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Postby FParker185 on January 16th, 2008, 11:04 pm
http://freizeitparkweb.de/cgi-bin/dcf/d ... CForumID74

there is a pic there, it's a prototype built in Switzerland, not open to the public it seems, some G-force issues, but once those are resolved the company that made that wants to start selling those. Seems like a really bad idea revisited to me :)
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Postby rct2wizard360 on January 16th, 2008, 11:23 pm
The entrance/exit curves look painful.
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Postby FParker185 on January 16th, 2008, 11:31 pm
yeah, that prototype pulls around 6 G's if babelfish is any good, they want it down to the 4-5 range before building an actual one for a park (AquaMagis not from from Dusseldorf/Dortmund will build the first one it says)
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Postby Mr.SIX on January 17th, 2008, 12:05 am
How does the water get through the rest of the loop. because if it didnt then that would be a horrible slide burn.
And wouldn't it pool up and the bottom of the drop going into the first half of the loop
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Postby DejaVuGurl1203 on January 17th, 2008, 5:03 pm
I have been waiting for something like this. haha. I can't believe it. Looks a bit odd, wonder how it'll work out. -prays for the ones that ride it to have a safe ride- hehe I'd be so scared to go on it unless I saw like 100 people come off it fine.
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Postby zjohn1988 on January 17th, 2008, 5:53 pm
Maybe the second attempt at this will finally work.
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Postby FParker185 on January 17th, 2008, 5:55 pm
I would assume, or at least hope the water drains at the bottom of that drop and maybe the loop is like a slip n slide material (I have no idea how it actually works), but if water doesn't make it though the loop or drain, that's going to be one hell of a splashpool in there :)
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Postby demon boy on January 17th, 2008, 7:32 pm
Theres probably a pump to keep the water flowing.

Man, that looks fun/dangerous/insane/painful/itnense/1/2suicidal/exilerating/and a whole lot of other things.

EDIT- this is a tube/boat slide right? not body? or is it body :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Postby tillenterprises on January 18th, 2008, 2:18 am
Ahhh... brings back memories of good old Traction, err I mean Action Park of New Jersey in the 80's:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Park

Read the whole article- it's hilarious!
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Postby sixflagsgurneeboy on January 18th, 2008, 3:18 pm
^lol :lol:
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Postby cycamps on January 18th, 2008, 10:16 pm
I would never ride that.
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Postby FParker185 on January 18th, 2008, 11:58 pm
if it's built and operating at Aquamagis by summer of 2009, I'll be in line for it, probably pondering the stupid thing I'm about to engage in :)
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Postby ttd rox on January 19th, 2008, 2:27 pm
Man my butt is hurting just looking at the pic! On the loop there's either pumps to keep the water on it or a very strong water current. (Doubt that.) LOL!
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Postby sixflagsgurneeboy on January 19th, 2008, 4:26 pm
^Yep, a serious case of Booty Burn coming off of that slide and you wouldnt be able to sit for weeks :lol:
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Postby coasterkid94 on January 19th, 2008, 8:15 pm
That looks like an awesome slide. I have to agree with all of you, though, in the fact that it could really cause your booty some serious pain :lol: .
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Postby ttd rox on January 20th, 2008, 10:25 am
sixflagsgurneeboy wrote:^Yep, a serious case of Booty Burn coming off of that slide and you wouldnt be able to sit for weeks :lol:


That would ruin a lot of fun because then you couldn't ride anything else there . Unless you ride it last .
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Postby Trailblazer Tony on January 20th, 2008, 10:00 pm
That seems awfully steep, but if it works and it's regulated, i'd give it a shot (very nervously however).

Although, don't let this thing hit USA. We aren't responsible enough to ride something like this (given the amount of people who push people off slide innertubes and whatnot). Guarenteed lawsuit!
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Postby FParker185 on January 20th, 2008, 11:52 pm
Yeah, at least in Germany in order to even be built the TUV has to approve it. TUV has total control over every aspect of life as it relates to safety in Germany. (probably why they are working to get the forces in order before trying to get one built) :)
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Postby ttd rox on January 21st, 2008, 10:55 am
That would be scarier then riding Demon Drop at Mt. Olympus or Summit Plummet at Disney World! Actually Demon Drop isn't as scary as it seems but I rode SP at Disney World when I was an inch to short to even ride it and they still let me go on it and I was only 6. Or something like that.
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