LIMs vs. Hydro

I don't know, why aren't they building the station? Or the dozens of other footers?

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Why didn't they bury WT's computer room like Superman at SFWOA? Because there is no law saying that all coasters of the same type have to be constructed in the same manner.

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- John
Toasted flying banana's are fun.

Also, wouldn't it be hydrau or just hydraulics? I mean, they aren't using water for the launch...

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June 28th: LocoBazooka Tour (Sevendust headlining)
July 11th: Korn, Puddle of Mudd, and Deadsy

Who says that the tomb would need to be adjacent to the ride, they may position it farther away, near the ride development building so that they could put it together easier.

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harley said:
If the tanks holding the liquid/nitrogen ever get a leak, that generates quite an explosion!

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How exactly would that create an explosion? Nitrogen is an inert gas. It is the primary ingredient in the air we breath, more common than oxygen. Were you thinking of hydrogen?

If you meant an explosion just due to the huge pressures, I doubt that would be much concern either. I carry a 4500 psi air tank with me everytime I play paintball, the same kind of tanks that firefighters carry into burning buildings. They are wrapped with carbon fiber, and can be shot with a rifle and will not explode. They will vent the gas after being shot, but the carbon fiber holds the tank together to prevent it from turning to shrapnel. Hydraulic systems can operate at higher pressures than 4500 psi, but I am sure similar safety measures would be taken.

I don't want to come off sounding like a jerk, especially considering I rarely post around here, it's not intended in that way.

That's all I mean-- the red canisters are designed to be self contained. Building a "tomb" to contain an explosion makes no sense-- the smaller and in some ways stronger canisters prevent any kind of forseeable problem. If you blew the room up with C4, the walls might dampen the explosion, but other than that, it seems to me that the room just keeps the mechanism all together protected from environmental effects, away from patrons, and the 6 ft thick block provides a mounting block for the winch.

-albert

Hey, I was wondering. If on this hydraulic launch all of the speed comes at one time, wouldn't the g forces be really high to be able to go 120? It seems like it would smash you into the seat! But maybe i'm wrong.

There will not be just one solid and instantaneous burst of speed. That wouldnt work physically. Its not like the ride will be sitting still one instant and then the next be going 120 MPH.

The ride will of course take a little time to reach its max speed. Look at Dodonpa, it goes 0-106.7 in 1.8 seconds and its safe. I am sure that the Hydraulic Launch is a little slower and therefore will easily meet safety standards.

The laucnch on Dodonpa is also 4 G's, while Xcelerator's is 2.23 G's.

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June 28th: LocoBazooka Tour (Sevendust headlining)
July 11th: Korn, Puddle of Mudd, and Deadsy