaster

Then I read the article below

Damn it would be my last try.

Markus

Herr-Berbunch · 02-28-12, 10:40 AM

And it was designed by an engineer!

I've seen better (more realistic) by a seven-year-old and a copy of Theme Park World.

I'll be back soon, I'm off to Lithuania to get my Engineering degree!

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I'm back, Betonov* got the last one off the photocopier.

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Sailor Steve · 02-28-12, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly

According to Wiki, the fastest (steel) roller coaster goes up to 240km/h.

Which is only 0.06666667 km/s.

02-28-12, 08:04 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Ride of your life "sense of humour"...? "thrill and kill"...? http://au.news.yahoo.com/odd/a/-/odd...d-kill-riders/ When I stumble over things like this I usually first think that I have a bad dream. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

02-28-12, 08:48 AM	#2
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	There's no scale to it (excluding the picture hung on the wall in the background) so it is very difficult to believe that speeds of 100km/s (really? ) could be attained at all. Here are some speed conversions of that 100km/s Mach 302 224,000 mph 360,000 km/h 194,000 kts So, basically, the article is a load of balls! __________________

02-28-12, 09:04 AM	#4
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_Coaster Doing further search via Google showed that it probably was all not meant that serious as I took it initially. Emotional reflex, maybe - in Germany the word "euthanasia" is extemely heavily preloaded with negative sentiment, for obvious historical reasons. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

02-28-12, 10:06 AM	#5
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,535 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	First I looked at the picture-WOW that's a-must-try-before-I-die-coaster Then I read the article below Damn it would be my last try. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

02-28-12, 10:40 AM	#6
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	And it was designed by an engineer! I've seen better (more realistic) by a seven-year-old and a copy of Theme Park World. I'll be back soon, I'm off to Lithuania to get my Engineering degree! . . . I'm back, Betonov* got the last one off the photocopier. * __________________ Last edited by Herr-Berbunch; 02-28-12 at 10:54 AM.

02-28-12, 09:01 AM	#3
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	According to Wiki, the fastest (steel) roller coaster goes up to 240km/h.