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Post August 2nd, 2006, 12:46 pm

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basically any loop for me, but jakizle, do you black out on riddler's or scream? those are the ones that i forgot, and all my friends get a little tunnel vision on those two during the first loop

Post August 2nd, 2006, 1:21 pm

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The only ride I've ever gone near blacking out on is The Loch Ness Monster. I don't know what it is but at the end of the first loop I start to lose my sight. It's only on LNM too.

Post August 2nd, 2006, 4:52 pm

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I've never had any problems on LNM. I'm glad I've never had any tunnel vision, fuzzy vision, or black outs on stand up coasters. The only problem I have with stand up coasters is the very nonforgiving crotch seats lol

Post August 2nd, 2006, 5:05 pm

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The first time I rode Batman: La Fuga at WBMW in Madrid I lost my vision for a couple seconds. This only happened the first time though, all the others were fine.

Post August 2nd, 2006, 5:23 pm

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I've never blacked out on a ride.

Very strange for all you people to have blacked out on certain rides.

Post August 2nd, 2006, 5:46 pm

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Batman clones do have some high G's. Because whenever I ride the one at SFOT you can just feel the force tugginng on you and the train een though I've never had any of those problems on it only on Titan.

Post August 2nd, 2006, 6:13 pm

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Magnum Force (Drier Looping)... from exiting the double loops to the top of the following bend everything went black once for me it really worried me.
Oddly enough I tend to tense my back and stomach muscles now when I hit high g's. I know its sad and looks ridiculous and all but I learnt it from doing aerobatics in planes.
Its a great way of increasing ur tolerance and not getting as sick from ridiculous amounts of riding. And Ive never blacked out when I've done it!

Does anybody's feet hurt though when they get off inverted coasters or other flat rides where ur feet dangle?

Post August 2nd, 2006, 7:27 pm

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Nope, just the problem of walking in a straight line after riding Nemesis.

Post August 3rd, 2006, 6:57 am

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I've never blacked out on a ride. I can't even imagine what it's like. Six Flags Great Adventure seemed to get me closest to it, though. On Batman: The Ride, the thing was just too intense for me and I think if it had just one more element I'd probably lose it. On Nitro, the ride operator freaked me out by mentioning as the train left that you "might black out", so on that helix thing I stuck my head out at an angle that somehow kept everything normal. I really do think that two or three rides in a row on Batman might get me, though. That thing's evil.

Post August 3rd, 2006, 7:32 am
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I've blacked out only once, but I have to admit my poor coaster count is 40. It was on a Standard Boomerang, return trip, beginning of the loop. Felt really strange, but I could see again on the beginning of the cobra.

Post August 3rd, 2006, 7:35 am

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It's happened to me on Two Face:The Flip Side so don't feel bad

Post August 3rd, 2006, 8:17 am

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i think its vaguely happened a couple of times in the valley of oblivion - but its prtty hard to tell seen as its dark anyway..!also the turn under the monorail after the first cork on nemesis makes me see dots...

Post September 22nd, 2006, 10:48 pm

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I didn't realize so many people blacked out during rides! :O

Post September 22nd, 2006, 10:56 pm

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Nice bump!

I have never blacked out on a coaster. I have seen spots on Goliath (SFOG)'s helix two or three times. Then I had tunnel vision on Sidewinder (SFEG).

Post September 22nd, 2006, 11:16 pm
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I blacked out once on Silver Bullet. I must say it really caught me by surprise. Although I don't expect that to happen again until the end of next year. Towards the end of the year mid day till closing on a nice summer type day seems to be the best condition for that ride as it always kicks some serious ass.

Post September 22nd, 2006, 11:18 pm

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i almost did on Titan at SFOT cause we had been on it 4 times previous.. and.. my friend did by then. he wasn't completely blacked out, he was extremely dizzy and had to sit down for a while. he claimed of color-loss on the second helix.. but i doubt it.

