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Subject:	Re: and you thought I'd lost my mind when I built a turkey...
Newsgroups:	lugnet.technic
Date:	Wed, 16 Apr 2003 12:45:13 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Adrian Drake writes: > How about a fully automated Mindstorms controlled minifig scale Freefall > amusement park ride? Sound like fun? > > http://www.brickfrenzy.com/technic_gravitywell.html Oh! Welcome back to .technic! I like! This MOC have a rich array of neat functions and details but the one that strikes me the most is the short pause before the drop - now if that won't get the adrenaline pumping what will? I like the selection of faces, I noticed them before you pointed them out in the text and I especially like the contrast with the cool guy. I'm identifying with him, not that I consider myself a cool guy but he looks like the adrenaline junkie I've become. Sitting there calmly with a smile on his face anticipating his daily dose of adrenaline... Uhm, back to the MOC! There are three things that makes me *not* wanting to see this scaled up in a LEGOLAND theme-park: 1) The forces when the sled is braking after the fall would cause LEGO to pay silly amounts of money in damage claims. 2) Those who did not get hurt/die in the brake would surly be broken after the next freefall when the sled returns to vertical. More $$$ in damage claims. 3) When the amusement park inspectors arrive they will claim TLC have failed to repair and look after the ride. Why? See the blue horisontal 1 x 16 Technic beam that is about to fall off in the bottom of this picture: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/tremor/Technic/gravitywell/dscn0434.jpg TLC would then be fined even more $$$ and their reputation would be greatly damaged. But if they fix those issues, this would surly be a great ride at any Legoland (or other park for that matter). And I love the colors on this one! Well done turkey-boy! Best regards, /Tobbe http://www.lotek.nu (remove SPAM when e-mailing)

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		Re: and you thought I'd lost my mind when I built a turkey...
I love this! Nice colors, funny faces of the riders and a good mix of Technic parts and "normal" parts. Maybe I have to get out my realy old LEGO train tracks and build a rollercoaster track? Not that I have been on a lot of amusment parks, we dont (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)

		Re: and you thought I'd lost my mind when I built a turkey...
(...) It's good to venture in here every once in a while :) (...) Good to hear! (...) Exactly. The anticipation is half the fun. (...) Yeah, and considering this is moving at close to twice what it'd be doing at a regular amusement park, I can (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)

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		and you thought I'd lost my mind when I built a turkey...
How about a fully automated Mindstorms controlled minifig scale Freefall amusement park ride? Sound like fun? (URL) called The Gravity Well, and it's my first technic MOC since November 2001. It seems I'd been focusing a little too much on .space (...) (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic) !!

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