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Nemesis Sub-Terra, Alton Towers, UK
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Alton Towers' newest ride already has an unusual claim to fame - it's the first time a theme park has brought in examiners from the British Board of Film Classification to provide an age classification for a ride. The decision? Nemesis Sub-Terra warranted a 12a certificate.
Unsurprisingly those behind the ride are keeping the finer details under wraps until it opens this weekend, but when The Independent's travel supremo Simon Calder got a sneak preview, the heart-monitoring devices he was wired up to showed that his pulse jumped from 60 to 172 in the space of a few seconds. Think you could stomach it? Read on for our pick of the world's most hair-raising rides including Tokyo's infamous 'vomit-comet'.
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24/03/2012 12:50
Grr again on the swarm section of course the test dummies thing was a publicity stunt, do you really think a rollercoaster could be opened if it wasn't 100% safety tested. Also the swarm does not do any loops in the traditional sense let alone multiple. First there is the inverted drop(doesn't really have a name yet), then a Zero-G-Roll, an inclined loop, a corkscrew, and an inline twist. Most of these are inversions not loops. Do your research!
24/03/2012 12:39
The last sentence of the X2 bit makes no sense what so ever "Although if the thought of seats that move freely around worries you, you'll be pleased to know that the law of gravity means that riders usually spend the majority of the ride in the same position - face down"
No they are controlled by a second set of rails which controls how the seats are positioned.
Did a chimp write this?
No they are controlled by a second set of rails which controls how the seats are positioned.
Did a chimp write this?
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26/03/2012 21:09
The scariest ride i went on was called sky flyer and it was at Flamingo Land. it one of them 360 rides, but it was creaking when it started to go upside down, it was meant to stay at the same speed going upside down and back but it slowed down and even stopped and wobbled at the top. me and my friend was terrified
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24/03/2012 10:47
As soon as someone dies of a heart attack on one of these, those Elf 'n' Safety goblins will close them all down. If you want to be really scared, just watch The Exorcist (the Director's Cut) with the sound turned up and no lights in the room. And you won't have to queue for hours either. lol!
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