Backyard Roller Coaster

Roller coasters have always fascinated me. As a kid, I would spend my summers wandering through the local amusement park, trying to dissect the inner workings of the rides. When I was 15 years old, I decided to start trying to design and build my very own coaster. Working through the summers using a few tools I borrowed from family members, I began construction. Four years later, the Minotaur was complete. Standing at 12 ft tall and spanning over 80 ft in length, the Minotaur could reach speeds in excess of 20 km/hr.

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Publicity

Once the coaster was complete, it was not long before local news organizations began showing interest. By the end of the summer, the coaster had been featured on countless news sites, personal blogs and even had a segment on the television program, Inner Space. The most popular video of the coaster was created by the Toronto Star and uploaded to YouTube which amassed over 2 million views and can be seen below. 

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