MF Trivia Question

Reds are strobes as well, actually.
A lot of towers use reds for night lights because they are less obtrusive to neighboring structures. They aren't as bright in the night.

The original Hancock building here in Boston uses a light (that can be either red or blue, flashing or solid) to signal incoming weather and cancellation of Red Sox games. :o) Sorry, just watched the news last night and I thought that was interesting info.

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Natalie
CP Ride Operations '99-'00

OT: The Gulf Building in Pittsburgh (though the name may have changed by now, since Gulf left as far as I know) used to have the same feature, to give the weather forecast. Sadly, though, now it just stays goldish-white.

Also in Pittsburgh, the Grant Building has one of the most interesting lighting ideas I've ever seen. A huge red triangular light sits atop the building, and flashes the letters P-I-T-T-S-B-U-R-G-H in Morse Code. How great is that? ;)

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How dare you vanquish the Steel Phantom without his consent? Fear the Phantom's Revenge.

Well, they do have another one just a couple hundred feet across and 10 feet down...:) (Power Tower)

anyone know what the other device they mounted on top of mf next to the strobe is??

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am i tall enough to ride?
icq#14421339

A lightning rod.

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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
Millennium Force laps: 50

oh cool, it looked kind of weird,like an antenna or something

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am I tall enough to ride?
icq#14421339

Going up MF's lift hill on my first ride, I'm all looking around at the Point and really enjoying the trip up. Then, all of a sudden, this big damn bar goes zooming past me...

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How dare you vanquish the Steel Phantom without his consent? Fear the Phantom's Revenge.

I hope this rod is grounded in some way. When On the top of MF the last thing I would look at is that "damn bar" so I never really paid attention. If its just attached to the ride its pointless, unless the MF is made out of rubber. As for the view I love sitting all the way in the back and looking behind me just before the fling over. The station is so tiny and cute from up there.

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Joe E

It really doesn't matter. Electricity goes where it wants to. That's why the ride got fried once this summer. I'm sure it's cabled to the ground.

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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
Millennium Force laps: 50