X doesn't have a vertical drop!
I downloaded a video of X testing and the drop was not vertical it was very close maybe by 5 degrees but it was not vertical. Didn' SFMM advertise it as having a vertical drop?! Did anybody else notice this?
No, and we knew it was around 88 degrees.
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If you wanna dis me, then go knit a seater... or somethin' like that...
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If you wanna dis me, then go knit a seater... or somethin' like that...
I think it's 88.5 degrees. That's as steep as it's going to get without going vertical. The only steeper full circuit is Hypersonic. I think that maybe Arrow wanted to make sure that its road wheels were in constant contact during the drop...that's why they didn't make it 90 degrees.
The GP think 61 degrees is vertical. I have heard lots of people say "Goliath goes straight down" or "Goliath has almost a 90 degree drop". My point is, it doesnt matter the majority of people visiting the park will think its 90 degrees so it doesnt matter.
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"ok everyone go ahead and pull down on your shoulder restraint so you feel nice and stuck!"
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"ok everyone go ahead and pull down on your shoulder restraint so you feel nice and stuck!"
Could you really tell the difference betweeen 88.5° and 90°?
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My favorite Coaster is named after Poop, and I actually like Boomerangs! What is wrong with me?
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My favorite Coaster is named after Poop, and I actually like Boomerangs! What is wrong with me?
And remember - you are traveling towards the ground face first, even if the angle of decent is a few degrees less than 90.
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Current favorite coasters:
Wooden: 1) Beast 2) Raven 3) Son of Beast 4) The Boss 5) Timber Wolf
Steel: 1) Raging Bull 2) Millennium Force 3) V2 4) Wild Thing 5) Mr. Freeze
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Current favorite coasters:
Wooden: 1) Beast 2) Raven 3) Son of Beast 4) The Boss 5) Timber Wolf
Steel: 1) Raging Bull 2) Millennium Force 3) V2 4) Wild Thing 5) Mr. Freeze
I know from a trusted source that the drop on x is true 90` for about 18 feet, this 88.5` stuff is just a rumor that got started and people kept feeding it
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the neon love chicken has spoken :)
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the neon love chicken has spoken :)
Sfmm_x_dude that is impossible because if you look at a pic of it on the side of the drop it has supports coming off the track to a vertical pole and the supports get longer as they go down the hill!
Duh... 1.5 degrees off of Vertical will sill feel like vertical...
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It's 88.5 degree drop.
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Current Favorite Coasters:
1)Raging Bull 2)Millennium Force 3)Medusa (SFMW) 4)Vertical Velocity (SFGAm) 5)Dueling Dragons (Ice)
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"Duff Man Says... Ohhhhh Yaaaaa!"
Current Favorite Coasters:
1)Raging Bull 2)Millennium Force 3)Medusa (SFMW) 4)Vertical Velocity (SFGAm) 5)Dueling Dragons (Ice)
There is a 4D model with a complete 90 degree drop. It will be build *somewhere* next year. It doesn't have the pre-drop dip however. I don't think you'll even be able to tell the difference.
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I'd like a tall CCI out and back, and a grande nonfat Latte to go please!
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I'd like a tall CCI out and back, and a grande nonfat Latte to go please!
Just thought I'd mention that this coaster defies the conventional "Road Wheel" and "Upstop Wheel" definitions. They are both one in the same. ;)
CPgenius said:
"I think it's 88.5 degrees. That's as steep as it's going to get without going vertical. The only steeper full circuit is Hypersonic. I think that maybe Arrow wanted to make sure that its road wheels were in constant contact during the drop...that's why they didn't make it 90 degrees."
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StealthmF5m3 said:
"It's 88.5 degree drop."
This has already been said multiple times.
DWeaver, your right. How would you be able to tell the difference from a 88.5 degree and 90 degree drop when your facing the ground, anyways? I wonder why Arrow is bothering to engenieer a drop that would feel the same, yet need a modified support structure. Seems like a waste of money to me.
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Hey, SFGAm managment, can I buy a couple cages of Sky Whirl? *** This post was edited by TrBiggar on 8/14/2001. ***
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