This is great. What happens when you bet a group of friends they can’t build a roller coaster in their backyard for under $50? They build one. They built it almost entirely out of old forklift ...

The roller coaster has its origins in St. Petersburg, Russia, as a simple slide that took thrillseekers down an icy ramp past a variety of colored lanterns. Catherine the Great gave this custom a ...

Riders in Australia found themselves trapped on one of the world's largest roller coasters due to a loose scarf. The DC Rivals HyperCoaster at Warner Bros Movie World in the Gold Coast ...

This striking and elegant coaster set was crafted with up-cycled wood and slate sourced from projects at RIT, keeping it out of the waste stream. Four coasters laser cut with the RIT logo are ...

Did you know that roller coasters don't have engines? That’s because they don’t need them! Gravity is the force that pulls things to the ground. Roller coasters rely on gravity to take them to ...

For the ultimate thrill, few experiences can top a spine-tingling roller-coaster ride. Luckily, with adrenaline-inducing amusement parks scattered all over the world, it's easy for daredevil ...

“We’ve been eagerly anticipating revealing Pantherian as it joins the highly anticipated, record-breaking roller coaster Rapterra in filling out the adventures of our Jungle X-Pedition area of ...

Riding on some types of roller-coaster is an effective way of removing kidney stones. This is the conclusion of research that has won this year's Ig Nobel Prize for Medicine. The US researchers ...

Ah, seasonal depression - or as some of us know it, the winter blues. It's that unwelcome guest who crashes in right around ...

Chronic dieting does both physical and emotional harm to the body, says Linda Omichinski, RD, president and founder of HUGS International Inc., and author of Staying Off the Diet Roller Coaster.

Thrill-seekers were left with no choice but to descend a roller coaster on foot after a sudden power cut stopped the ride mid-journey. The heart-stopping evacuation unfolded at Parque del Café ...

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