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Prototype Roller Coaster That Makes Riders Do Barrel Rolls Is a Next-Generation Puke Factory
As with almost everything, the roller coaster wars, where theme parks across the country try to top each other with wilder attractions every Summer, were put on hold for 2020. But that hasn’t stopped coaster designers from continuing to toy with the laws of physics. If you love to spend your weekends vomiting, the Axis…
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Lego Will Use AI And Motion Tracking To Turn Guests Into Minifigures At Its New York Theme Park
Have you ever dreamed of turning yourself into an inch-tall plastic figure who can’t bend their arms or legs, and must interact with the world using a pair of lobster-like claw hands? Lego’s new theme park, opening next year in New York, will make that dream a reality using sophisticated motion tracking and neural network…
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Just Watching Video Of Six Flags’ Dizzying New Spinning Ride Is Making Me Want To Puke
GIF: YouTube At around this time every year, amusement parks across the US compete to lure visitors with bigger, faster, and more terrifying thrill rides. This time, Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey is hoping that people will actually line up to ride its new Cyborg Cyber Spin that churns stomachs along three different axes.
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Watch A Firefighter Ride A High-Powered Hose Thrashing Around Like A Raging Bull
GIF: YouTube Among the many dangers firefighters face at work each day, those high-powered water hoses have enough pressure to cause some serious damage if they ever got loose. But they also make for an entertaining makeshift carnival ride that looks far more aggressive than any sketchy mechanical bull you’ll find at a Western-themed bar.