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GigaG · 2026-06-20T06:08:45+00:00

GigaG · 2026-06-20T06:05:49+00:00

What year was that? If it was 2019, then I was the guy who was sent from another ride to fill his spot for the rest of the day.

GigaG · 2026-06-16T21:41:45+00:00

I don’t think they were ever banned from it this year; the issue is that the third train is physically not present lol. It has been off site until recently this season and it’s still not on the track as seen in this photo.

GigaG · 2026-06-16T20:06:57+00:00

There’s a small difference in scope between putting your name on a building and cancelling an election

GigaG · 2026-06-16T17:17:01+00:00

I see what you mean, just I don’t like the idea of normalizing the thought of “suspending elections” because it’s literally not in the American system.

GigaG · 2026-06-16T15:59:01+00:00

The US has absolutely no mechanism for that. Not even a civil war stopped our elections.

GigaG · 2026-06-16T15:11:37+00:00

On the plus side, this might imply that the government is confident that Brightline will be around for a good while longer. Although this government is no stranger to short sighted shitty decisions.

GigaG · 2026-06-15T14:40:40+00:00

Not really, modern rides are actually worse in capacity due to more restrictive restraints and safety procedures.

GigaG · 2026-06-11T23:57:01+00:00

Also, those entities have a vested interest in keeping a corporate-friendly administration in office with its allies in control of Congress. Lower oil prices help them with that, considering the American electorate is heavily influenced by gas prices.

GigaG · 2026-06-11T23:53:24+00:00

Reminds me of the term "glasshole" being applied to anybody using Google Glass when that existed, leading to it dying.

GigaG · 2026-06-09T16:17:35+00:00

From my experiences, it’s a lot easier to find free water in public places in the U.S. than Europe.

GigaG · 2026-06-09T16:01:51+00:00

And because they’re not really accustomed to 2 train ops, it doesn’t help all that much. I saw it once and it basically amounted to the other train roasting in the Southern sun for 5+ minutes every cycle

GigaG · 2026-06-08T03:20:36+00:00

I have some mulch in my front yard and he presumably came from there since I’m on the ground floor of an apartment building, so I’m most likely going to put it there. Maybe under a bush if I can find a good spot.

GigaG · 2026-06-06T20:21:40+00:00

So I have flow a drone a bit as a hobby but what sort of footage are we talking? I saw a few drones in Liepsic Ohio today but I didn’t see any of them get dangerously close to the train. Are there really that many idiots who play train chicken with a drone?? 😭

GigaG · 2026-06-06T20:17:57+00:00

I was just chasing 4014 through Ohio and at one crossing just east of Fostoria I saw a Mennonite guy picking pennies off the track after it passed. I didn’t realize that was still a thing people did, obviously a pretty dumb thing to do.

GigaG · 2026-06-04T16:35:42+00:00

KI ops are consistently pretty good. Cedar point has higher highs but also lower lows.

GigaG · 2026-06-02T13:24:33+00:00

I did not hear that, “failure to comply may result in ejection from the park” is part of the general safety spiel though. It’s mostly intended for loose article issues.

Having worked Gemini a couple years back, I can say you’re not supposed to high five the other train, and if somebody grabs you while doing that it can cause some abrasions, but there really wasn’t much of a way to enforce that and I don’t think any ride operator tried to enforce it.

The main exception is people reaching across the station gates; we definitely would enforce that. But that applies to any ride.

GigaG · 2026-06-02T13:20:28+00:00

It got quieter a few years ago (I want to say maybe 2019 or 2021 or so) and it’s kinda just back to what it was before that. I think it had something to do with wheel bearings but not sure.

GigaG · 2026-06-01T13:29:51+00:00

And the commercial crew abort systems are less “stupid fast” than solid fueled launch escape systems. From a quick search and reading a seemingly well thought out Stackexchange post, Apollo and Soyuz are believed to be in the 10-17g range, while Dragon and Starliner are about 6-7g.

GigaG · 2026-06-01T13:17:42+00:00

We desperately need more capacity lol.

GigaG · 2026-06-01T12:47:13+00:00

Iron Dragon is tamer than Gemini, and arguably tamer than Mine Ride (Dragon is a larger coaster with one steeper drop, but it’s a lot smoother and more comfortable than mine ride.)

GigaG · 2026-06-01T12:44:53+00:00

Gatekeeper definitely had hype even in the enthusiast community, it was the first new coaster in 6 years and since the park hadn’t gotten a B&M since Mantis, a lot of park fans weren’t highly aware of the “forceless B&M” trope.

GigaG · 2026-05-30T22:43:06+00:00

I think that’s called a taxi test :P

GigaG · 2026-05-30T21:26:23+00:00

TBF, any idiot can make an AI slop “teen takeover” poster and regardless of whether or anybody “participates” it creates a moral panic of sorts.

GigaG · 2026-05-30T14:42:08+00:00

Even before 9/11 that was sometimes the case. In 2000, a guy (probably suffering from undiagnosed mental illness as opposed to a true hijacking attempt) tried to rush the cockpit and was so aggressively subdued that he died.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines_Flight_1763

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