Video of New Roller Coaster Lets You Experience the Ride

Video of New Roller Coaster Lets You Experience the Ride

I am not a fan of roller coasters, but that does not mean that I do not appreciate them. Even though physics was by far my worst subject in high school, I'm still in awe of how roller coasters seem to defy the laws of physics while embodying the very definition of those laws at the same time. All told, I think they're cool—from afar.

A new video taking YouTube by storm gives viewers a stomach-turning, first-person view of Six Flags Magic Mountain's newest thrill ride, Full Throttle. The new coaster in Valencia, California, contains the tallest vertical loop in the world, topping out at a whopping 160 feet.

When the coaster leaves the station, it accelerates from 0 to 70 miles per hour as it takes thrill-seekers into the loop. A little while later, it comes to a stop inside a tunnel, and some would suspect that the ride is over, but it is not. The coaster shoots backward, accelerating rapidly, and takes the riders back up a bit, and then forward through the tunnel and down a steep drop.

Judging by the smiles and wide eyes of the "YOLO" T-shirt-wearing riders in the front row, the ride seems like tons of fun, but it's definitely not for the faint of heart. If you happen to visit Magic Mountain, this is not the only coaster there for your enjoyment. Coaster enthusiasts rejoice because there are 17 other roller coasters to choose from.

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