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Roller Coasters Set To Get Scarier

Posted October 23, 2013 2:19 PM

From BBC News - Technology:

Technology has transformed the theme park thrill ride, fuelling a global arms race to create the fastest, tallest, scariest roller coasters the world has ever known.

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10/23/2013 4:00 PM

Hang on!!!

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10/25/2013 6:30 AM

A testament to our misplaced priorities and proclivity to waste resources.

I hope they are lighted with CFLs.

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10/25/2013 8:13 AM

What would the FMVSS [Federal Motor Vomit Safety Standard] have to say?

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