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Well. That was a rollercoaster.
Jeezchrist, why Pastor?

I don't remember any holograms since I was a callow ant back then. I do remember that outdoor mascot robot, rollercoasters, Popeye arcade game, etc. Is there a video of this hologram somewhere?

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"He was not happy with the amusement diversions that were done at the time such as saloon, brothels and the like."
Done at the time? They were done at all times, all the time, since mankind existed. Of course only a devout christian could think that rollercoasters could be more popular than getting hammered and laid.
That proves again how blurry the line between genius and madman is.

it's funny that the rollercoaster was invented in the US, because here in Portugal it's called "Montanha-Russa", which translates to "Russian Mountain". I've never investigated it, but I guess the first contact the portuguese had with a rollercoaster must have been through a russian businessman or something.

I thought the same thing until I rode Tatsu and X2 at Six Flags. They were innovative designs that make you are not in a rollercoaster, as though you are flying. The cars also split up and twist in unexpected ways. I think the real feat is to make it feel as though you are no longer strapped in. A fully weightless rollercoaster.

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OMG! I thought this was selling a house that already had a 'rollercoaster' in the backyard, how wrong I was, and what an awesome real estate agent! Talk about bringing in buyers!
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I think it's mostly about adrenaline & dopamine highs . It's the same reason some people still manage to "enjoy" rollercoasters or skydiving and the like despite basically being frightened shitless by them.

All depends where your threshold for fear lies. Up to a point your physiology rewards you for what it interprets as taking a worthwhile risk, past that point it punishes you with an unpleasant response. e.g. you might get a good feeling from driving fairly fast, but if you push too far that good feeling turns to blood chilling terror.

The key is that everyone is tuned differently, some people get stressed out walking to the shops, others have to jump off buildings to get any sort of buzz. And naturally further to that we all interpret the level of risk differently in different situations. There appears to be quite the split between how people react to intense physical and cerebral stimuli.

Personally I don't really like being shit up by films like in the above, but then when I feel the back end sliding on a motorbike or drop a light aircraft into a stall I usually end up giggling like a little girl. (within reason)

As I understand it It's an evolutionary thing, we need some people who thrive on risk and go exploring and others to stay alive and raise the kids & naturally all of this is taken wildly out of context by our modern life styles. End result: some people watch scary films to feel alive and others have to race powerboats.

I'm sure there are other more emotional/metaphysical reasons too like our inherent fascinations with mortality, cruelty, paranormal etc. (and anything else we don't relate to in everyday life). But the fear "high" is definitely a big factor I think.

Almost no traffic. Mo motorcycles or scooters at all, very few bicycles. Just so weird.

Rollercoaster at 17:20 !

Edit: saw more bikes and a few motorcycles towards the end.

Not exactly.. It is limited by time and amount of energy. There is no "push to pass" button but they have some leeway on how to spread the extra energy around the lap. You can use it more on one corner but for the rest of the lap, you're total power output is reduced.

First race is now over, RBR got disqualified due to too much fuel was being fed to the engine... Also the dreaded "they will save fuel" phase was over in 10 laps. There were lots of technical DNFs, 14 cars made it to the finishline, which was miles better than worst fears. Some of the cars made their first race distance. But the main change was..

Almost unlimited torque at the low revs.. The cars were sliding, they were skittish, there were 3rd gear opposite locks.. They are once again more powerful than the grip what tires and aero can produce. Turns like T2 and T5 in Albert Park used to be "non-corners", they just pointed the nose to apex and floor it.. Now.. totally different thing. Even T9 exit was dangerous, which it hasn't been since 1999.

Eau Rouge will not be a flat out, easy corner but terrifying rollercoaster that eats lives if you don't respect it..

Only thing we lost is the sound, the new V6 uses energy so much efficiently that sound is not as loud.. On the plus side, you can hear the tires squeeling and the audience cheering. It's not V10 screech but low throaty roar.

Taking him fractionally over 5 mins to reach the bottom 2 miles away makes that roughly 24 miles per hour or 38.6 km/h, I guess that's pretty fast for a gravity powered rollercoaster.

Reminds me of Knott's Berry Farm when it was just a wee amusement park of non-rollercoasters. Anyone remember visiting the dude in the jail house? You could feed the actors information about your unassuming friends and then he would freak them out.

Ah, those were the days.

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