Saturday, April 17, 2010

Renaissance Festival 10

And speaking of period technology, this is a case in point...all of the entertainment, all of the rides, all of the shows rely on technology that would have been in place during the Renaissance. No electric motors, no gas or diesel, and no microphones with loudspeakers anywhere, which keeps it busily quiet wherever one goes.

As can be seen, this is sort of a bungee-in-reverse ride, where they strap you in between huge rubber bands to sling you into the air. This kid was in his fifth or sixth bounce, coming down from an apogee that was still well above the tops of the telephone poles. Just as good as a roller coaster, I'll bet...

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