I suspect any video out there looks just like a still photo.
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Jeff said:
I suspect any video out there looks just like a still photo.
That's why you have to shoot video...so that you can tell the difference. When the bird goes by, you can tell.
Here, have a look at this blind link to see the train stopped, and to watch it get pushed loose. I'll embed it in a web page once I get a trip report written...
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
I thought they had a kicker wheel up at the top just for such an occasion. Am I wrong?
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Unless you know the static friction of the train and the force the kicker could exert on the train before the wheel itself would slip, how could you assume that it could not overcome the static friction? Plus, they could always use more then one set of wheels... I would not say it would not work, there is *always* a way.
Aren't the trains moved off the transfer with two kicker wheels? I don't understand what the objection is.
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I'm pretty sure Kingda Ka has some type of LSM system that gives the ride a boost if it needs it.
(Left side of this photo): http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3387/3253911585_b5fc62e1d2.jpg
-Daniel
Those are static brass fins, like those found on the dark side of the camel hump.
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