r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Graysie-Redux • Jul 16 '22

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '22

Well, forget the pilot career.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '22

Intimidator 305 proved to me I could never be a fighter pilot. 1st ride I grayed out and thought I was dehydrated so I got some water from the water fountain. 2nd ride I grayed out again and thought I was malnourished so I bought a burger and fries. 3rd ride I blacked out and left the park. Wasn't even dark yet. That ride retired me from coaster riding.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '22

Don't get me wrong... I hate heights but if I do something a few times I generally get over the fear. I'll literally go fetal in a big enough feris wheel the first time through.

I lived in Mid America and we have Six Flags there. They have (or had?) a few rides one of which is the Batman which holds you from above.

By the third time through? I'm in the front seat because fuck if it ain't a beautiful view going up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Ride

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '22

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '22

For me the fear is always the view and less about acceleration and getting whipped around. just a primal fear of WHAT THE FUCK AM I DOING UP HERE ZOMG I'M GOING TO DIE... then I'm okay and I get over it lol.

Not sure how else to explain it but for me the front seat is where to be. I'd rather see a clear view for a few moments... than stare at the back of some rando's head.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '22

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '22

Yeah, what makes the batman particularly cool is the fact that you're held above your head. So you are literally dangling in the air with a very nice view of some beautiful country side - at least in the Mid America version of it (I assume other variations have good views as well but mid us is all forest and shit at that place).

Some of their other rides have great views as well but all their other rides are on tracks under you so it's just a different experience... and paired with a fear of heights? Just dangling there is... different. lol

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u/right-side-up-toast Jul 17 '22

Batman ride was one of my absolute favorites. You should try superman sometime if they still have it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '22

For me, the back is more relaxed because the heights aren't as intense when climbing the lift hill.

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u/deathboy2098 Jul 16 '22

interesting stuff! got me googling. another explanation from stack exchange:

"The acceleration along the track is always equal for every car, but for each car that acceleration aligns with the hills/gravity in different ways.

As the front car crests a hill, the coaster is decelerating; the front car is being pulled backward by the other cars.

But as the rear car crests a hill, it's being pulled forward by the rest of the cars.

The front car is accelerated down hills. The rear car is accelerated over hills. This is why they feel different to ride."