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[Tyrant]

Originally posted by Colonel Custerd@Oct 21 2004, 11:22 AM
I think i remember hearing that the front wheel fell off...but im not 100% on that..

-Ryan

Or quoting Robb Alvey "it was chucking wheels"....

Evidently a wheel fell off, and since the japanese are so superstisous (sp?) people, they won't reopen the ride.....

Thats why most of their rides are painted white too, because its good luck....

Strange strange people.....

-Tyrant

[Dakanektr]

That's not very nice, I've got a question for you then- Why is SD2000 red? I know that clone of Raptor is white along with the majority of those people's rides, but the do have some exceptions.
And why does it seem to me that almost all hypers are red or green or orange? Ive yet to see a blue, yellow, or purple hyper. Or even a black one. Just a question, though I might seem Racist along he lines of coasters, now.

[NitroRyder33]

Wow. Thats all i can say after reading that post.

-Ryan

[Pleasureland Fan]

The colour red I think is lucky in Japanese tradition

though I am not sure. Though evidently it hasn't quite worked with SD2000.....

[MillenniumMan310]

Ive yet

to see a blue, yellow, or purple hyper.

Purple hyper-Apollos Chariot BGW

Yellow Hyper-Nitro, GADV and Desperado, LV

Blue hyper-(well really giga)-Millennium Force, CP

Black hyper- Well, Phantoms

revenge was black when it was the steel phantom. Silver stars silver.

[Dakanektr]

No, Phantoms was

Navy, check the inversions, you can see the refraction..

[MillenniumMan310]

Looks black to me... And if its navy, then theres another blue

hyper for u....

[NitroRyder33]

Hes got you there Dak...no way outta that one.

-Ryan

[Dakanektr]

Hmm, I see now,

sorry I had my brightness on my comp all ze way up, that's why it seemed blue.

[Antinos]

Ok there are all those color hypers. SD2K lost its

front wheel. What will CP come out with next?

[Dakanektr]

Pneumatic launch

500 footer+in 2006. At least thats my prediction.

[coastergeekrtc]

Sure...^IDIOT^. I really can't say what CP

will get...isn't the park filled up already?

[CostaKid]

Trust me, they will make room. Besides, they can

always extend the coasters into the water.

[NitroRyder33]

I hope they go for a thrill lift coaster...that would kick so

much freakin @$$!!

-Ryan

[rob]

Very strange with the technology of the coasters today that the

second train would make it off the lift at all with the first train still in the block. Just a

thought.

[Pleasureland Fan]

The problem is that rather than having one lift hill it has

two on the same hill, if you know what I mean- effectively the lift hill section counts as

two blocks. I am thinking that the train stopped over the two lift hill chains- over the

first and second chains, and the second train couldn't stop in time. Just my

theory!

[rob]

here we go the official news. everything about what happened.


http://www.thrillnet...rchive.php/1110


it appers as tho only one train derailed from the wheel falling off. There was

no collision.

My serch complete.

[CostaKid]

Twister, if I could see you, I would slap you. But I

won't hold it against you. You were "ill informed". News shows

suck, if you haven't noticed by now, most of the news shows go for ratings, and

giving information being secondary.

It is highly unlikely that the train hit the

other, so unlikely that I would go as far as saying it was impossible. The technology

wouldn't allow it. All I know is that the train chucked a wheel and ground to a

halt somewher along the track. The wheel landed somewhere in the water park.

Whether or not it hit some one, I coudn't say, but I'm leaning toward the

"highly improbable" side. As for the mechanics seeing loose bolts &

stuff, and then not checking up on it, that must be false. The rides get checked and

fixed daily. Japan is VERY saftey oriented, one of the reasons it still hasn't

opened back up, so any problem wouldn't be overlooked.