Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.org · 26 天前Six Flags has installed one of the largest solar carports in the US - 12.37-megawatt - the annual power use of both the amusement park and neighboring Hurricane Harbor Los Angeleselectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down13
arrow-up1148arrow-down1external-linkSix Flags has installed one of the largest solar carports in the US - 12.37-megawatt - the annual power use of both the amusement park and neighboring Hurricane Harbor Los Angeleselectrek.coChris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.org · 26 天前message-square28linkfedilink
minus-squarealtphoto@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up7·26 天前They need solar on the lines to every rollercoaster. Including the one that kills people lol… Not lol. I rode the X2 and its fine. But people who are susceptible to high Gs should not ride it.
minus-squarePowderhorn@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·26 天前As of today, “the one that kills people” can soberly be rejoined with “which one?”
minus-squarealtphoto@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up6·26 天前But then there’s this theoretical one : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_Coaster
minus-squarealtphoto@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·26 天前I meant brain injury : https://time.com/article/2026/09/29/six-flags-x2-roller-coaster-linked-to-brain-damage/
minus-squarePowderhorn@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·26 天前One of them died from the brain injury, so it counts.
They need solar on the lines to every rollercoaster. Including the one that kills people lol… Not lol. I rode the X2 and its fine. But people who are susceptible to high Gs should not ride it.
As of today, “the one that kills people” can soberly be rejoined with “which one?”
But then there’s this theoretical one :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_Coaster
I meant brain injury :
https://time.com/article/2026/09/29/six-flags-x2-roller-coaster-linked-to-brain-damage/
One of them died from the brain injury, so it counts.