Weird article title. I was hoping to read an article about the constraints of building tall roller coasters (and hard limits, if any). This is just a review of 4 tall roller coasters, not even the steepest ones[0]. TBD if we can build one with a 500 foot drop.<p>[0] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_roller_coaster_rankings#Longest_steel_roller_coaster_drops" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_roller_coaster_ranking...</a>
That's an ad. In the New York Times. Whatever happened to editorial standards?<p>Back in 2014, there were lots of videos of Oculus Rift VR of simulated roller coasters, and the videos are on YouTube. That fad seems to be over.
An insightful mockumentary on the subject is _The_Centrifuge_Brain_Project_: <a href="https://vimeo.com/58293017" rel="nofollow">https://vimeo.com/58293017</a>
I was surprised to see the Leviathan was one of only 5 roller coasters in this category. I'll admit that seeing it in person is <i>incredibly</i> intimidating though. So much so that it was the only one I haven't been on yet.