Going to an amusement park and waiting 2 hours for a ride that lasts 30 seconds is not very amusing. John Ivers of Bruceville, Indiana decided to do something about this by building his own roller coaster featuring a 360-degree loop. The Blue Flash, cost $1500 and took a year and a half to build using trial and error. The 180-foot long home-made roller coaster constructed in his backyard goes “over the tool shed, under the elm tree, and around the rose bushes - all in 30 seconds”. Just hit play to watch the Blue flash in action. For an audio interview click here.
[via TecheBlog]
17 responses
Nov 12, 2006 at 12:23 am
I want it.
Nov 12, 2006 at 3:36 pm
Nice but pricey and far too short, wud rather keep the money.
Nov 12, 2006 at 4:40 pm
This guy deserves all the praise and good things he’ll have coming to him. He is a true icon of American ingenuity. This is what you can make if you set your mind to it. We’ve become a society too fearful of lawsuits so in turn we are too reliant upon others making things for us by “standards”. Well, the solution is in the video. I wish there were more like him.
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Nov 14, 2006 at 4:24 pm
I rode this coaster a few years ago. It’s fun but it will practically rip your head off as you come out of the loop.
I’m not sure why they felt it was necessary to fake that this was John’s first ride. It’s been finished for years.
Nov 14, 2006 at 5:37 pm
yeah, Dave the Rave, you WOULD keep that money. how else would you afford all those male, German prostitutes?
Nov 14, 2006 at 5:57 pm
coolest…toy…ever! Way cooler than Dave the Rave’s German prostitutes.
Nov 14, 2006 at 8:36 pm
Dude, that’s friggin’ awesome!!
Nov 20, 2006 at 6:36 pm
Mr. Alex, you obviously havent had the chance to tried German male prostitute.
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Dec 23, 2006 at 5:26 pm
“I”m not sure why they felt it was necessary to fake that this was John”s first ride. It”s been finished for years.”
This was on television a few years ago… it just so happened to appear on this site just now. But I remember watching it quite some time ago on one of the DIY channels or something similar.
In any event, it’s true what was said about American ingenuity… if only more people had the guts to go after what they wanted in the manner that John did, we’d all be better for it.
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Oct 12, 2007 at 9:44 am
What A Legend!
Oct 21, 2007 at 12:34 pm
I’ve heard rumors that John Ivers is dead. Is that ture?
May 28, 2008 at 7:50 am
John Ivers is very much alive and still going strong. I visited him and his wife less than a week ago.
Jun 18, 2008 at 5:21 pm
If I live in the area, how can I contact Mr. Ivers to schedule a ride?
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