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Squeals of excitement can be heard just about everywhere, from the diabolical stomach-churning Scream Machine roller coaster to the Space Drop, which simulates free fall from a height of 236 ft. "There are a few scary seconds while you're waiting for the parachute to open," admits one man who ventured up, and down, in a tiny capsule...
Rule One is no artificial stimulants. That includes alcohol, hallucinogens and especially caffeine. Doing it with caffeine is too easy--like riding a roller coaster in the back seat with your eyes closed, shooting fish in a barrel or attacking Reagan for mental incompetence. The true Allnightist prefers a challenge...
...women and men with anorexia and bulimia are on physical roller coster rides. The physical repercussions can be deadly at times, though for bulimics the prognosis is usually brighter. Anorexics at various stages can experience a cessation of menstruation, insomnia, hypothermia, fatigue and depression. Bulimics suffer dehydration, internal bleeding, enlargement of salivary glands and severe loss of potassium which can lead to heart or kidney failure, says Honnet...
...those not quite so acclimated with the Christian tradition, a short trip over scenic desert regions and barbed wire would land them in Muslim-Land. Muslims would absolutely flip for the renovated Dome of the Rock, re-done as a religious "Space Mountain" roller-coaster ride...
...About five years ago this stuff was really popular. You could get skateboard stickers in Cap'n Crunch," recalls one salesman at Dave's Bike Infirmary, a bicycle shop that has carried skateboards since 1976. "I don't know why--it just suddenly faded. Maybe roller disco or break dancing had something to do with that," he adds...