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Game Forum / Action Games / Half Life / October 2004(OT) Damn, another reason to vist the states...
http://www.buschgardens.com/buschgardens/fla/sheikra.aspx Now *that* is a ride! Providing y'all come to your senses next week, I'm starting to think it's time to check out American Airlines' 'two-for-one' flight offers. :) ___ Neil AKA HighVis In the bedlam that is alt.games.half-life Neil Jones proclaimed... > Providing y'all come to your senses next week, I'm starting to think > it's time to check out American Airlines' 'two-for-one' flight offers. > > :) That looks intense. Aren't you a little old to be going on them now? :)  SignatureAGHL IRC FAQ: http://stri.no-ip.com/e107/content.php?article.8 > In the bedlam that is alt.games.half-life > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > :) I don't think his pacemaker could handle it ;) McG. Could you not just go to Alton Towers - they've already built theirs. Stroods > http://www.buschgardens.com/buschgardens/fla/sheikra.aspx > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Neil > AKA HighVis > Could you not just go to Alton Towers - they've already built theirs. Oh, I've logged many flight hours on Oblivion, trust me! But when you consider that Oblivion is about 100 feet straight down, and the whole ride lasts about 35 seconds including the lift hill, I think you can see that this is in a different category altogether. a 200 foot drop that's just the start of the ride... oh yes! ___ Neil AKA HighVis > Oh, I've logged many flight hours on Oblivion, trust me! But when you > consider that Oblivion is about 100 feet straight down, and the whole > ride lasts about 35 seconds including the lift hill, I think you can > see that this is in a different category altogether. a 200 foot drop > that's just the start of the ride... oh yes! According to that link I posted its 180 feet, but only 87 degrees, so not quite vertical :( Civilian_Target > According to that link I posted its 180 feet, but only 87 degrees, so > not quite vertical :( Oh, it feels vertical, trust me! We *had* noticed it wasn't actually vertical (you can see that the track doesn't align with the lighting towers, etc). I may have done it a dis-service with my details, though - according to the rcdb it's nearly 180 feet drop, but since most of that is underground it feels a lot less. The start of the drop is only about 60 feet off the ground... Also, it's supposed to take 1:15 seconds. Right. from start of drop to final braking is no longer than 15 seconds, absolute maximum, including slowing down time. Compare that to SheikRa, which has a 3 min ride time, and starts off 180 feet above the ground (with a guaranteed 90 degree angle of descent). I assure you 180 feet above solid, visible ground is going to feel a lot scarier than 60 feet above a cloud of dry ice. ___ Neil AKA HighVis > http://www.buschgardens.com/buschgardens/fla/sheikra.aspx > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Neil > AKA HighVis Just back from Florida and had a nice day out at Busch. Did Gwazi for the first time and for a wooden coaster it's a bit wild. Go to Florida every year and every year a new ride opens somewhere to make it worth the effort to go back. Next year Disney have loads of new stuff and this one at Busch Gardens , roll on next September!! > http://www.buschgardens.com/buschgardens/fla/sheikra.aspx > > Now *that* is a ride! "An Immelmann loop"? ;) I hope they get it right, or flightsimmers will be complaining about the flight model :) Heck, if you want to do all that twisty turny divey climby stuff, I can arrange it for you, without the rails ;) -- Paul > Heck, if you want to do all that twisty turny divey climby stuff, I can > arrange it for you, without the rails ;) So you keep saying... and I keep waiting... ;) ___ Neil AKA HighVis > http://www.buschgardens.com/buschgardens/fla/sheikra.aspx > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Neil > AKA HighVis The Barques fmily might meet you there! -- Thad It'll be safe Neil.... Our fearless leader will still be watching over yer safety.... :) >http://www.buschgardens.com/buschgardens/fla/sheikra.aspx > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Neil >AKA HighVis "Always be able to find a little humor even in the most grim situations" In the bedlam that is alt.games.half-life Cannon Fodder proclaimed... > It'll be safe Neil.... Our fearless leader will still be watching over > yer safety.... :) Who said Americans don't get irony :) SignatureAGHL IRC FAQ: http://stri.no-ip.com/e107/content.php?article.8 > Our fearless leader Yeah - you know what they say about people who claim to be without fear... ;) ___ Neil AKA HighVis > http://www.buschgardens.com/buschgardens/fla/sheikra.aspx > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Neil > AKA HighVis Awesome! Just go to Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio if you're really into roller coasters. Most rollercoasters in the world! And several of the biggest, fastest, and longest. Glad its only 2 hours from my house :) http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/inside_park/rides/thrill/rollercoasters.cfm > Just go to Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio if you're really into roller > coasters. Most rollercoasters in the world! And several of the biggest, > fastest, and longest. Glad its only 2 hours from my house :) I'm jealous! Let me point you to this link: http://www.designumbrella.com/america/05-30.htm ... from my trip a couple of years ago :) Top Thrill Dragster wasn't there then, of course, but I hit every other big ride... Raptor is pure poetry in steel, although Mantis is a nasty literal pain in the neck! I'll be back... ___ Neil AKA HighVis >Awesome! > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/inside_park/rides/thrill/rollercoasters.cfm I've been there, No-Handed the Top Thrill and the Millenium Force. Me and my kid rode the Magnum 13 times in one hour. Bummer they took out the shooting gallery though. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You should start drinking prune juice and KY jelly cocktails right now, that will make things a lot smoother. -Felatio Love Looks like a slightly bigger version of Oblivion - http://www.rcdb.com/installationdetail777.htm which was damn scary, and not all that much fun (I enjoy all the twisting stuff, I'm not to fond of being held very high of a large hole and watching people catch up with their own vomit on the way down.... Civilian_Target > http://www.buschgardens.com/buschgardens/fla/sheikra.aspx > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Neil > AKA HighVis |
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