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[2024] Thorpe Park: Hyperia - Mack Hypercoaster
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As long as you remember to remove high heeled shoes before using the slide, then use your whistle to attract attention.
If they had a big slide for the lift they could double it up as a 90s Gladiators attraction.
KolonelKlink
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Just to say this episode is now available on iPlayer if you don’t want to wait for the BBC Two broadcast - John Burton et al feature:Looks like an opportunity is coming to see for ourselves why Hyperia does and doesnt work. Just watching the first in Hannah Fry's new series The Secret Genius of Modern Life, about the design and build of various things (air fryers tonight, exciting stuff!), and it seems like an upcoming episode might be covering Hyperia. There were loads of clips of it in the opening montage to the series. Most of her stuff is pretty in depth so could be interesting.
EDIT -the upcoming episodes does indeed include one titled 'rollercoaster'
The Secret Genius of Modern Life - Series 3: 3. Rollercoaster
Hanna uncovers the wild origins of the modern-day rollercoaster and gets the inside story on the UK’s newest, tallest and fastest coaster – Thorpe Park's Hyperia.
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NuttySquirrel
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I wonder, does the programme get into the details of why it's so broken so much of the time?Just to say this episode is now available on iPlayer if you don’t want to wait for the BBC Two broadcast - John Burton et al feature:
The Secret Genius of Modern Life - Series 3: 3. Rollercoaster
Hanna uncovers the wild origins of the modern-day rollercoaster and gets the inside story on the UK’s newest, tallest and fastest coaster – Thorpe Park's Hyperia.
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Matt N
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I haven't watched it yet... but let's hope that Hannah doesn't dissect Hyperia with a screwdriver like she's done with the subjects of many of the previous episodes!Just to say this episode is now available on iPlayer if you don’t want to wait for the BBC Two broadcast - John Burton et al feature:
The Secret Genius of Modern Life - Series 3: 3. Rollercoaster
Hanna uncovers the wild origins of the modern-day rollercoaster and gets the inside story on the UK’s newest, tallest and fastest coaster – Thorpe Park's Hyperia.
On the other hand, maybe it would help Thorpe figure out why the ride keeps breaking and/or stalling...
Seen the episode now, including the lift hill walk!!! Its a good episode about coasters in general, and the physics. As you would expect the Hyperia specific sections feel like a free advert on the BBC. Very much celebrating how "wonderful and groundbreaking it is". Having said that though, it does cover the period early summer last year when it includes news footage of the ride opening, then closing due to technical issues. Nothing at all is mentioned as to the cause of the closure. The most interesting, related directly to Hyperia, is when reference is made to the outer section, and how it was designed to be slow and to provide a decent amount of "hanging". As has been pointed out on this thread before, if you design a coaster to go slow for effect, there is always the risk it will go too slow. Maybe Mr Burton, who appears in the programme, is having difficult conversations with Thorpe Park and Mac Rides.