Chris Remington ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Technology · 2 days agoSix 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-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1148
arrow-up1148external-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 ( remington@beehaw.org ) MA to Technology · 2 days agomessage-square27linkfedilink
minus-squarealtphoto ( altphoto@lemmy.today ) linkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoThey 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 ( Powderhorn@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoAs of today, “the one that kills people” can soberly be rejoined with “which one?”
minus-squarealtphoto ( altphoto@lemmy.today ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoBut then there’s this theoretical one : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_Coaster
minus-squarealtphoto ( altphoto@lemmy.today ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoI meant brain injury : https://time.com/article/2026/09/29/six-flags-x2-roller-coaster-linked-to-brain-damage/
minus-squarePowderhorn ( Powderhorn@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoOne 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.