1. Insanity, the Ride
This crazy ride hangs you off the
Stratosphere in Las Vegas, 909 feet above ground. “A massive mechanical arm extends 64 feet over the edge of the Tower and spins you at a force of 3 Gs.” At that height, you could vomit and then shout “look at below” before it finally hits an unsuspecting child.
2 X Scream
This is another one at the Stratosphere (because rides that are on top of a building are damn right scary!). This enormous see-saw of a ride puts you 27 feet over the tower’s edge. Here, you’ll be 866 feet above the ground. Just try not to sit in the front seat, ’cause you don’t really want the to be in the route of the projectile vomit of the folks sitting in back of you.
3. The Vomitron
To be fair, it would be hard to find anyone to keep their lunch down after this ride. But the stars of the Footy Show, Fatty and Chief, did wear shirts that called them “Dare Devil.” Still lost it.
4 The “Vomit” Ride
Now, we’re not quite sure the true name of this ride. But Vomit Ride seems to fit.
Picture this: You have been up all night after dancing all day to a bunch of cool bands at the Leeds Festival.
So now you’re not into the bands that are playing. Should you go sleep? Wash up? Be brave and face the horror of using a festival toilet (which can make you vomit) or go on a Vomit Ride and be chucked about the place?
Of course.
5 The Ali Baba?
Not 100 percent sure, but I think this is what’s known as the Ali Baba. It has a massive turbine that allows it to power itself to make people vomit. Almost as if it wants to make you hurl.
6 The Zipper
The Zipper is basically a ferris wheel on steroids. It spins everything in every way.Wwhy anyone would want to go on this I do not know.
I feel ill just watching this.
7 The Griffon Coaster
At
Busch Gardens Europe, this very well may be the scariest roller coaster anywhere. What doesn’t this ride have?
It carries riders up 205 feet, plunges them down at a 90 degree angle at 75 mph. For starters. It also has two Immelman loops (those are inverse diving loops named for the German World War I flying ace). The track is half a mile long, has a 130-foot second dive, a splash through water and has a 360 degree climbing carousel (that’s a circle). Oh, and did we mention the trains have no floors?
8 The Big One
Officially dubbed the
Pepsi Max Big One, one of Europe’s tallest roller coasters is at
Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
It has the riders looking down on a major road making you feel like you’re going to plummet into someone’s car. Not a good feeling. Neither is the hour-old hot dog you just tasted again.
9 The Thrill Ride Dragster
At
Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, this one is probably the fastest on the list.
It hits about 120 mph and is over almost before you could even vomit.
Here’s its stats:
• 420-foot lift
• 400 foot vertical drop
• 2,800-f00t track
• 270-degree twist on descent
• With six 18-passenger trains, it serves about 1,500 riders per hour.
That’s a lot of puke potential.
10 The Gravity Max
At
Discovery World in Taiwan, the Gravity Max looks as if it’s never been finished.
A “tilt coaster,” the ride goes 56 mph and lasts 2 minutes, 26 seconds. With a force of 3.5Gs, it takes you through one inversion on an 88-foot-tall loop.
A thought: Never, EVER sit at the front on this ride. Not unless you want 20 people’s vomit hitting the back of your head.
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