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Anyone have fear of them? I'm 21 years old and I still won't go on one.
BobG said:Only a moron wouldn't be terrified of roller coasters.
Loren Booda said:I fear nausea, ergo roller coasters.
Moonbear said:Same for me. I don't actually fear the coaster itself, but they too often make me nauseous, so I generally avoid all but the gentlest ones.
jimmysnyder said:However, I rather wish I could get over my fear because I want to experience weightlessness and it seems that some roller coasters do a true freefall for a short time.
turbo-1 said:My wife was terrified of roller coasters until we went to Busch Gardens and I persuaded her to go on one with me. She was screaming, but exhilarated, and when the ride was over, She had me take a picture of her with the ride in the background, and then asked "Where's the other one?" We rode that one too.
turbo-1 said:Noblegas, inversions and quick changes in inertia are designed into coasters. You will not be harmed, as long as the machinery is properly maintained. I'll bet more people died trying drive to an amusement park than ever died on a ride.
Richard87 said:Anyone have fear of them? I'm 21 years old and I still won't go on one.
jimmysnyder said:I'm too afraid to go on one. I was on kind of roller coaster which consisted of a car that looked like a log and ran in a track of water. When it got to the end there was a sudden drop of about 25 feet at about a 30 degree slope. I did not enjoy the feeling at all and so I don't experiment any more. However, I rather wish I could get over my fear because I want to experience weightlessness and it seems that some roller coasters do a true freefall for a short time.
Evo said:The second group showed almost no brain activity when listening to the same music.
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Are you talking about the one at West Ed? I know that it had a semi-serious accident a few years back.Sorry! said:Its at Canada's Wonderland used to be called Top Gun don't know what it's name is now.
Danger said:Are you talking about the one at West Ed? I know that it had a semi-serious accident a few years back.
As for the not understanding someone being afraid to get on one, you apparently have no idea of what a true phobia is. As I said, I have a bit of trouble looking over W's balcony on the first floor. A buddy of mine from over 20 years ago lived on the 7th floor of an apartment building. I had to stand in the balcony doorway to grab a smoke (non-smoking apartment). One warm evening, all of his guest were standing out there. I forced myself to crawl on my belly to the edge and look over. I was within two quick sphincter contractions of garbageting my pants. Never again.
DaveC426913 said:I've convinced myself that a traumatic ride on http://www.astronomy-images.com/day-images/California/Marin-Sonoma/CountyFair/zipper.ride.KI8Q5299.jpg" when I was five years old is responsible for my phobia, but I'm less sure now. A couple of years ago, I forced myself to ride "The Zipper" to beat that particular monkey on my back.
For a short time I lived in La Mirada, CA just a few blocks from Knott's Berry Farm, but I never went in. I think the log ride was here in NJ, perhaps in Clementon, but I can't remember for sure.TheStatutoryApe said:I'm not sure if you were there but they have a ride like that called The Log Ride at Knott's Berry Farm here in California. At the same park they also have (or had) a ride called Sky Jump or some such that just drops you several meters really fast while standing in a cage.
jimmysnyder said:I'm too afraid to go on one. I was on kind of roller coaster which consisted of a car that looked like a log and ran in a track of water. When it got to the end there was a sudden drop of about 25 feet at about a 30 degree slope. I did not enjoy the feeling at all and so I don't experiment any more. However, I rather wish I could get over my fear because I want to experience weightlessness and it seems that some roller coasters do a true freefall for a short time.
That's not a coaster, that's a log flume ride. Those I can do, and love! They are pretty gentle, not a lot of sudden jerks and twists, and not too high of drops. Definitely no upside-downs.jimmysnyder said:I'm too afraid to go on one. I was on kind of roller coaster which consisted of a car that looked like a log and ran in a track of water. When it got to the end there was a sudden drop of about 25 feet at about a 30 degree slope. I did not enjoy the feeling at all and so I don't experiment any more. However, I rather wish I could get over my fear because I want to experience weightlessness and it seems that some roller coasters do a true freefall for a short time.
Now THAT looks like my size roller coaster! I do like coasters that remain upright the entire time.Chi Meson said:I just came back from New Hampshire, where on our last day of vacation, we took our kids to http://www.storylandnh.com/info.html#3" at least ten times!
Woooooooooo Hooooooooooooooo!
(my 6-year-old, can not stop talking about it.)
Andre said:Why would that be? I bet the survivability rate is a lot better than mounting the Annapurna
A healthy pine tree, growing on the side of a mountain, is cut down in its youth. Its limbs are severed and the corpse is dropped onto a watery sliding board called a flume. When it gets to the bottom, someone stabs it with a tong and drags it over to a lathe which whittles it down to a toothpick just in time for the next log to get tonged. I am not jealous of the tree. I do not feel the urge to go down the flume with it. Besides, I can't stand that feeling of falling. The Ferris Wheel is enough of a white-knuckle ride and a little bit of that goes a long way with me.Moonbear said:That's not a coaster, that's a log flume ride.