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Obsure Coaster & Thrill Ride Records
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rollermonkey
Strata Poster
I don't understand the "steepest" record... How is it you've chosen Takabisha and not:
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I mean, that drop is a lot more than 121 degrees. Heck, it's more than the 180 on the S&S Screaming Squirrel/El Loco coasters...
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I mean, that drop is a lot more than 121 degrees. Heck, it's more than the 180 on the S&S Screaming Squirrel/El Loco coasters...
Jason Voorhees
Hyper Poster
^I've always wondered that question. Insane is so sexy.
I think it's because of the rotation of the car? Would Oblivion be a vertical drop if the riders faced outwards like they do on a drop tower? Well, obviously it would be, but would you say the rides were doing a world first vertical drop? I think it has to be the angle of the rider to the ground in a controlled and consistent manner. Otherwise you could argue that the 4D coasters have a 359 degree drop.
metalhead7
Mega Poster
Most people don't count the screaming squirrel as a drop, because the rotation of the car around it is slowed by breaks. Of course you could also make the same argument against Takabisha.
Are we discussing "Steepest Coaster" again? I feel like posting a picture of a B&M Flying Coaster's Pretzel Loop just for tradition's sake. I mean, it steepens so much it makes a full circle and then some. If it had stopped steepening just before halfway through the element, and straightened out instead of curling backwards, it would have counted, wouldn't it? What keeps it from counting when it doesn't straighten out?
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/5000/steepest-roller-coaster-made-from-steel
Done. Argue it all you want (actually don't), but when it comes to world records, it doesn't come much more official. Oh, and before some smart arse comes in with the "yeah, but they said Eejannaika had the most inversions once. LOL!" argument, they got rid of that ages ago.
Now instead of rehashing this over and over again in a topic that doesn't warrant it, can we go back to some different obscure coaster and thrill ride records? The point of the topic is simply to get a few interesting facts and stats for one of the CF pages; that's it.
It's fine if someone has said something "wrong", or if a record could be taken in a couple of different ways, but not when it's completely taking over the original purpose of the topic. If anyone wants to go through the whole "steepest or not" argument again, either dig up an old topic on it, or start a new one.
Done. Argue it all you want (actually don't), but when it comes to world records, it doesn't come much more official. Oh, and before some smart arse comes in with the "yeah, but they said Eejannaika had the most inversions once. LOL!" argument, they got rid of that ages ago.
Now instead of rehashing this over and over again in a topic that doesn't warrant it, can we go back to some different obscure coaster and thrill ride records? The point of the topic is simply to get a few interesting facts and stats for one of the CF pages; that's it.
It's fine if someone has said something "wrong", or if a record could be taken in a couple of different ways, but not when it's completely taking over the original purpose of the topic. If anyone wants to go through the whole "steepest or not" argument again, either dig up an old topic on it, or start a new one.
rollermonkey
Strata Poster
I get that Guiness is 'the authority' within their own book, BUT...
They only come out to verify a record when asked/invited to do so. Maybe they would declare one of the Ball Coasters the record holder if they were asked to come take a peek?
I dunno.
At this point, it's as pointless a record as 'steepest overbank' claims are.
They only come out to verify a record when asked/invited to do so. Maybe they would declare one of the Ball Coasters the record holder if they were asked to come take a peek?
I dunno.
At this point, it's as pointless a record as 'steepest overbank' claims are.
TilenB
Strata Poster
gavin said:
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/wor ... er-coaster
So, Tower of Terror 2 is the world's highest roller coaster? I think that Guiness isn't always the most reliable source...
metalhead7
Mega Poster
I think the point that I think everyone's trying to make, is that steepest coaster is difficult to define, and could be used to label a bunch of different coasters.