• YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
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    23 hours ago

    I mean he’s not wrong, but the list of contractors capable of building roller coasters is very short and pretty well regulated. It’s not like Joe Shmoe from down the street is rolling steel forms.

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      12 hours ago

      There have been a number of wooden ones with very poor engineering

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      12 hours ago

      Big ones sure but what about the road-style ones you find at the small village funfairs?

    • potoooooooo 🥔@lemmy.world
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      22 hours ago

      He just liked messing with the people in line who took the bait.

      “…wait, what do you mean?”

      “Well, think about it. When they decide who’s going to build it, they’re not going to pay more than necessary. They’ll pay as little as possible. I was looking at those bolts up there…”