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Re: Non-RCX Drop Tower
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 5 Jul 2006 21:13:11 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Keith Hui wrote:
> Hey guys, check this out:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=184854
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> An amusement park drop tower ride that doesn't use RCX...
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> And it slows down near the bottom of the fall! Very realistic.
Unreal!
While a true battle of material, it's certainly an impressive design. Any RCX
design must appear like the easy road in comparison ;-)
Understanding the mechanism is a challenge in its own right - very cool.
Thanks for posting this,
Jerry
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| Hey guys, check this out: (URL) amusement park drop tower ride that doesn't use RCX... And it slows down near the bottom of the fall! Very realistic. Original Chinese discussion here: (URL) a quick rundown. A motorized cable spool at the base pulls (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.technic)
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