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Druss369 t1_iwplr2t wrote

Nope.

Just........nope

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NineSwords t1_iwplvdv wrote

Why not? I mean, what could possibly go wrong?

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No_Carpet7125 t1_iwpmp9t wrote

I regret nothiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnggggggggg.......

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DespoticLlama t1_iwpmwsw wrote

So we can now patent things that are theoretically possible... okay...

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TheTBass t1_iwpo21d wrote

Less track they have to maintain

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ShoddyJuggernaut975 t1_iwpoef4 wrote

Yeah, no. I don't doubt it is possible, but good luck getting approval to build it or an insurance company to insure it.

It need not be as accurate and precise as the engineer thinks. All you have to do is design it such that it can land safely with a wide range for accuracy and precision. For instance, jump it into a sort of funnel that will guide it back onto the tracks.

I think it much more likely and feasible to have a coaster which rides on rails to "jump" with an overhead rail structure that guides and can support the cars if needed until they return to the regular rails. Build the cars to look like, well, cars, with a roof that the overhead wheels are hidden in. Have the "jump" located in a tunnel so that the overhead rails are hidden from outside observers. Have a means of hiding the overhead rails from the riders (poor lighting, distraction, fog?). Viola, a roller coaster which gives the sensation and visual impression of jumping while not actually doing so and being no more unsafe than any other roller coaster.

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ElectromagneticBrain t1_iwps5ge wrote

You shouldn't be allowed to patent that, children have been making things like that for years in Rollercoaster Tycoon.

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jjnefx t1_iwpufd8 wrote

Roller Coaster Tycoon IRL

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kielu t1_iwpv02x wrote

It's not a bug, it's a feature. Patented.

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katievspredator t1_iwpvv0p wrote

Replying to -xaphor (#553,808)

Probably a joke related to Universal Studios building their new Nintendo land theme park which will have a Donkey Kong minecart ride, which if you've played the games you'll know that's directly related to how the minecart levels are played (you "jump" your minecart across missing bits of track)

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MOS95B t1_iwqn886 wrote

Even if the site were not a joke/satirical site, patenting something doesn't necessarily mean the patent holder ever intends to make such a product. It just means no one else can without paying them royalty/licensing fees.

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pokeybill t1_iwqwogm wrote

Replying to ShoddyJuggernaut975 (#553,617)

Some other coasters achieve a similar effect by having sections of track do the jumping, e.g. Hagrids wild ride at Universal Orlando.

There is a section where you "fall" 20 feet or so, after rolling backwards into a spider cave. It's just a section of track the same size as the train on a big hinged platform with hydraulics, but you can't see any of that with the scenery and etc.

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QuestionableAI t1_iwqzmo2 wrote

Sure, I'd put my life into the hands of Mickey Mouse ... sure. : /

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heckdditor t1_iwr4afb wrote

Well, less tracks means less maintenance.

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Darzok t1_iwv7efl wrote

I know its a joke but i kind of would love to try it just once if it was real.

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