News: Cedar Point blog shows footers at WWL site

I have no kids.

MrScott

Oh dear, obviously you haven't fully recovered your memory since that skiing accident last winter. Honey, we have 3 kids: 2 boys and 1 girl, remember now?

MrsScott

This is pathetic...

Walt, can you take care of this?

MrScott

Do you not like me anymore???

MrsScott

I never did like you.

MrScott

I was scared for a second that Mr Scott was actually married! poor poor lady ;)

Looks like MrScott has a fan.

LOL Ben! Heck, I was married for 9 years.

Kicked her to the curb after putting up with her crap for too long. Sometimes, enough really means enough.

MrScott

MrScott said:
I never did like you.

So after all these years together you're telling me now that you never liked me. I've put so much into our relationship. Men can be so cruel.

MrsScott

Or a pain in the arse, Forgotten!

MrScott
*** Edited 4/18/2006 6:46:09 AM UTC by MrScott***

Don't forget to feed the kids tonight dear.

MrsScott

So what? Go Away.

MrScott

You don't want the kids to starve honey.

MrsScott
*** Edited 4/18/2006 6:48:55 AM UTC by MrsScott***

Potassium cyanide will take care of such pests. It's pretty good at extracting gold from ore too.

I think Cedar Point should sell Potassium Cyanide.

They probably at one time planned to do as such for the fish food but then they decided that the oil leaking from Top Thrill Dragster's water/oil heat exchanger took care of plenty of them.

heh

I once saw a Seagull eat a Three hotdogs... Whole! Yes, Three, and it threw them all up afterwards...

TTD 120mph said:
Big expectations there.......I for one am just curious to see if it can be done. The thing that keeps popping in my head is how they would get those track and support pieces that high. The cranes used on Dragster (and Kingda Ka) are 480ft and they're the tallest of their kind in the world. SO what else can get 500+ feet?? As much as I would like to see a height and speed breaker, I don't think we have the right resources just yet.

I DO believe it can be done, but the costs to pull it off would be astronomical.

Actually, there are cranes (which use a "luffing jib") that have boom lengths of up to 640'. These are typical crawler cranes, and are available from most of the major crane manufacturers, including Manitowoc. I think the operative phrase in your statement above is of their kind, which probably indicates they are standard-boom crawler cranes.

That said, I'm sure that the cost would be significant for this type of setup. However, the possibilities abound, leaving the only limitations to be money, and of course common sense.

Foil Hat Disclaimer: These comments should not be taken as to imply any such belief that such a coaster would be built. The comments contained herein are for educational and informative purposes only, not to be construed as solicitation for an increased amount of giga/uber-coaster discussion.

Man, am I ever bored these days... is it May yet? :)