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TIL the steepest roller coaster drop belongs to a TMNT themed coaster in a mall. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by cm0002@toast.ooo to c/til@lemmy.ca

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Also the designer thought up to 50% of New Yorkers would ride it... Because he is unaware that most adults have no interest in riding 100 foot drop coasters

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[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Obtuse angle. If you're going up, then suddenly going down, it can be more than 90 degrees. The starkest example would be a change from going up vertically to going down vertically, which would be a drop of 180 degrees. And would probably kill you.