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Secret Weapon
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Apologies if I've posted this in the wrong place, but I'm not sure where else to put it !
China have apparently set a maglev record, by accelerating a train to 700 km/h in just 2 seconds!
Will this have any impact upon the rollercoaster industry?
I have always heard that LIM launches are not as powerful as hydraulic launches, but could that be about to change?
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China have apparently set a maglev record, by accelerating a train to 700 km/h in just 2 seconds!
Will this have any impact upon the rollercoaster industry?
I have always heard that LIM launches are not as powerful as hydraulic launches, but could that be about to change?
China sets world record in maglev tech with 0-700 km/h in 2 seconds
China has set a world record in maglev technology by accelerating a ton-level test vehicle to 700 kilometers per hour (km/h) in just two seconds, China Media Group reported.A research team from the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) achieved
DiogoJ42
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Hell yes. Bring it on!Apologies if I've posted this in the wrong place, but I'm not sure where else to put it !
China have apparently set a maglev record, by accelerating a train to 700 km/h in just 2 seconds!
Will this have any impact upon the rollercoaster industry?
I have always heard that LIM launches are not as powerful as hydraulic launches, but could that be about to change?
China sets world record in maglev tech with 0-700 km/h in 2 seconds
China has set a world record in maglev technology by accelerating a ton-level test vehicle to 700 kilometers per hour (km/h) in just two seconds, China Media Group reported.A research team from the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) achieved
An AI tool for automatically writing police reports based on bodycam footage has claimed that an officer was turned into a frog. Apparently due to ‘The Princess and the Frog’ being audible in the background 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsda...frog-according-to-ai-generated-police-report/
…I got better!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsda...frog-according-to-ai-generated-police-report/
…I got better!
DiogoJ42
TS Member
"Rare first Superman comic once stolen from Nicolas Cage sells for $15m"
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Rare first Superman comic once stolen from Nicolas Cage sells for $15m
Fewer than 100 copies of Action Comics No 1, which introduced the world to Superman, are thought to exist.
www.bbc.co.uk
GooseOnTheLoose
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"Why US cinemagoers are dressing as Jimmy Savile to see 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple"
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Why US cinemagoers are dressing as Jimmy Savile to see 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
The disgraced and despised British entertainer’s distinctive look is trending among some film fans on TikTok. Should somebody tell them what he did?
Thameslink Rail
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Is this what Scotsmen do for fun?
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Man dressed as duck vandalises Glasgow subway with milk and cereal
The man, who was painted yellow and sported a beak, was filmed on the underground transport network shuffling on his knees before pouring the breakfast foods all over the carriage.
The_bup
TS Member
Well. New York is still weirder.Is this what Scotsmen do for fun?
Man dressed as duck vandalises Glasgow subway with milk and cereal
The man, who was painted yellow and sported a beak, was filmed on the underground transport network shuffling on his knees before pouring the breakfast foods all over the carriage.
DiogoJ42
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"How penis injections became a Winter Olympic talking point"
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Ski jumping: Wada responds to penis injection claims
The World Anti-Doping Agency could investigate if evidence emerges that male ski jumpers are injecting their penises in a bid to improve sporting performance.
www.bbc.co.uk
Jonathan
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UK supermarket chain Iceland drops trademark dispute with Iceland
UK supermarket chain Iceland drops trademark dispute with Iceland
Company promises ‘rapprochement discount’ for shoppers from country after decade-long action in EU court
BarryZola
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What is going on in this country? Apparently gangs are now robbing HGV's whilst they're actually driving down the motorway:
Leigh
TS Member
Wasn’t this quite literally the plot of the first Fast and Furious movie?
Skyscraper
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This guy needs to buy a lottery ticket 
From: https://youtu.be/T7qZXEJtems?si=dEq1jDhWp5Bf_c9d
The elevator started moving as he was stepping out, but through sheer luck, he escaped... just.
From: https://youtu.be/T7qZXEJtems?si=dEq1jDhWp5Bf_c9d
The elevator started moving as he was stepping out, but through sheer luck, he escaped... just.
Skyscraper
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UK first as kickboxer pulls two-tone car with his testicles
www.lincsonline.co.uk
Ouch...
UK first as kickboxer pulls two-tonne car with his testicles
A kickboxer proved he had balls of steel after becoming the first person in the UK to pull a car - using just his testicles.
Ouch...
Secret Weapon
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Apologies if I've posted this in the wrong place, but I'm not sure where else to put it - especially as the dedicated Theme Park Worldwide thread is now closed (although that may still have been the wrong place, anyway!):-
I think that Shawn Sanbrooke may have named his first-born son (George) after a goose at Alton Towers (see link below at 43:25 mark).
If he has a daughter then will he name her 'Rita' ??
From: https://youtu.be/6ERVdz4Inw8?t=43m25s
I think that Shawn Sanbrooke may have named his first-born son (George) after a goose at Alton Towers (see link below at 43:25 mark).
If he has a daughter then will he name her 'Rita' ??
From: https://youtu.be/6ERVdz4Inw8?t=43m25s
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Matt N
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I would argue this is a tenuous theory.
The Alton geese don’t have legal names (although @GooseOnTheLoose may beg to differ there…), and I would argue that Shawn arbitrarily naming a goose George was not why he named his first-born child George. I dare say it may well have been the other way round, or both may have been caused by Shawn and Charlotte simply liking the name George!
GooseOnTheLoose
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No. @Matt N is correct. All geese have names beginning with a hard G.
Gordon, Glen, Gus, Gerthard, Graham, Grace, Gwendolyn, Greg, Gabrielle, Grant, Goosetopher... Etc.
Never George. George is not a goose. George is a giraffe.