Originally posted by ianko66
Also, that looks like it's going to be a joy to support.
It will be...I'm going to make 3ds square supports. For each and every support....[:O]
Originally posted by Flickstah
Ugh. People just don't understand G-forces correctly sometimes. 5 G's sustained for 1/2 second is fine, anything more than that would be painful and head-wrenching. Now, 3.5 on the other hand is obviously much lower, but sustained for more than 3.5 seconds could do the same as the 1 second 5 G pull. It's just like Flight Deck at PGA. There is a TINY section of blackout on the ride as you pull out of the loop and into the helix. It's pushing about 4.5 G's, but it does provide a bit of a headache afterwards, even for only 1/2 second. Now I could be wrong with some of my numbering, but it's the idea of sustained G-forces.
As a matter of fact, I do understand G-forces.
Fyi...Tower of Terror at Gold Reef City pulls 6.3 G's.
http://www.rcdb.com/1481.htm
"...anything more would be painful and head wrenching."
It's not painful unless the forces changed really quickly, or the coaster crashes into a wall...that would be painful. It's not head wrenching because there's: 1. No OSTR's to hit your head on and 2. No sharp transitions; The only transitions on this ride are a lot less snappy than I305.
I am also aware that 3.5 is less than 5.
You don't black out on a Schwarzkopf looper do you? Those G's last about 3.5 seconds (where did you get that number?) and the riders are just fine.
As for Flight Deck at PGA....The park has been named California's Great America for 2 years. You only black out if you just sit there and let your blood pool in the lower half of your body.
The way to prevent blacking out (G-LOC) is to tense up your muscles, which prevents the blood from pooling keeping you conscious.
I've said this a thousand times...My priorities in building this coaster were:
1. Make it go 253 mph
2. Fit it all on the map (build able land in NL.
3. Keep the forces under 6 G's
4. Theme the heck out of it.
I'm not designing it for the general public; I'm designing it for me and anyone else who can appreciate all the work put into it. I understand G-forces and I don't expect anything like this to be built any time soon.
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