The Smiler - Construction Discussion
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I'd have to concur with boz, anything that puts your feet above your head. Realistically , that'd be anything above + / - 90 degrees. Personally though, that's too vague, and I'd say around at least + / - 100 / 110 degrees for it to be counted as an inversion.
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^Well, really, it has to feel like an inversion to be considered one. Inversion territory is really aroung 160-200 degress. Anything under 160, is often considered to be a drop of some sort. Of course, there are exceptions (Outlaw Run - 153, Swarm/Chang/Mantis - 145-150).
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Out damn Fanta advertisement, OUT!Evostance wrote: AT just posted another picture on Twitter, doesn't show much of construction though...
Looking to the left of the van in the corner, is that a new entrance to Oblivion or just a locker area of sorts?
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Just above (slightly to the left) of the oblivions track you can see someone holding a massive piece of paper, I reckon he's say there like....Evostance wrote: AT just posted another picture on Twitter, doesn't show much of construction though...
Looking to the left of the van in the corner, is that a new entrance to Oblivion or just a locker area of sorts?
"Ok unt we have to connect piece A2 to B73 ja, but where is piece ZZ354 unt XY2167, we need less track LESS TRACK"
It must be absolutely insane trying to keep an idea of what piece connects to which and in what order..... Think a 1000 piece jigsaw where every piece was black haha
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Looks like they were just installing some wifi.N3m3s1s wrote:Out damn Fanta advertisement, OUT!Evostance wrote: AT just posted another picture on Twitter, doesn't show much of construction though...
Looking to the left of the van in the corner, is that a new entrance to Oblivion or just a locker area of sorts?
May i just add what a brilliant place that is to put a wifi point.
EDIT: Actually that was there all along I have just looked at older photos, forget i said anything.
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Dargh!!! I thought they were gonna get rid of it! Really hate it! I hope it's gone soon!N3m3s1s wrote:Out damn Fanta advertisement, OUT!Evostance wrote: AT just posted another picture on Twitter, doesn't show much of construction though...
Looking to the left of the van in the corner, is that a new entrance to Oblivion or just a locker area of sorts?
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After the construction has finished, I would expect that ride testing would start not soon after to be ready for opening in May.
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construction is going quick!
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yup i would love to see wots gone on lately, probs not much, but still excited! this ride is certainly gonna live up to my expectations and past!
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Stuff it I'm tweeting towers about the Fanta logo. It's horrid
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Still upside down though, even if its for a secondclayj wrote:Tricky to comment on. Everyone is counting them as inversion although under closer inspection, one side doesn't apear to invert and the other is questionable :sGigaSurimi wrote:I see only 2 inversions in the staffordshrie knott...?clayj wrote: Everyone seems taken by the intertwined staffordshire knott and cobra in the pit, and as aesthetically pleasing and intutive as it was to combine the two elements (4 inversions)
The 2 other interlaced thingy don't really invert, they're more like vertical banking curves to me, or am I wrong?
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The definition of invert is to turn upside down. The Staffordshire knot puts you on your head 4 times, hence 4 inversions.JordyNemesis wrote:Still upside down though, even if its for a secondclayj wrote:Tricky to comment on. Everyone is counting them as inversion although under closer inspection, one side doesn't apear to invert and the other is questionable :sGigaSurimi wrote: I see only 2 inversions in the staffordshrie knott...?
The 2 other interlaced thingy don't really invert, they're more like vertical banking curves to me, or am I wrong?
The problem is it's horrid.Wildboy wrote: if you can only see it from the top of oblivion for 3 seconds then whats the problem?
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Alton Towers sorta have to do it... otherwise they would get no money from fanta to build the smiler...sully1311 wrote:Enthusiasts being enthusiasts.Wildboy wrote: if you can only see it from the top of oblivion for 3 seconds then whats the problem?
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Who cares what's on the roof...as long as they sort out what you can see at ground level.