Mega...Giga...____? - CoasterBuzz

Lord Gonchar said:

I'm just wondering why enthusiasts feel the need to classify every last detail of these rides in such an almost anal retentive way.

Because we're Aristotelean! (Sorry, philosophy mid-term on Fri.). What do you mean the Earth rotates around the sun?

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Well if you want to follow the prefixes that are already in use for what ever its worth it would be Terra.

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So you believe that you are studying us, then kindly explain why you are the ones trapped in your seats.

Mega 100-199, Hyper 200-299, Giga300-399, Tera400-499. I don't know the rest but I remember from a past thread 700 is ultra.

If you ever look at the table of the metric system,in a science book for those of you like me still in high school, like centi, milli, you'll see hyper, giga, terra and so on, thats where the names come from
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The Jokes on You!! Ha Ha

Actually, you will see mega, giga terra.

the thrill 2 said:
I think Jeff just put an end to the question as to whether the coaster will be 400 feet or not for you non-believers.

Bingo. And he has done it many other times. People just refuse to believe sometime. Remember the cat that spent weeks calling us idiots over thinking that we were getting a coaster at CP this year?

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- Peabody

Methinks it was teenageninja.

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I, am nobody, and nobody is pefect!

Jeff nailed it... 400 ft. is a BAC, 500 ft. is a HAC (Huge Ass Coaster), 600 ft. is a RHAC (Really Huge Ass Coaster), etc.

I think it's listed that way under the "units of measure" section of the dictionary.

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Without the chaindog, you'd never get up the lifthill...

Tera follows the line of computer chips. Megabyte, Gigabyte, then Terabyte. Once Cedar Point decided to call Millennium Force a Giga coaster people caught onto the trend and started to call 400ft+ Tera coasters.

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www.moviecoaster.com

In RollerCoaster Tycoon2 it is still a gia Coaster Anyway who care the biggest Coaster near me is Superman Ride of steel the SFNE one

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Jonathan
#1 Coaster Fan

*** This post was edited by jon25 on 11/19/2002. ***

Whoever does not belive that a tower that is already 320 feet tall and no where near completed will not exceed 400 feet is a crack baby.

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Coming in 2003-The Spawn Of Magnum!
Ode to the offseason:
Offseason Offseason what shall I do? Who cares the sun is still shining the sky is still blue! GET A LIFE!

OK, I think I have already come down with that off-season greek flu.. The Dr. told me it was called Riddacoasteritis. The only cure, 2 minutes and 45 seconds of forced in Millenniumadrenaline.

GOD HELP ME PLEASE!

Mike Garrison said:
Or Godzigga

LOL!

I like Jeff and Chaindogs terms. I can't wait to ride a Big Ass Coaster!!

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Troika Bash 2003. The first of many!

Jigga what?

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Is that a Q-bot in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

For what it is worth... I agree with Lord Gonchar's statement on "why do enthusiasts need to classify...?"

And if classifications are needed, I think Jeff's BAC is one of the better ones.

But one classification I still have to laugh at... I think it was Goliath at SF Holland (but it could have been Expedition GeForce) some were calling a Junior Hyper. Because it looked like a Hyper but was under 200 feet tall. Again I ask.. when was a 150+ coaster a Jr anything?

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Kind of hard to take a post as objective if a park or coaster name is part of the "user name"

Yup, that whole Jr. thing started with Steel Eel. I just call them hypers. Simple enough?
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TOGO!

I didn't mean to stir up such a hornet nest. Thank to everyone for their responses...and to Jeff for spilling the beans about the height of this coaster. Now, how can I convince my wife we need to go to Sandusky?

Easy, Mike. Just make a reservation at one of the jacuzzi suites at Breakers, reservations at Bay Habour for dinner one night, and turn it into a "romantic" trip. Everything you could ever want...a waterpark and beach for sunbathing and relaxing, a thrill park for thrills....it would certainly convince ME.

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I'd rather die living than live like I'm dead