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Re: and you thought I'd lost my mind when I built a turkey...
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Thu, 17 Apr 2003 02:26:57 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Tobbe Arnesson writes:
> 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
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> Oh! Welcome back to .technic!
It's good to venture in here every once in a while :)
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> I like!
Good to hear!
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> 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?
Exactly. The anticipation is half the fun.
>
> 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!
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> There are three things that makes me *not* wanting to see this scaled up in a
> LEGOLAND theme-park:
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> 1) The forces when the sled is braking after the fall would cause LEGO to pay
> silly amounts of money in damage claims.
Yeah, and considering this is moving at close to twice what it'd be doing at
a regular amusement park, I can imagine the lawsuits would come fast and
furious :)
> 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 $$$ in damage claims.
What, you're saying a 1 story drop, in a steel cage, onto more steel
wouldn't be good for your spine?
> 3) When the amusement park inspectors arrive they will claim TLC have failed to
> repair and look after the ride. Why? See the blue horisontal 1 x 16 Technic
> beam that is about to fall off in the bottom of this picture:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/tremor/Technic/gravitywell/dscn0434.jpg
> TLC would then be fined even more $$$ and their reputation would be greatly
> damaged.
Uhh, oops. That particular beam isn't weight bearing, it's basically there
for symmetry's sake.
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> But if they fix those issues, this would surly be a great ride at any Legoland
> (or other park for that matter).
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> And I love the colors on this one!
I was originally planning on giving this some Spiderman-ish theme, but
decided against it. The color scheme was actually dictated by what I had a
lot of technic bricks left in :)
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> Well done turkey-boy!
Gobble gobble!
Adrian
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http://www.brickfrenzy.com
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> Best regards,
> /Tobbe
> http://www.lotek.nu
> (remove SPAM when e-mailing)
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