Does anybody's feet hurt though when they get off inverted coasters or other flat rides where ur feet dangle?


yeah.. on silver bullet at Knott's my feet did during some moments. and on the Spin Doctor flat rides my feet usually hurt after a few rotations. i think it's funny, though. [xx(]

Post September 22nd, 2006, 11:19 pm
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yeah, it was cool,i started getting all fuzzy one time on goliath, it ruled because it got all psychedelic and stuff. (insert sitar music), i rode twice to make sure.

Post September 22nd, 2006, 11:19 pm

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The worst for me so far was Goliath's helix at SFMM, but even that was fun. I also black out on Batman usually coming out of the first loop, and on two of the turns on Excalibur at Valleyfair. It actually does make the ride pretty exciting.

Post September 22nd, 2006, 11:31 pm
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Another cool blacking out ride is Kraken. You go into the cobra roll and your legs are numb, then when you fly through that turn into the mcbr everything goes dark on you. Then you get a second to regain the blood back to your head and fly through the loop, which makes your legs go numb, but you don't black out on it. I imagine you would black out on Montu as well without the trims. I wouldn't know because we got trimmed when I rode[:(!]

Post September 22nd, 2006, 11:38 pm

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This may sound stupid but I blacked out on a Zipper before at my local fair I went to. It went like this. So I go on, and I have a great ride with my sister.(IMO Zippers are one of the most fun flat rides. More fun then most)The dude who was controlling the ride asked us if we wanted to ride again for free(Since we used coupon tickets) We both replied with a yes since no one was in line. The second time, OMG. I swear we were pulling atleast 4.5+ G's or more. I actually blacked out. Especially everytime the car flipped. I came off and I knew sooner or later I was going to gag my ass off. I felt like pukin so badly. We got out ASAP and we went to Mcd's to calm things down. Aparently my stomach was hurting so much once we had arrived there. (Because of ZIPPER) From that day I promised to never ride a Zipper.

This may sound even stupider, but I actually blacked out on a teapot ride at a Pizza place with fun rides. We went on it. Fairly small with only 4 cups each for 1-3 people only. Me and my cousin go on it. It starts spinning and I turn the wheel as fast as I can. I go faster, and faster, and faster! I star feeling all psychadelic. The whole room was spinning and I SWEAR I THOUGHT the cup was falling over and tipping(Must've been part of the spychadelic feeling) The ride OP thought it was so funny seeing us all psychadelic looking. Apparently she felt like spinning the car herself. I tried to stop spinning so I could recouper but the ride op insisted on spinning the ride herself. Lateral-wise I think we were pulling atleast 1.2-1.3 Once I got off I felt like I was in another world. SERIOUSLY I didn't even know what I was doing. I wasn't aware of my surroundings and apparently the pizza I had eaten was surely about to come out. It still felt like I was on the teacup. We ride back home and I'm in the passenger seat. I put my head down and then I put my head back up..and..*PUKE* There it goes..

Yes all of this is true..

Post September 23rd, 2006, 10:17 am
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I haven't ever blacked out, but I grey out a lot. I grey most often on the pullout from Millennium Force's big drop, and the midsection of Kumba's big loop.

Post September 26th, 2006, 3:41 am

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Never blacked out, or greyed out. Even while holding my breath for over a minute before a high G turn, I cant even force it!!!

Oh well. Ill take that as a good sign my hearts working very well.

Post September 26th, 2006, 8:19 am
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Post September 26th, 2006, 11:47 am

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I think you should see a doctor my friend. There might be some thing else wrong with you.

Post September 26th, 2006, 11:58 am

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ive never blacked out or rvrn greyed out but i do however get a euforis sometimes when i stand up from lying down or sleeping. its like all the colours of the world blind me. ive been to the docteres to have it checked but been told its normal from blood rushing from one side of the brain to the other. does anyone else have this

oh and by the way my mum is a nurse and a blackout as you describe it could be calsed by a thicking of the blood in the frontal lobe of your brain, its nothing to be scared or worried about as it is a common acurance of sertain blood groups. still i would go to the docturs and have it checked out mate.
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