Cringle
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Yeh, I know where your coming from - thorpes rides are blank canvases. Good rides, but missing that spark.Welcome to the crew buddy.
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That was when they had Tussauds to compete with. Now... I would'nt be so sure.I agree though - Thorpe Park is desperately in need of an injection of personality and magic.*changes topic name slightly*
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Thats Scarring. We have young'uns on this forum you know. Sheepie, Sheepie, Sheepie.
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Archimedes ScrewLarge wooden screw which brings water up to the surace of the land through a tube. The tube come out of the water source and up into a trench. The operator turns the handle and the water is naturally brought up to the trench through the screw blades. Kinda like a sidewards watermill.Requires Human Labour - Yay for medieval irrigation!
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He's only 16?!
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It used to be as you spin, the people whose backs are facing the control cabin when it starts to swing, get the top swing - but even then its only for a couple of swings. SWING - I like that word.
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Well who needs all that when you have Fastrack and high gate prices to make Bounceback seem like a bargain.
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Finally Katey got fired. Go Christina!
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Do you know what it feels like,Loving someone,that's in a rush to throw you away?Do you know what it feels like,to be the last one,to know that the lock on the door has changed?*plays ping pong*
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I've been brought up christian, but alot of things about the religion didn't add up - contradictory ideas and so forth. So I have come to the conclusion that I believe somthing greater is out there, although I dunno what, and I follow the general morals of chrisitanity (do not kill, steal, cheat, etc.) but stuff like the bible and praying I just can't bring myself to believe in.On top of that, my experices with christians havent been all that dandy.In my opinion, if anything religion is just a way to make people follow and abide by morals and give people hope and comfort in 'dark hours'. But sometimes I feel people just use it as an excuse for things they just can't explain and when it comes to the nitty gritty - the religion isnt that clear. But yeh, things like the bible just seem to be one big metaphore for making sure people do the right thing.But hey, who knows.
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Erlgh
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Slap my wrist, I'ma double postin.Universal have lovingly wedged a newsletter in my inbox howling news of a Harry Potter land coming to Islands of Advertures. ^ here the logo in all its glory. (thank00 comingsoon.net)Checketh here for more. Sounding goood.Over and Out.
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I have fish. and a cat. and a laptop. YAY!
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Yeh, You can see them being installed here - Courtsey of Thorpe Park.com.
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He can't have been stuck fully upside down for long, blood would rush to your head and you black out and the blood rush can damage your brain if I remember rightly. Thats why the emergency stop is covered up - so the ride does'nt stop upside down. I hear its a nightmare to reset.EDIT: or maybe alex is right. I'm not that knowledgeable about slammer It would stop slowly and have to be manually lowered. They do it sometimes when testing - its ok for the people on the top and on the bottom because the pods just swing the right way up due tor gravity; its the people on the sides facing down I feel for. Like I said earlier, the air tanks are somtimes out of sync and the computer throws a wobbly - I don't think it will fall over but it can't be good for the structure if both swings are swinging the same way, so thats why I think, prevent cracks and damage.
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I don't know about prototype but it was the first of its kind in terms of large capacity built commercially (it was availble, just no one bought the 8 seated ones until thorpe did), hence the 'size matters' - then cedar point built a bigger one with higher capacity so - meh. Even that b0rked for like half a year I think, although I remeber it was somthing to do with wrong parts.
