[fishels]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroplane
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaplaning
I looked it up....
Loss of control or braking....
Are you really going to pick at my posts this closely?

I'm not picking at your post...your counteracting, yet again, with un-thought thru garble. How can a coaster, locked to a track at 3 points PER WHEEL lose control. And braking? Are the brakes on the coaster car? You are comparing a roller coaster train, locked to a track, to a vehicle. You cant be serious, but the scary part is...you pretty much are.

Hydroplane. Criteria: a vehicle which wheels. check. Water. check. Loss of control. no check because its on a track. Increase speed because of the water: check. You obviously have never hydroplaned in a car. Because guess what? You not only lose control... you go faster.

[OakenBucket]

Can we get a squeegee on camera 2 please.

[chknwing]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroplane
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaplaning
I looked it up....
Loss of control or braking....
Are you really going to pick at my posts this closely?

I'm not picking at your post...your counteracting, yet again, with un-thought thru garble. How can a coaster, locked to a track at 3 points PER WHEEL lose control. And braking? Are the brakes on the coaster car? You are comparing a roller coaster train, locked to a track, to a vehicle. You cant be serious, but the scary part is...you pretty much are.

Hydroplane. Criteria: a vehicle which wheels. check. Water. check. Loss of control. no check because its on a track. Increase speed because of the water: check. You obviously have never hydroplaned in a car. Because guess what? You not only lose control... you go faster.

jeebus, let it go.

[kirkgun]

. You obviously have never hydroplaned in a car. Because guess what? You not only lose control... you go faster.

Going faster would require an input of energy. The laws of physics governing motion have been pretty well established for several hundred years. Care to explain how hydroplaning increases speed? Because you'd probably win a Nobel prize for overturning the amount of data that says this is not the case.

[coasterbruh]

Hydroplane. Criteria: a vehicle which wheels. check. Water. check. Loss of control. no check because its on a track. Increase speed because of the water: check. You obviously have never hydroplaned in a car. Because guess what? You not only lose control... you go faster.

This coaster will not hydroplane in the traditional sense...period! The train can go faster because the track is wet, as well as go faster because a lot of fat asses are on it...

If parks felt coasters run the risk of hydroplaning in the rain then NONE would be open...

[saxrokinhomo]

Can we just jump to opening day already and get past all this bickering.

[fishels]

Hydroplane. Criteria: a vehicle which wheels. check. Water. check. Loss of control. no check because its on a track. Increase speed because of the water: check. You obviously have never hydroplaned in a car. Because guess what? You not only lose control... you go faster.

This coaster will not hydroplane in the traditional sense...period! The train can go faster because the track is wet, as well as go faster because a lot of fat asses are on it...

If parks felt coasters run the risk of hydroplaning in the rain then NONE would be open...

Which is what i meant... and you know he meant that as well.

[carowindsman6654]

Just test it today in the rain and call it an Aqua Trax. Problem solved.

[Tinkerdog]

"This bickering is pointless. Now, Lord Vader will provide us with the location of the Rebel fortress by the time this station is operational. We will then crush the Rebellion with one swift stroke. AND sooooon get this coaster hydroplaning in the Rain!!!"

http://www.www.moviewavs.com/php/sounds ... kering.m4r

By the way... some of the Maintenance people are walking the Brake Run at the moment.... maybe soooon.

[FUBAR]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroplane
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaplaning
I looked it up....
Loss of control or braking....
Are you really going to pick at my posts this closely?

I'm not picking at your post...your counteracting, yet again, with un-thought thru garble. How can a coaster, locked to a track at 3 points PER WHEEL lose control. And braking? Are the brakes on the coaster car? You are comparing a roller coaster train, locked to a track, to a vehicle. You cant be serious, but the scary part is...you pretty much are.

Well, if you want to get technical, it's three wheels per contact point, not three points per wheel.

[coasterbruh]

...I dont.

[uscbandfan]

2 ways to hydroplane. 1 the wheels are turning but sliding in a direction you don't want to go. 2- the wheels aren't turning and you're sliding.

Both ways involve sliding.

Remember on a coaster the wheels are free. They do not brake, are tightly attached to the track therefore cannot slide. Now, granted the squeeze plates may have a bit of sliding when braking at the end of a run but they are designed for that and don't affect the coaster at all.

[chknwing]

do we not have coasters with splash downs. lol hydroplaning.

[uscbandfan]

You know the biggest thing they may be concerned about today is the temperature. I have heard that most coasters have a minimum operating temperature. One reason is that the lubricant on the wheels and moving parts gets thicker the cooler the weather. THAT could definitely lead to slower speeds and the risk of vallying. Since today's temps are hovering around 40 degrees, there may be concern there. Of course, it all depends on the type and viscosity of the lubricant used.

Tomorrow will be in the 70s at least. NO risk for temperature problems then.

[Axel]

we have a guy climbing the lift stairs...