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Offline GADVwow

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Saw The Ride: You Gotta Roll With It
« on: March 13, 2009, 07:58:39 PM »
Great video, interesting article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7937557.stm

Steepest drop...for now.

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Re: Saw The Ride: You Gotta Roll With It
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2009, 09:28:33 PM »
So, today, Friday the 13th, they try to open it.

And it broke down, just before its launch!

http://newslite.tv/2009/03/13/friday-13th-unlucky-for-saw-ro.html

Not to mention Steel Hawg claims to be a degree steeper than this so-called world's steepest roller coaster!

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Re: Saw The Ride: You Gotta Roll With It
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2009, 09:37:43 PM »
And:

Not to mention that last article I posted says Saw's drop is 100 degrees....

As does rcdb:

http://www.rcdb.com/id4162.htm

Not coincidentally, The Wall Street Journal today asserted that one out of every five claims made in advertising is bogus.

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Re: Saw The Ride: You Gotta Roll With It
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2009, 10:14:09 AM »
62.8% of all statistics are made up on the spot. ;)

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Re: Saw The Ride: You Gotta Roll With It
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2009, 03:32:05 PM »
Wow this looks like the best Euro-fighter out there. Looks sweet.

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