Building America’s Most Extreme Rollercoaster

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Popular Mechanics has this great video on how technicians made sure that Fahrenheit, America’s steepest and most severe rollercoaster in operation, was ready for real-life passengers and thrill-seekers. [via]

Fahrenheit opened in May at Hersheypark in Pennsylvania (did you know that Hersheypark is actually ONE word, not two?). The rollercoaster has a 97-degree drop where riders experience the scary sensation of the track disappearing beneath them for a split second before tumbling back to earth at incredible G-force speeds.

Here’s the official animation of the rollercoaster from Hersheypark.

And this video shows the rollercoaster in action!

Sounds like fun. I want to go!