Weird, Wacky & Strange Coaster Bits
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AirtimeFreak
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That's probably for the best, not sure I'd want to free fall on that!
roomraider
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So one of the newer fake SLC's at Century Amusement Park built by the always excellent Hebei Zhongye Metallurgical Equipment Manufacturing has had a problem with stalling.
So the company decided to re-profile the sidewinder.
This is the old one
Below is the new one.
Sweet dreams people.
So the company decided to re-profile the sidewinder.
This is the old one
Below is the new one.
Sweet dreams people.
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Mysterious Sue
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A small part of me wants to ride it just to see how the hell that would feel.
A small part of me wants to ride it just to see how the hell that would feel.
Intamin to Win
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That's gotta hurt.
Mysterious Sue
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A very, very small part
roomraider
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I'm just glad they never built their 11 Looping Coaster.... Can you imagine?
PeskyTrimBrake
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The start of the turnaround in Magnum XL 200 looks quite weird.
The start of the turnaround in Magnum XL 200 looks quite weird.
roomraider
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roomraider said:So one of the newer fake SLC's at Century Amusement Park built by the always excellent Hebei Zhongye Metallurgical Equipment Manufacturing has had a problem with stalling.
So the company decided to re-profile the sidewinder.
This is the old one
Below is the new one.
Sweet dreams people.
So I shall now be passing through Zhengzhou in October. Realigned spine here i come.
Mysterious Sue
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Yours or the coaster's?
CoburnJason54
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The weirdest one I've seen besides the great bear supports is the one on X2 on the back of the first half loop. It is really thick and just looks out of place. That would be the weirdest one I've seen.
Intamin to Win
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^Pics of that? I can't envision it
My guess is that it's there to give extra support to that joint so that the bending loads in the joint are reduced.
Seems to me that the top of that support would see quite a lot of stress when those heavy trains get up there. By layering the supports like that, the shear forces between the two beams increases the strength of the join.
Seems to me that the top of that support would see quite a lot of stress when those heavy trains get up there. By layering the supports like that, the shear forces between the two beams increases the strength of the join.
