Silverwood gets new coaster 2008

Post by Derrick on Insider:

In total surprise, we are going to get a new ride after all. This machine is going to “knock the shoes off our guests” (quite possibly literally). Known as “Déjà Vu” in its current Gurnee, Illinois location, the ride will soon be dismantled and trucked to our neck of the woods. The placement of the ride is still in the planning, but the ride is scheduled to open with the 2008 season.

The ride is on RCDB.com, here’s it’s stats:

Type: Steel - Inverted
Status: Operated from 10/7/2001 to 10/28/2007
Make / Model: Vekoma / Giant Inverted Boomerang
Categories: Shuttle
Capacity: 870 riders per hour

Length: 1204′
Height: 191′ 7″
Drop: 177′
Inversions: 3
Speed: 65.6 mph
Duration: 1:32
Max Vertical Angle: 90 Degrees
G-Force: 4.5
Elements: 110′ tall Cobra Roll (Boomerang)
102′ tall Loop

Trains: Single train with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders.
The outside seats of each row are offset a little to the rear, making each row a small v-shape.

Funny tetris show in Japan

It’s sad that Japan has better game shows then us, here’s yet another example:

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I moved nuttyguy.com to a new host and register and didn’t want to move the forum archive over, so it is no completely gone for ever.

The 3 Word Game!

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