Also the designer thought up to 50% of New Yorkers would ride it… Because he is unaware that most adults have no interest in riding 100 foot drop coasters

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      5 hours ago

      Obtuse angle. If you’re going up, then suddenly going down, it can be more than 90 degrees. The starkest example would be a change from going up vertically to going down vertically, which would be a drop of 180 degrees. And would probably kill you.