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Watch A Death Luge Fly Down A Mountain With No Brakes

6:40AM November 23, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

You know in The Temple of Doom when the mine cart’s brake gives out and obviously everyone is going to shoot out the side of a mountain and die? This is sort of that, except on purpose and in Austria. More »

Cameras

Ask A Pro: How To Shoot An Awesome Music Video On A Rollercoaster Without Permission

2:00PM September 10, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

How do you shoot a music video on a roller coaster? If you’ve got the budget, you could rent the ride for $US6000 per day — double director Jeremy Johnstone’s budget for the entire video shoot. More »

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Video: World’s New Fastest Roller Coaster

2:00AM August 14, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

You have a better chance of being mauled by a penguin than you have of driving a Ferrari F1 racer. You can, however, ride the next best thing — the Formula Rossa rollercoaster, which catapults riders around its track at 240km/h. More »

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World’s Steepest Roller Coaster Makes Me Shudder

10:40PM July 12, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

It must be quite amazing to scream for your life while not enjoying the beautiful Mout Fuji backdrop. More »

Would You Ride This Crazy Student-Made Roller Coaster?

2:06AM December 14, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

The Reverse Cowgirl, designed by university students, “dropped its riders vertically, then turned them face down as they skimmed 2 feet above the ground, face down and strapped with their backs to the cart”. Suddenly Six Flags seems so safe. More »

Entertainment

Dubai’s Ferrari World Roller Coasters: Please, Please Don’t Break

11:20AM March 18, 2010 | Brian Barrett

OK, Dubai. Your largest building gets shut down for “electrical problems”. Your 7.5 million litre shark tank sprang a leak. So what do you do to bounce back? Build the fastest roller coaster ever. This is terrifying. More »

Design Epcot’s Newest Roller Coaster Each Time You Ride

10:00AM October 15, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Opening today, Epcot’s Sum of All Thrills ride will change every time you ride. That’s because you’ll draw your design on a touchscreen computer before hopping on. More »

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Rip Ride Rockit Coaster to Feature Individual Music Players, Multiple Cameras

1:20AM June 5, 2009 | Adam Frucci

The new Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster, currently being constructed at Universal Studios in Orlando, is gunning to be the most tech-heavy coaster in existence.

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