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Vopidur Science Monflil// 



At left: The car is carried by an elevator 

 to the top of the basket, from whence 

 it makes a dizzy dive down a spiral 

 track and out upon a sharp inclin? 



At right: This slide is coated with 



ippery coco-matting in lieu of ice 



and has a gap near the end of the 



course which the toboggan jumps 



At right: Here water introduces the 

 novelty. The central post revolves and 

 the boat-cars follow the course of the 

 stream over a circular monorail track 



Below : A dash under water in an open 

 boat would be thrilling enough for the 

 most daring if it could be made with- 

 out drenching the bold adventurers 



Commciul Yourself lo Ihc Atif^cls 

 When You Ride in This 

 All ncr\'e specialists could afford to ride 

 in expensive limousines if an itiea hatched 

 liv a lielKiaii ^llouId have widespread recep- 

 tion. The paleni claims descrii)e the 

 in\'ention as an "amusement de\'icc." 

 ("ailed !)>■ an\' other name, it would centri- 

 fu^;all\' sna|) the head of any enemy to 

 society from his shoulders with e(|ual 

 adrejitness. The awful thinij is shown in 

 the central picture in the j;roup of three <in 

 page 863. A c.ir, of the loop-lhe-loop or 

 scenic railway \'ariet>', is attached to the 

 end of an upright steel pole which is pivoted 

 to a steel frame of con^iiler.dile height. The 

 car r<-\-ol\es once, then is automaticalU' 

 detached from tin- jiixoted pole; it llies 

 through the air, describing a soiners;Milt 



iui.i>>isled, fiiialK' landing upright on an 

 incline — pro\ided that the angels in hea\"en 

 are smiling and nothing goes wrong. 



Tickling the hind heel of an irascible 

 mule would be an intelligent and cautious 

 proceeding compared with risking one's 

 precious neck in this machine. The linal in- 

 cline might well be made to termin.ite in 

 the back entrance of an undi'rlaker's 

 establishment, to facilitate deli\er\\ 



Asidi' from an occasional freak such as 

 this, impro\ements upon or einbellish- 

 nieiils lo the scenic railways of oiu" child- 

 lu)od occupy the time of most amusement 

 inventors. A helical track, not unlike the 

 "Waslebasket of Dizziness" mentioned 

 pre\iousl\', is the most absorbing feature of 

 another ne<-k-breaker. The car a.-^centls 

 the >pir.il, and a li>t)i>-tlie-loop is in.serted 



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