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Thursday, April 24, 2008

Another Installment of "If I Only Had a Yard"





(Previous Installment--in case you're wondering.)

Jeremy Reid is the coolest dude in Newcastle, Oklahoma. How many guys have what it takes to construct their own personal roller coasters in their backyards? About ten years ago, while he was still in college, Jeremy began building the coaster of his dreams out of plain-old wood and nails. Not only did he have no experience with roller coaster engineering, he'd never built ANYTHING before he started his project.

The coaster cost $5500 and took four years to complete. But it works! Read more here, and be sure to check out Jeremy's website.
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19 comments:

  1. PoisonApril 24, 2008 at 9:55 AM

    wow! that's amazing!

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  2. HazelApril 24, 2008 at 10:12 AM

    Cool!
    Reminds me of how Amelia Earheart built a roller coaster off her roof when she was like nine or ten, but then her parents made her tear it down.

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  3. AnonymousApril 24, 2008 at 4:34 PM

    HA! In Austin we have yards!!


    But that coaster is SO COOL! What I would give for it...

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  4. ss chickApril 24, 2008 at 5:48 PM

    that'd be cool. great for parties or impressing future in-laws. buy now while supplies lasts! (i'm just joking if you didnt know. but i bet you did.)

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  5. sakuraApril 24, 2008 at 6:22 PM

    I hope it doesn't go upside down XD

    btw- I changed my name from ookamishinzui b/c its too long!

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  6. Cassiopeia the Noble SeahorseApril 24, 2008 at 6:58 PM

    Do they give rides? =P

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  7. KittyApril 24, 2008 at 7:08 PM

    Cool! o^w^o (I wanna build one now too! XD)

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  8. AnonymousApril 24, 2008 at 8:38 PM

    Whoa! I WANT that! Man - I wouldn't have the patience to do something like that.

    But hey, at least I HAVE a yard...

    ~Skyla

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  9. FoofooApril 24, 2008 at 11:19 PM

    i'd love to make that!

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  10. Thumb BiterApril 24, 2008 at 11:56 PM

    Cute title!
    And I had no idea about Amelia Earhart-that's awesome! xD

    By the way, what happened to the old commenters...Theatre, and some others?

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  11. KielApril 25, 2008 at 12:42 AM

    SWEET!!! Id ride it!

    :)

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  12. International MastermindApril 25, 2008 at 9:29 AM

    Nice...
    I have been craving the too-high-hill-coaster feeling lately. And I'm a bit bored...

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  13. Kirsten MillerApril 25, 2008 at 10:12 AM

    Jin Ai: They disappeared mysteriously. Joking. I have a feeling they're super busy these days--some of them are very politically active.

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  14. HazelApril 25, 2008 at 12:24 PM

    A lot of them changed their names, too, I think.

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  15. UrisihapaiApril 25, 2008 at 6:43 PM

    hope it's safe

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  16. NicoleApril 25, 2008 at 8:00 PM

    I want to be like that. Maybe one day I'll build a roller coaster, or something even better.

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  17. Thumb BiterApril 25, 2008 at 9:06 PM

    Ananka: Do you knit, by the way? Or sew? Well, if you don't, Betty might find this interesting. I found a few interesting websites about recycling plastic bags in very...creative...ways. xD
    I've been knitting a bag made out of cut up plastic bags - I'm a bit late for Earth day, but here are a few of the websites if anyone else is interested:

    http://www.marloscrochetcorner.com/bag%20cutting%20instructions.html
    http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2007/08/plastic_bag_crafts.html

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  18. MarinovskaApril 26, 2008 at 2:54 PM

    sweet!

    --Zero

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  19. sekrit7April 26, 2008 at 6:35 PM

    I wouldn't ride that... but aparently I'm the only one. 'o'

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