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    Terrifying Alpine Roller Coaster Is Just One Faulty Screw Away From Death

    Alpine Capsule Is Probably Aliens' Favorite Refuge on Earth

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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    07/21/09

    In reply to Terrifying Alpine Roller Coaster Is Just One Faulty Screw Away From Death
    Are you required to use skydiving equipment to ride it? If not, it's not RAD ENOUGH!
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    Image of Buskape Buskape
    07/21/09

    In reply to Terrifying Alpine Roller Coaster Is Just One Faulty Screw Away From Death
    I've riden this, as i live in switzerland, don't worry about the screws, we swiss people are the most advanced engineering people of this planet. :)
    Ok we might not be technologically advanced like the USA but when we build something we build it right :)
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    Image of AmphetamineCrown AmphetamineCrown
    07/21/09

    @Buskape: I'm not generally prone to stereotyping(*), I'll concur with the latter statement. The Swiss attention to finicky detail is amazing. I remember stories about how the Swiss resorts would use cables for ski lifts only for a couple seasons, then sell them to the Italian resorts.

    (*) Utter complete lie.
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    Image of seamonkey420 seamonkey420
    07/21/09

    In reply to Terrifying Alpine Roller Coaster Is Just One Faulty Screw Away From Death
    am i the only one who read the last line and went WTF? who checks the grammar on these posts?

    "There, only $56 stand and a faulty screw between you and sure death." does not make sense.

    shouldn't it be:

    "There, only $56 and a faulty screw stand between you and sure death".


    your welcome.
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    Image of OhioSavage OhioSavage
    07/21/09

    In reply to Terrifying Alpine Roller Coaster Is Just One Faulty Screw Away From Death
    I live 20 min away from Cedar Point in Ohio, so watching the video of this, expecting a massive actually thrilling rollercoaster was really a let down. The headline should definately mention that this is the highest "elevation" rollercoaster. This one looked about as frightening as the Blue Streak. http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/park/rides/coasters/index.cfm
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    Image of Sinecure Sinecure
    07/21/09

    In reply to Terrifying Alpine Roller Coaster Is Just One Faulty Screw Away From Death
    Awesome looking ride! Put some ice on those rails and it could get really exciting. Fun! That's a lot of Euros for a ride though.

    If you're going to put it on rails, why not add good seatbelts and run it upside down briefly?
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    Image of EBone EBone
    07/21/09

    In reply to Terrifying Alpine Roller Coaster Is Just One Faulty Screw Away From Death
    $56 to ride a rollercoaster?
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    Image of nystreetfilms nystreetfilms
    07/21/09

    @EBone: I said the same thing.. but then I saw his feet at the end of the clip... and realized... this is a friggin sled not a roller coaster...
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    07/21/09

    @EBone: Not just any roller coaster but a coaster that doesn't go more than 5' off the ground! Now THAT'S livin'!
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    Image of jayteemo jayteemo
    07/21/09

    @EBone:

    i don't think it is $56...

    "A ride costs CHF 6.00 for adults and children 9 years old and over. Children 8 years old and under must be accompanied by an adult. Both single and multiple ride tickets are available. If you purchase 4 rides, the 5th one is free."

    source: http://www.glacier3000.ch/en/Winter/Activities/Alpine-Coaster/
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    Image of EBone EBone
    07/21/09

    @jayteemo: Thanks, cuz from Jesus' article it looked damn expensive.
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    07/21/09

    In reply to Terrifying Alpine Roller Coaster Is Just One Faulty Screw Away From Death
    That's the alpiniest of alpine slides except it looks like your cart is attached to the rails on this one. Not quite as deadly as your standard concrete slide.
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    Image of Earthslide Earthslide
    07/21/09

    In reply to Terrifying Alpine Roller Coaster Is Just One Faulty Screw Away From Death
    Ah don't worry, the fishnets are right there to catch you :)
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    07/21/09

    @Earthslide: Your body parts maybe.
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    Image of MosDeaf MosDeaf
    11/17/08

    In reply to Alpine Capsule Is Probably Aliens' Favorite Refuge on Earth
    Where's the door . . . or is entry by osmosis?
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    Image of qbrad qbrad
    11/17/08

    @MosDeaf: Diffusion. Osmosis is water only.
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    Image of Gann Gann
    11/17/08

    In reply to Alpine Capsule Is Probably Aliens' Favorite Refuge on Earth
    Pretty rendering; I wonder what it will look like with the joints/seams necessary to actually build and enter the thing?
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    11/17/08

    @Gann: Actually I think they are planning on creating the worlds only blown glass habitable structure...


    So, no joints/seams.


    And it will double as the world's largest bong as well!

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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/17/08

    In reply to Alpine Capsule Is Probably Aliens' Favorite Refuge on Earth
    Anyone else tempted in that last picture to give the pod a little push over the edge to watch it ski down the mountainside? Great 360 view before it impacts. No one else tempted? Not even a little? (Liars)
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    11/17/08

    @Curves: I'm tempted, you just posted before I could.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/17/08

    @Curves: "ski down the mountainside"? I was thinking more "drip down" the mountainside like a ball of mercury.
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    Image of Ibelieveinsandwitches Ibelieveinsandwitches
    11/17/08

    In reply to Alpine Capsule Is Probably Aliens' Favorite Refuge on Earth
    an even greater mystery are the strange blue alien tables that have begun to appear near these capsules.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    11/17/08

    @Ibelieveinsandwitches: "External Solar Panels"


    But someone seems to have stolen the bar stools that go with them...

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    Image of Joker10 Joker10
    11/17/08

    In reply to Alpine Capsule Is Probably Aliens' Favorite Refuge on Earth
    I hate apple. Screw you Jobs!!!
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    Image of djtooshay djtooshay
    11/17/08

    @Joker10: What are you on about?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/17/08

    @djtooshay: Well obviously, this solar-powered iOvule is where the next Jobs clone is gestating.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/17/08

    In reply to Alpine Capsule Is Probably Aliens' Favorite Refuge on Earth
    If Gort had a vacation house.....
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    11/17/08

    @Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine:

    Klaatu barada Nordica?
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