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The summary pretty much sums it up. The coaster is equipped with small microphones and a built-in computer system that measures decibel level from the passengers, and adjusts the speed accordingly. Might bring in an interesting rider-participation factor into your average roller coaster ride.
Not to be confused with...
http://www.geekitud...5TronUpCloseRot.jpg
[2 fries shy of a happy meal, Mar 18 2008]
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Yes. Bun. Easily implemented, highly marketable, and totally in tune with the whole ethos of the rollercoaster ride. |
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I mis-read this as 'scram-o-treon'. |
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I'm not riding this thing with my daughter. Bun from her, not me. |
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Baconbrain, you can only ride in this ride if you are at least this high (points to height sign). Please do not ride the Scream-o-Tron if you are pregnant or have a heart condition, or high blood pressure. |
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Hm, now that I think about it, it might be difficult to separate the loudness generated by the passengers from the loudness of the ride itself. Any suggestions? |
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Might this not create a positive feedback loop? Involuntary screams of terror provoke even more extreme roller-coastering? Oh well.. serves em right for getting on in the first place.. + |
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[iron_horse] this is EXACTLY the idea. But then, there IS a certain finite limit on how loud a person can scream... Maybe they should be encouraged to carry loudspeakers and air horns. |
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Why not monitor heart rate, blood pressure and other indicators for signs of stress? A truly terrifying ride would correlate these measurements with its behaviour. |
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Ah, but [Denholm], that'd take a rather long time to rig up all that monitoring equipment! It'd make the line even longer! |
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(though it'd be good to have it there just in case someone gets a heart attack...) |
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Design your coaster cars with a few extra axles. If the passengers seem excitable enough, have it shed a wheel or two while going up a loop... |
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// if you are pregnant or have a heart condition, or high blood pressure. // |
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Will the system include a tilting section of track at the end so that the stiffening corpses can be neatly tipped out into a convenient skip ? |
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"Soylent Green is People !" |
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I think if i were riding it, it would get
exponentially faster. The faster/more
extreme the ride, the more i scream, the
more i hate it, the more i want to get off,
the more i curse the creators of this
damned piece of equipment, the more i
scream, the faster i go, the more i want to
choke someone, then i will be traumatized
and never ride a roller coaster ever again. |
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[crazyrog], the machine measures only loudness, not gross amount of screaming! How many decibels can YOU get to? |
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Brilliant, if you ask me...NOW GET THE HELLLLLLL AWAY FROMMMMMMMMM ME. |
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ho-hum. why isn't this thing moving yet? |
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