Backyard DIY Roller Coaster... with a Loop

stretchl
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Crazy engineers. What will they think of next? ;)

https://www.wired.com/story/homebuilt-roller-coaster-video/
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,103
    Awesome!
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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    I want one...
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    Only $10k in materials. Will look for your gear in the flea market. :)
    “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
    - Isaac Asimov
    Hi-Fi
    Apple Lossless --> Squeezebox Touch --> Joule Electra LA-100 Mark iii --> Odyssey Khartargo Mono Plus --> LSiM-705's
    Cabling by Groneberg
    Visuals
    https://media.illinois.edu/journalism/ledford-charles-stretch
    bit.ly/stretchonphotojournalism
    http://Vimeo.com/channels/stretchphoto
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    Homeowners insurance............canceled.
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,055
    decal wrote: »
    Homeowners insurance............canceled.

    Property value..... downgraded
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Willow wrote: »
    decal wrote: »
    Homeowners insurance............canceled.

    Property value..... downgraded

    Actually building something outside with your hands that the family and kids can enjoy with you...pretty friggin awesome if you ask me...
    Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,055
    rooftop59 wrote: »
    Willow wrote: »
    decal wrote: »
    Homeowners insurance............canceled.

    Property value..... downgraded

    Actually building something outside with your hands that the family and kids can enjoy with you...pretty friggin awesome if you ask me...

    I agree but a couple with no kids looking at buying a home with a roller coaster built in the yard, not so cool for them.
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Willow wrote: »
    rooftop59 wrote: »
    Willow wrote: »
    decal wrote: »
    Homeowners insurance............canceled.

    Property value..... downgraded

    Actually building something outside with your hands that the family and kids can enjoy with you...pretty friggin awesome if you ask me...

    I agree but a couple with no kids looking at buying a home with a roller coaster built in the yard, not so cool for them.

    True dat! Best be your 30 year home lol.
    Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
    Game Room 5.1.4:     Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
    Bedroom 2.1     Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer
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