Off-Topic: Steel Dragon 2000 derails

The Steel Dragon 2000 in Nagashima, Japan derailed and stopped about 25 feet off the ground earlier.

More details here: http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=270423

(careful with this one, they mention its the tallest coaster in the world ;) )

and here: http://www.rte.ie/news/2003/0823/rollercoaster.html

What the heck? Um didn't they pay twice as much money to make it twice as strong and twice as safe and earthquake resistant? Like somewhere around 52 million buckeroos? They probably didn't inspect it properly. Just my guess.

Holy crap. That just shows that they don't check everything everyday.

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*** This post was edited by Meeko 8/23/2003 8:27:54 PM ***

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