Re:Altitude has become the defining characteristic of roller...
by ojbyrne on Monday August 17, 2015 @01:39PM
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Because a giga-coaster is specifically defined as smaller than that one:
"Enthusiasts use the term to apply to a roller coaster with a drop of 300 to 399 feet, meaning that its riders fall the length of a football field. (Anything beyond 400 feet and you’re in strata coaster terrain.)"
"Enthusiasts use the term to apply to a roller coaster with a drop of 300 to 399 feet, meaning that its riders fall the length of a football field. (Anything beyond 400 feet and you’re in strata coaster terrain.)"
So yeah, weird article.