Advertising - 25% off About Us Who We Are Our Sites: AboutMyPlanet HybridMile GirlSustainable EcoFriendlyDaily GadgetAddiction GrowNews

Go Back   AboutMyPlanet Community > DIY Topics > Energy Conservation
Register Members List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Popular Articles
Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 04-12-2007, 05:05 PM
Stepper Stepper is offline
Green Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 222
Stepper is on a distinguished road
Talking Human Powered Roller-Coaster

I stumbled on this while looking for something else, but I knew it had to be posted here: Human Powered Roller Coaster in Japan

I think it would scare me even more than a regular roller-coaster because I would have plenty of time to get scared, but, hey, are those brakes on the handlebars?
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 04-12-2007, 05:43 PM
horselover's Avatar
horselover horselover is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Toronto
Posts: 2,016
horselover is on a distinguished road
Send a message via Yahoo to horselover
Default Re: Human Powered Roller-Coaster

That would be scary going down the hills, and you'd have to make sure you had enough strength to get up other hills.

So strange.
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 04-12-2007, 11:23 PM
peachy peachy is offline
Green Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,053
peachy is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Human Powered Roller-Coaster

ROFL! I think I'm just going to pee my pants now. If they had breaks and I could go slowly, maybe. But then everybody behind me would be shouting at me.

When I originally read the post, I thought it was this TINY little thing. Ummm...not really. However, I'd do it!! I'd wet my pants, but dang, I'd do it!!
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 04-14-2007, 08:58 PM
shadowbot shadowbot is offline
Green Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 283
shadowbot is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Human Powered Roller-Coaster

Wow, imagine each individual car being controlled by a person? Thats some serious potential for collision going down the sloped parts. I bet its a blast though
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 04-27-2007, 02:03 PM
Logruve Logruve is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 8
Logruve is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Human Powered Roller-Coaster

What happens if someone cant make it up the hill and they roll back down and take everyone else out with them?

The harnesses don't look very secure, I feel like someone could easily jump out!
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 04-27-2007, 02:25 PM
HazelNut HazelNut is offline
Green Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: London, Ontario
Posts: 57
HazelNut is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Human Powered Roller-Coaster

That is crazy man! As I usually keep my eyes closed when I am on a roller coaster I think I'll pass on this one!
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 04-28-2007, 06:47 AM
shadowbot shadowbot is offline
Green Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 283
shadowbot is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Human Powered Roller-Coaster

Have you seen some of these japanese tv shows and the pranks they do to people? I wouldnt be surprised if crazy things happen on that contraption.
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 05-06-2007, 04:27 PM
Aalaia Aalaia is offline
Green Member
 
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 126
Aalaia is on a distinguished road
Default Re: Human Powered Roller-Coaster

Never in a million years would you catch me on this thing! I would die!
Reply With Quote
Reply



Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes


Similar Threads for: Human Powered Roller-Coaster
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Human-to-nature relationship is psychology shawn9r14 Environmental News 4 04-08-2007 08:01 AM
Emmission control, greenhouse gases, global warming, climate change and human conflic clausandrup Climate Change 18 02-28-2007 08:45 PM
Solar powered street lights where you live? cats3 Solar & Wind Energy 1 11-05-2006 02:44 PM


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.8
Copyright ©2000 - 2010, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.0.0