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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2001 12:19 am
by Mokonapuff
Me: ^_^ We all like the second cameo, 'cept for one thing...<P>Leanne: ::snickering:: 38 rounds on a rollercoaster, and Bree wouldn't even be able to form sentences! <P>Malinda: She'd be like this: @_@<P>Lena: And babbling nonsense.....<P>Jen: And bumping into things.....<P>Maegan: And probably puking.....<P>Kristen: Or at least turning a lovely shade of green.....<P>Steph: And fleeing from the slightest smell of food.....<P>Becca: Or curled up in a little shaking ball muttering about clowns.....<P>Trace: Or maybe-<P>Me: Alright already, he gets the point!!!! ::fuming::<P>Everyone else: ::cracking up::

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2001 1:48 am
by Genecatlow
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mokonapuff:
<B>Me: ^_^ We all like the second cameo, 'cept for one thing...<P>Leanne: ::snickering:: 38 rounds on a rollercoaster, and Bree wouldn't even be able to form sentences! <P>Malinda: She'd be like this: @_@<P>Lena: And babbling nonsense.....<P>Jen: And bumping into things.....<P>Maegan: And probably puking.....<P>Kristen: Or at least turning a lovely shade of green.....<P>Steph: And fleeing from the slightest smell of food.....<P>Becca: Or curled up in a little shaking ball muttering about clowns.....<P>Trace: Or maybe-<P>Me: Alright already, he gets the point!!!! ::fuming::<P>Everyone else: ::cracking up::</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Ah, perhaps Bree in her usual form might not!
But... Bree in her lapine guise as a member of
your chaotic organization... ? I sort of doubt
that a rollercoaster would faze her! ^_^

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2001 4:50 am
by Mokonapuff
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by genecatlow:
<B> Ah, perhaps Bree in her usual form might not!
But... Bree in her lapine guise as a member of
your chaotic organization... ? I sort of doubt
that a rollercoaster would faze her! ^_^</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>::evil Queen of Roses laugh:: Yes, I am INVINCIBLE!!!!!!<P>::gets weird looks, doesn't care::<P>Muahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2001 1:49 am
by Genecatlow
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mokonapuff:
<B> ::evil Queen of Roses laugh:: Yes, I am INVINCIBLE!!!!!!<P>::gets weird looks, doesn't care::<P>Muahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>*nodnods* Just as I thought. ^_^<P>

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2001 2:24 am
by Mokonapuff
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by genecatlow:
<B> *nodnods* Just as I thought. ^_^<P></B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>::huge fanged grin:: Nya. ::gets dragged off for another spin on the Brainscrambler::

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2001 3:13 am
by Genecatlow
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by CarlFox:
<B>Ah, the resiliency of youth. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif"> You wouldn't be able to get me on something called the "Brainscrambler" if my life depended on it.<P>Hmm, I'm curious...a big roller-coaster like that wouldn't travel well. Are some of the attractions at the festival permanent? If so, are they open other times of the year, as well?<P>KFM!</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
The Fairgrounds are open nearly all year round,
and most of the rides are part of it. So, yes,
the roller-coaster is actually more a part of
the Fairgrounds than the Festival, per se.<P>

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2001 3:15 am
by Genecatlow
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Shad:
<B>Have you guys ever heard of the gravitron? It spins really fast, you can barely lift your hand! I've never even gotten sick on it, and I ride it and eat cotton candy, that's about the only things I do at the fair that comes to my town, there is no eating contest, no BII, just rollercoasters, ferris wheels and other stuff. (I used to enjoy the ferris wheel, but now I'm afraid of such heights, now I know that stuff can malfunction, there is this one ride where you rotate and revolve at the same time, and because you can't see the support and an irregular path keeps on bringing you to and from the fence, I always think that I'm going to keep going and smash through the fence)</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I've seen a ride called the Gravitron at some
of the traveling fairs during the summer.<P>

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2001 4:03 am
by JimRob
I had to do a physics question (twice, but that's another story) on a Gravitron ride, which was (in the question) a large cylinder onto whose inner surface you were strapped and spun. Apparently, with a five-metre diameter and a speed of 20 rpm, the force on you is over twice your own weight, and that largely horizontally. Yikes.<P>My personal favourite was always the... the one where you were shoved extremely hard into the person sitting on the outside. (Or, if unlucky, had people shoved extremely hard into <I>you</I>.)<P>Ah, those lazy, crazy, quite painful days of summer.<P>------------------
James
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2001 6:52 am
by CarlFox
Ah, the resiliency of youth. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif"> You wouldn't be able to get me on something called the "Brainscrambler" if my life depended on it.<P>Hmm, I'm curious...a big roller-coaster like that wouldn't travel well. Are some of the attractions at the festival permanent? If so, are they open other times of the year, as well?<P>KFM!

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2001 7:27 am
by UncleMonty
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JimRob:
<B>I had to do a physics question (twice, but that's another story) on a Gravitron ride, which was (in the question) a large cylinder onto whose inner surface you were strapped and spun. Apparently, with a five-metre diameter and a speed of 20 rpm, the force on you is over twice your own weight, and that largely horizontally. Yikes.<P>My personal favourite was always the... the one where you were shoved extremely hard into the person sitting on the outside. (Or, if unlucky, had people shoved extremely hard into <I>you</I>.)<P>Ah, those lazy, crazy, quite painful days of summer.<P></B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>
I work for a TV station which sets up a series of newscasts at a local fair every year.. After working 15 fairs, I'm almost a "carnie" myself...
The Gravitron that they set up here tilts about 45 degrees off horizontal after spinning up. I don't ride on it.

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2001 7:45 am
by CyberCorn Entropic
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Shad:
<B>Have you guys ever heard of the gravitron? It spins really fast, you can barely lift your hand! I've never even gotten sick on it, and I ride it and eat cotton candy, that's about the only things I do at the fair that comes to my town, there is no eating contest, no BII, just rollercoasters, ferris wheels and other stuff. (I used to enjoy the ferris wheel, but now I'm afraid of such heights, now I know that stuff can malfunction, there is this one ride where you rotate and revolve at the same time, and because you can't see the support and an irregular path keeps on bringing you to and from the fence, I always think that I'm going to keep going and smash through the fence)</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by UncleMonty:
<B>The Gravitron that they set up here tiles about 45 degrees off horizontal after spinning up. I don't ride on it.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I remember when Dad took to some carnivals when I was four or five. I seem to recall riding on what could have been a Gravitron. I also remember roller coasters and a large mobile "theater" that was supposed to be a thrill ride of a space battle.
Needless to say, I detest them all.<P>With the sole exception of the ferris wheel.<P>------------------
TARDIS EXPRESS - When it absolutely, positively needs to be there yesterday.

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2001 7:46 am
by Shad
Have you guys ever heard of the gravitron? It spins really fast, you can barely lift your hand! I've never even gotten sick on it, and I ride it and eat cotton candy, that's about the only things I do at the fair that comes to my town, there is no eating contest, no BII, just rollercoasters, ferris wheels and other stuff. (I used to enjoy the ferris wheel, but now I'm afraid of such heights, now I know that stuff can malfunction, there is this one ride where you rotate and revolve at the same time, and because you can't see the support and an irregular path keeps on bringing you to and from the fence, I always think that I'm going to keep going and smash through the fence)

Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2001 7:03 am
by Shad
About the Gravitron, I only have one thing to say "Bring it up to six G's!!!"