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Lets face it, there are definitely coasters out there that are just a bit too crazy, Im not saying they are bad, because the insane ones are the best ones. But some rides i've been on have literally made me black out from intensity.

For example, the launch on kingda ka was much more intense than I thought, but once I reached the hill, I literally got airtime over and after I was out of my seat at that height, I just blacked out until the brakes at the end.

Is there any rides you guys have blacked out/passed out on? I know someone in another topic was talking about I-305. :mrgreen:


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Out of the 5 theme parks I've been to, I305 is the only one that makes me blackout consistently.

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Goliath at SFMM doesn't necessarily black you out, but it can get damn close sometimes...or at least it did back in the day.
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I remember the last Helix on Raptor gets really tight and really pushes you down into your seat


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Raptor's final helix has a healthy amount of force. Before they decided to manually induce whiplash on the midcourse, Goliath @ SFMM and Titan both had crazy sustained positives in their respective final helices. They still do cause me to grey out a bit, but Goliath opening season was silly.

Batman backwards has been possibly Six Flags' worst idea to date and is the only ride experience to make me legitimately ill.
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Off the top of my head, Batman back seat I blackout through the first loop into the 0 g roll. Goliath's helix. Xcelerator is a very gradual black out, but by the time I hit the break run, my vision is pretty grey, and then obviously i305's first turn. Thats all I can think of that I've been on.

Mr freeze possibly through the top hat or over bank. Can anyone else confirm?


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I305 for sure. I went completely black on that one. Also, after riding I305 i went on Dominator and actually blacked out on the first drop but the effect may have been amplified by dehydration (I hadn't drank anything that day). I also blacked out 3 times on Nitro's helix in the back, which is actually pretty strong. That's about it. Batman has some pretty strong forces and even makes my feet ache, but I've never blacked out on it.
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When I rode Leviathan my vision was blurring. I think it was my first time being exposed to such fast speeds and I guess my body was getting used to it.

I have also heard that I305 knocks people out.
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Titan at Six Flags Over Texas. Holy schnikeys.


THIS. YES.
after the turnaround and speed hill you go into that upward helix into the MCBR.
Push your heart out of your bum and make you black out kinda forces the ENTIRE way through it.
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That helix on nitro is definitely pretty intense, and I've definitely blacked out on it after riding it like 5x in a row. I've also blacked out on the Orlando slingshot due to the intense forces launching up.


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Never blacked out...
Love batman, easily my one of my favorites and I would even argue the best B&M Invert. If and only if you can get multiple rides in. The ride never lets up, makes you feel your going fast, very nice forces, fast pace, and just good layout. The corkscrews feel natural, they flow really well. but the ride is short......

After multiple rides in multiple seats on many coasters, I have found that the place you feel the strongest forces is always the middle-backish.
NOT THE BACK, the back is sometimes better on airtime, but not on forces when theirs helix.
The closest I've ever come to Blacking out is on Goliath (SFMM), Bit of vision loss in that beast of a helix. I was sitting middle backish. It was also a hot day, about 6 rides in too, and who's knows how many on Batman.
That helix is just amazing, its feels long, and the force just gets stronger and stronger, just awsome. Just wish I could of rode it when the MCBR didn't stop the train completly. That MCBR just kills all the momentum(excitment and speed).

but yeah glad to say I don't really worry about a coaster being too insense.
-guess i can't brag until i can go on I305 :lol:

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i remember riding it when the MCBR didnt kill the speed....


everything went purple :shock:
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Nothing has every made me blackout... Probably because I'm a positive G force junkie haha. For me Kumba gives the best hugs <3


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I have never blacked out before but I hear imtinator 305


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Nothing has every made me blackout... Probably because I'm a positive G force junkie haha. For me Kumba gives the best hugs <3

Loved the way you describe it!

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Well damn, everyone said almost every one I said.
Surprisingly, the MF drop in the front or back can cause an I305 blackout.
It's so weird lol.

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im just surprised how late you are to the party bro
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The bottom of the drop of Shambhala can cause my vision to get blurry later on in the day, but that's generally the only time I experienced losing my sight on a ride.


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My NL2 smelter tower coaster pulls nearly 6 Gs for 9 seconds. The lower red coaster.


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First drop, turn and hill of Skyrush nearly gets me every time. And yes, Goliath, especially night rides.
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Metazoanhaddock wrote:
im just surprised how late you are to the party bro

Eh, life took over lately.

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TTD03 wrote:
Metazoanhaddock wrote:
im just surprised how late you are to the party bro

Eh, life took over lately.

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Well I grey out pretty easily, so I have quite a few.

-Intimidator 305 - The obvious one, but it was the first time I ever experienced anything like that.

-Superman Ride of Steel - The first helix is pretty crazy on the positive gs and it never fails to make me grey out.

-Nitro - That helix really gets to me, especially if I ride it too many times.

-Fahrenheit - I always grey at the bottom of the Norwegian loop.

-Ride of Steel - Definitely the worst grey out I've had was on this coaster in the front seat. That first helix is crazy powerful. Way crazier than the one at SFA.
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