France in Focus

Always interesting those roofs. Wood or steel? Not for the DIY: rollercoaster constructions and the use of thin tubes explained.

I wouldn't go near a roller coaster if you paid me ...... gives me the heebie jeebies just thinking about it.

Reading the above lead me to this
Absolutely fascinating & scary.
Well worth a look.

@ Blaze, so I can assume that the view from this hotel window in Las Vegas would not be entirely to your liking, not even from the pavement at the entrance.

Blaze wrote: ↑Fri Oct 24, 2025 2:13 pm I wouldn't go near a roller coaster if you paid me ...... .

Me either.

@RA - good grief, that would be a nightmare !!

@ L Austin France, a scary story indeed, check and double check, design and actual construction, measure twice, cut once.
About steel hanger rods and nuts.

RobertArthur wrote: ↑Fri Oct 24, 2025 3:18 pm @ Blaze, so I can assume that the view from this hotel window in Las Vegas would not be entirely to your liking, not even from the pavement at the entrance.

You forgot to mention the stratosphère roller coaster, that is on top of a 330m tower,



Although, apparently it has now been removed.

There was one featured on Youtube some years ago, I forget the name, but the unforgettable shot was all the people stepping away from the ride after it finished. Many of them with very wet stains in their nether regions.

If you lived in this high-rise building in downtown San Francisco, I fear that even moderate wind speeds could have the same effect on the residents or even in calm weather: the building is sinking. The Milennium tower, not designed and built to last. Perhaps back to Roman structural engineering?