2/22/2006: Man builds own rollercoaster

Undertoad · 02-22-2006, 03:53 PM

Via Neatorama comes this item featured on PRI's The Next Big Thing. The gentleman shown above has built his own rollercoaster, in his own back yard. Sure, it may not be the greatest coaster ever built, but it's his, and that's something.

Looks like a car seat?

glatt · 02-22-2006, 04:06 PM

I want one!

richlevy · 02-22-2006, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Via Neatorama comes this item featured on PRI's The Next Big Thing. The gentleman shown above has built his own rollercoaster, in his own back yard. Sure, it may not be the greatest coaster ever built, but it's his, and that's something.
Looks like a car seat?

Actually, when I was a kid I remember going to another kids house and he had a roller coaster that looked like that, but if I remember correctly, it was only about 15 feet of track.

capnhowdy · 02-22-2006, 04:18 PM

The insurance companies frown on pools in your backyard. I bet they'd have a blast with one of these.

The cool idea about this is that it could be an ongoing thing, depending on how much property he owns. Cool.

seakdivers · 02-22-2006, 04:28 PM

I saw this a few years ago - the guy has a webpage, and if I remember correctly the guy has/ had a webpage with video clips of the coaster in action.
It was one of the funnier things I've seen.

seakdivers · 02-22-2006, 04:39 PM

Hey - check this one out! It sure looks alot safer! http://home.austin.rr.com/nordyke/

And then there's this one. No thanks. http://www.jeremyreid.com/

Elspode · 02-22-2006, 05:21 PM

Okay, the one with the kid riding a pallet is pretty lame. The wooden one is a remarkable achievement...but the steel rig with the frigging corkscrew roll is *awesome*!

xoxoxoBruce · 02-22-2006, 05:37 PM

How does he mow the grass under the corkscrew? I imagine it's well fertilized.

seakdivers · 02-22-2006, 07:35 PM

Yes, the pallet one is somewhat lame, but it's about all I would be able to handle.

astrodex · 02-22-2006, 07:47 PM

My husband's grandfather built a rollercoster in his backyard for his kids (my father-in-law and his sister). Must have been in the early 50's. He was manic-depressive, very rich and had lots of cool hobbies. Wood carving, gem cutting, butterfly collecting, roller coaster building....He killed himself long before my husband was born but left him his manic-depression and his passion for interesting pursuits but no money. Here's to modern pharmaceutical advancements.

capnhowdy · 02-22-2006, 08:57 PM

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....He killed himself long before my husband was born

On the coaster?

astrodex · 02-23-2006, 08:36 AM

Now that would be a good family story.

SteveDallas · 02-23-2006, 08:48 AM

Beats the hell out of building your own telescope!

Saknussem · 02-23-2006, 08:55 AM

Ipecac is cheaper, thanks.

Pancake Man · 02-23-2006, 11:13 AM

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Ipecac is cheaper, thanks.

But the taste is enough to make you hurl!

02-22-2006, 03:53 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	2/22/2006: Man builds own rollercoaster Via Neatorama comes this item featured on PRI's The Next Big Thing. The gentleman shown above has built his own rollercoaster, in his own back yard. Sure, it may not be the greatest coaster ever built, but it's his, and that's something. Looks like a car seat?

02-22-2006, 04:18 PM	#4
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	The insurance companies frown on pools in your backyard. I bet they'd have a blast with one of these. The cool idea about this is that it could be an ongoing thing, depending on how much property he owns. Cool. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

02-22-2006, 05:21 PM	#7
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Okay, the one with the kid riding a pallet is pretty lame. The wooden one is a remarkable achievement...but the steel rig with the frigging corkscrew roll is awesome! __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	How does he mow the grass under the corkscrew? I imagine it's well fertilized. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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02-22-2006, 04:06 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I want one!

02-22-2006, 04:28 PM	#5
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	I saw this a few years ago - the guy has a webpage, and if I remember correctly the guy has/ had a webpage with video clips of the coaster in action. It was one of the funnier things I've seen.

02-22-2006, 04:39 PM	#6
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Hey - check this one out! It sure looks alot safer! http://home.austin.rr.com/nordyke/ And then there's this one. No thanks. http://www.jeremyreid.com/

02-22-2006, 07:35 PM	#9
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Yes, the pallet one is somewhat lame, but it's about all I would be able to handle.

02-22-2006, 07:47 PM	#10
astrodex May Ter Dee Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 26	My husband's grandfather built a rollercoster in his backyard for his kids (my father-in-law and his sister). Must have been in the early 50's. He was manic-depressive, very rich and had lots of cool hobbies. Wood carving, gem cutting, butterfly collecting, roller coaster building....He killed himself long before my husband was born but left him his manic-depression and his passion for interesting pursuits but no money. Here's to modern pharmaceutical advancements.

02-23-2006, 08:36 AM	#12
astrodex May Ter Dee Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 26	Now that would be a good family story.

02-23-2006, 08:48 AM	#13
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Beats the hell out of building your own telescope!

02-23-2006, 08:55 AM	#14
Saknussem Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 93	Ipecac is cheaper, thanks.

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