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Japan has proved itself as a world leader in terrifying rides with its introduction of Takabisha, the worlds steepest rollercoaster.
Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park resounded to an almighty noise as test riders plummeted 141ft in a single vertical drop on the newest, record-breaking rollercoaster.
The park is set in the shadow of Mount Fuji, but there is little time to enjoy the view of snow-capped mountain as the ride lasts just 112 seconds .
The nerve-jangling plunge comes amid seven stomach-flipping twists over nearly two miles of track.
The ride's designers have called in adjudicators from the Guinness Book of World Records, which ratified that the drop, involving a 121-degree freefall, is the steepest on any attraction anywhere in the world.
Takabisha, which translates as 'dominant' in English, relies on a combination of gravity and a set of linear motors on the cars.
These accelerate the coaster to speeds of 100kmph.
source:dailymail.co.uk
Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park resounded to an almighty noise as test riders plummeted 141ft in a single vertical drop on the newest, record-breaking rollercoaster.
The park is set in the shadow of Mount Fuji, but there is little time to enjoy the view of snow-capped mountain as the ride lasts just 112 seconds .
The nerve-jangling plunge comes amid seven stomach-flipping twists over nearly two miles of track.
The ride's designers have called in adjudicators from the Guinness Book of World Records, which ratified that the drop, involving a 121-degree freefall, is the steepest on any attraction anywhere in the world.
Takabisha, which translates as 'dominant' in English, relies on a combination of gravity and a set of linear motors on the cars.
These accelerate the coaster to speeds of 100kmph.
source:dailymail.co.uk
