"Dodonpa", a photo from Yamanashi, Chubu

Photographer's Note

A Roller Coaster, Fuji-Q Highland, Japan.

Length: 3900' 11"
Height: 170' 7"
Speed: 106.9 mph
Duration: 0:55
Max Vertical Angle: 90 Degrees
G-Force: 4.3
Max Acceleration: 0 - 106.9 mph in 1.8 seconds

Etymology: Dodonpa, is named for musical sounds, (similar to Do Re Mi, but percussive) and is also the "chant" referred to occasionally while you wait in line for the coaster. Which you must like there itself.

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cooperknights (394) 2009-11-15 2:48

I like the boldness of this image; the bright white metalwork against the inky blue-black sky. The lights in the foreground are a little distracting, however, and I would have cropped it much more severely (as in the workshop I have done).

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