Something for you adrenelin freaks............

[pair8head]

You wouldn't catch me within a mile of this thing.

[sonofabeach]

I'd do it.....just have to pop a few blood pressure pills first.

[dnw]

Not for me.

[pair8head]

Just an FYI here but when they were testing this thing with crash test dummies they had a few come back with some important parts missing. Arms, Legs, Heads.

[dnw]

Just an FYI here but when they were testing this thing with crash test dummies they had a few come back with some important parts missing. Arms, Legs, Heads.

[lime rickie]

Just an FYI here but when they were testing this thing with crash test dummies they had a few come back with some important parts missing. Arms, Legs, Heads.

Yah, I do love roller coasters but that little sentence put me off this one.

[popcornjack]

I'd be on that like stink on poop!!

[pair8head]

Well it was redesigned after the tests.

[lime rickie]

Well it was redesigned after the tests.

You go first.

[VanillaGrl]

Oh HellYEAH! In a heartbeat!!!

[pair8head]

Opens to the public on March 15th.

[fabduo]

Just an FYI -if anyone is into ziplining -my boss owns the one in Hunter, NY -it is the highest & longest zipline in North America -if you are going to be in the area let me know ahead of time & I can send you some discount coupons

[pair8head]

Short video of the first test with live passengers.
RAF Test pilots no less.

[dnw]

Just an FYI -if anyone is into ziplining -my boss owns the one in Hunter, NY -it is the highest & longest zipline in North America -if you are going to be in the area let me know ahead of time & I can send you some discount coupons

Thanks, Susan, but no thanks.

[chippewa]

Just an FYI here but when they were testing this thing with crash test dummies they had a few come back with some important parts missing. Arms, Legs, Heads.

Saw that report, too. Call me a cynic, but I think that was leaked/reported by the park to create Internet buzz. A dummy comes back without a head, but no damage to the coaster? Those things are designed and tested for years in a computer model before the first rivet is fastened. You can't just change the design in a few days after it's built.

But give them credit, they did a good job of viral marketing.

[pair8head]

Just an FYI here but when they were testing this thing with crash test dummies they had a few come back with some important parts missing. Arms, Legs, Heads.

Saw that report, too. Call me a cynic, but I think that was leaked/reported by the park to create Internet buzz. A dummy comes back without a head, but no damage to the coaster? Those things are designed and tested for years in a computer model before the first rivet is fastened. You can't just change the design in a few days after it's built.

But give them credit, they did a good job of viral marketing.

That they did.

[pair8head]

Taking a closer look at the photo of the dummies you can clearly see there are no wires attached to them indicating a decided lack of test sensors for collecting data on such things as g-force and such. These were just manikins and the joints on the arms and legs may have been purposely weekend to achieve the desired effect.

Still a brilliant bit of marketing.

[Bicycle Bill]

Taking a closer look at the photo of the dummies you can clearly see there are no wires attached to them indicating a decided lack of test sensors for collecting data on such things as g-force and such. These were just manikins and the joints on the arms and legs may have been purposely weekend to achieve the desired effect.

Still a brilliant bit of marketing.

Don't the Mythbusters use their test dummy without a lot of external attachments? In a couple of cases the necessary instrumentation got embedded within the dummy.

Although I believe you're still on the right track. Those don't look anything at all like test dummies. They look more like cheap store mannequins — check out the one on the far left missing an arm and a leg; the remaining stumps look hollow. And I don't see any joints (elbows, knees, wrist, neck, etc.) at all.

-"BB"-

[pbans]

All day long.....
Pssshhh.....lose and arm or leg.....they make prosthetics.....a head, well.....I've lived a good life!
That looks awesome.

[Left Field ParrotHead]

All day long.....
Pssshhh.....lose and arm or leg.....they make prosthetics.....a head, well.....I've lived a good life!
That looks awesome.

Yup... wPs.