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Anyone know what the little flap thing is?
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July 20th, 2014, 10:45 am
Anyone know what the little flap thing is?
July 20th, 2014, 10:57 am
July 20th, 2014, 2:12 pm
July 21st, 2014, 3:02 am
July 21st, 2014, 5:21 pm
July 21st, 2014, 5:54 pm
July 21st, 2014, 7:07 pm
July 21st, 2014, 7:54 pm
July 21st, 2014, 8:48 pm
I hope it's not French.
July 21st, 2014, 8:56 pm
...go on
July 21st, 2014, 9:43 pm
July 22nd, 2014, 1:20 am
July 22nd, 2014, 3:15 am
July 22nd, 2014, 3:38 am
July 22nd, 2014, 4:21 am
July 22nd, 2014, 5:37 am
Ahh interesting - Swarm (B&M Wingrider) has bristles near the wheels that I noticed when I visited last weekend for the same purpose - then girlfriend noticed a spark post brake run!
July 22nd, 2014, 1:24 pm
What Is This On I305?
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July 20th, 2014, 10:45 am
Anyone know what the little flap thing is?
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July 20th, 2014, 10:57 am
Mudflap? I don't know, honestly. I wonder if that photo was taken very shortly after the trains were added to the track, in which case it could just be from how the trains were packaged/transported.
Edit: This is really going to bug me. I'm going to see if anyone at King's Dominion can get me an answer.
Edit2: I'm going to have to wait until tomorrow to call.
Edit the third: Called KD and left a message. Waiting for a call back.
Edit: This is really going to bug me. I'm going to see if anyone at King's Dominion can get me an answer.
Edit2: I'm going to have to wait until tomorrow to call.
Edit the third: Called KD and left a message. Waiting for a call back.
Originally posted by GerstlCrazy
Cool! The name is Fly Over Rainforest?
I was under the impression the name was Green Coaster Goes Fast Goes High Has Clockwise Loop Has Straight Upside Down Four Seats Two On Each Side Fast Coaster?
Cool! The name is Fly Over Rainforest?
I was under the impression the name was Green Coaster Goes Fast Goes High Has Clockwise Loop Has Straight Upside Down Four Seats Two On Each Side Fast Coaster?
July 20th, 2014, 2:12 pm
Lol yea now I want to know.
Are they still on there now?
Are they still on there now?
July 21st, 2014, 3:02 am
Just spotted some on the Road Rail Vehicles here at work - I shall query someone who might know this afternoon!
Coaster Count - 198
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July 21st, 2014, 5:21 pm
Maverick has those as well. I can check if MF has them tomorrow because I'm not sure if it does or not.
"Careful man, there's a beverage here!"
July 21st, 2014, 5:54 pm
Could be for the noise the coaster makes while on the track.
July 21st, 2014, 7:07 pm
I have come to the conclusion that we are not supposed to know what these are for.
Originally posted by GerstlCrazy
Cool! The name is Fly Over Rainforest?
I was under the impression the name was Green Coaster Goes Fast Goes High Has Clockwise Loop Has Straight Upside Down Four Seats Two On Each Side Fast Coaster?
Cool! The name is Fly Over Rainforest?
I was under the impression the name was Green Coaster Goes Fast Goes High Has Clockwise Loop Has Straight Upside Down Four Seats Two On Each Side Fast Coaster?
July 21st, 2014, 7:54 pm
It's a tickler.
July 21st, 2014, 8:48 pm
Mikey wrote:
It's a tickler.
I hope it's not French.
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"Careful man, there's a beverage here!"
July 21st, 2014, 8:56 pm
Mikey wrote:
It's a tickler.
...go on
Originally posted by GerstlCrazy
Cool! The name is Fly Over Rainforest?
I was under the impression the name was Green Coaster Goes Fast Goes High Has Clockwise Loop Has Straight Upside Down Four Seats Two On Each Side Fast Coaster?
Cool! The name is Fly Over Rainforest?
I was under the impression the name was Green Coaster Goes Fast Goes High Has Clockwise Loop Has Straight Upside Down Four Seats Two On Each Side Fast Coaster?
July 21st, 2014, 9:43 pm
"It's a...
It's a butt!"
-Fish from Finding Nemo
It's a butt!"
-Fish from Finding Nemo
July 22nd, 2014, 1:20 am
^ no, just no, instant ban 
kidding, but seriously, no.
...go on
Yes please, go on!
kidding, but seriously, no.
NightwindElf wrote:
Mikey wrote:
It's a tickler.
...go on
Yes please, go on!
July 22nd, 2014, 3:15 am
Were slightly different on the RRV I was looking at - construction guy reckoned they were just mud/grease flaps (railways are grimy)
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July 22nd, 2014, 3:38 am
^
Yeah sounds about right.
Grease can be seen flying on coasters like TTD, but it's cables mostly.
Where on the coaster would it need mud-flaps? The lift?
Yeah sounds about right.
Grease can be seen flying on coasters like TTD, but it's cables mostly.
Where on the coaster would it need mud-flaps? The lift?
July 22nd, 2014, 4:21 am
It is for static electricity, you see it at cars sometimes too.
It's caused by friction on the wheels with the track.
And with that flap the static electricity on the train is passed to the track.
Otherwise you get a shock if you touch the train, like you experience on a plastic slide.
But the next question is why isn't it on every train then?
It's caused by friction on the wheels with the track.
And with that flap the static electricity on the train is passed to the track.
Otherwise you get a shock if you touch the train, like you experience on a plastic slide.
But the next question is why isn't it on every train then?
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July 22nd, 2014, 5:37 am
nolimiters wrote:
It is for static electricity, you see it at cars sometimes too.
It's caused by friction on the wheels with the track.
And with that flap the static electricity on the train is passed to the track.
Otherwise you get a shock if you touch the train, like you experience on a plastic slide.
But the next question is why isn't it on every train then?
It's caused by friction on the wheels with the track.
And with that flap the static electricity on the train is passed to the track.
Otherwise you get a shock if you touch the train, like you experience on a plastic slide.
But the next question is why isn't it on every train then?
Ahh interesting - Swarm (B&M Wingrider) has bristles near the wheels that I noticed when I visited last weekend for the same purpose - then girlfriend noticed a spark post brake run!
Coaster Count - 198
France 2019 Mini Trip Report
France 2019 Mini Trip Report
July 22nd, 2014, 1:24 pm
Perhaps maybe that only at a certain speed and train style that the wheels have enough friction to produce static electricity?
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