The Behemoth pulls nearly four positive Gs (the feeling you get at the bottom of a hill, as you rise up again) and about one negative G (the weightless feeling as you crest a hill and begin to fall). A trained pilot in a pressure suit manages nine. The safety-warning chart in the lineup to the Behemoth (which can last two hours) rated it a 5 - a double-black-diamond "aggressive thrill ride"-and said it was not suitable for anyone who had experienced heart surgery, heart troubles, high blood pressure, neck or back pain, or was pregnant.Īn average person can withstand five Gs of pull before losing consciousness (an affliction known as G-loc) a mechanical wristwatch can handle seven. My concern on a roller coaster is physiological: that my heart will burst and my veins will clot, that I will arrive back at the coaster launch pad, as happened to someone recently in the U.S., dead in my seat. Not by mechanical misadventure, mind you. But roller coasters? They make me feel like I am going to die. Yes, I go ski mountaineering, and will throw myself headfirst down most slopes yes, I like to ride my bike fast. I, on the other hand, am nauseated by roller coasters. She is a coaster maniac and has a season pass to Canada's Wonderland. Hayley had already ridden the Behemoth six times since it opened last year. All I know is that as we drove past the Shade-O-Matic blind factory on the way to the amusement park, I desperately wanted to stop in for a visit. (Type "Behemoth" into YouTube, and you'll see what I mean.) Maybe this laughter is a form of unconscious relief at discovering oneself still alive. You hear a lot of that when you actually ride the Behemoth.
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