CBS can't rate coasters

[Error]

This is the top 5 list from a CBS news report. Keep in mind, this is for the USA'S coasters:

5. Wildebeest, Holiday World
4. Kingda Ka, SFGAd
3. Diamondback, KI
2. Sky Rocket, Kennywood
1. I305, KD

Anyone see any issues with this?

Also, look at some of these "facts"
"The Diamondback is considered a hypercoaster because of the fact that it inverts elements and uses a lift hill rather than a speedy launch."

"It is a lunch coaster"

"This roller coaster was opened in 1920. It is the oldest continuously operating coaster in America."

Oi...

Discuss

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/08/ ... 2303.shtml

 

[RCF]

 

[jokerman]

The list was a load of balls, but you were wrong. It was only meant to be coasters in the US.

Doesn't stop it being an awful article though.

 

[Error]

The list was a load of balls, but you were wrong. It was only meant to be coasters in the US.

Doesn't stop it being an awful article though.

I noticed it and fixed it. Thanks.

And yes, it's bad.

 

[CMonster]

Isn't Wildebeast a water slide? :lol:

 

[RCF]

^ It's a water COASTER :wink:

 

[CMonster]

Oh, so now it's the fifth best coaster in the country. :lol:

 

[kimahri]

This looks more like HEY LOOK AT OUR COASTERS THEY'RE X ON Recognised name Y's LIST, go ride.

 

[caffeine_demon]

the video's hilarious - "10 vertical drops"

 

[LiveForTheLaunch]

LOL SKY ROCKET!

 

[RCF]

I'm still facepalming.

 

[LiveForTheLaunch]

^Me too.. It seems like they randomly refreshed the home page on RCDB and slapped the first five coasters that came up in the "random coaster" thing on the list. Hell, one of them isn't EVEN a coaster.

 

[RCF]

well in a way it is, like I said before,

It's a water COASTER

:wink:

 

[madhjsp]

The video is better than the article!

"They can basically almost just launch you now"

"Powering something by electric motors and water is like violating the Geneva Convention!"

"One that's been around for a little while is the Kingda Ka"

"Diamondback called a hypercoaster because it really gets you inverted... no lunch please! And we're talking 10 vertical drops on this thing!"

"Intimidator 305 has another vertical drop"

"Jackrabbit is the original wooden roller coaster"

So if he's correct... launch technology is still forthcoming, water rides that have electric motors are tantamount to mistreatment of POWs, something built 5 years ago is old as coasters go, any Arrow looper is actually also a hyper coaster, vertical drops are now standard on all new coasters, and there were no roller coasters before 1920.

 

[Snoo]

I'm hungry.

 

[LiveForTheLaunch]

It's a water COASTER

I've been on a water coaster and there is no way I would EVER count it as a cred, or even consider it a coaster.

 

[Snoo]

Ben would. :lol:

 

[ECG]

It's not on RCDB or CoasterCounter. It's not a coaster. End of.

 

[RCF]

But HE obviously doesn't know that. :wink:

 

[Antinos]

Something tells me that electricity and water aren't a good combo. Apparently, this guy failed science class.