> > > > Why, I've often wondered, do people hold their hands over their head when riding a roller coaster?
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> > > If you don't hold them over your head, you're most likely instinctively using them to brace yourself; roller coaster purists believe bracing yourself lessens the fun. famous tried to get us to do that when we visited New Hampshire's local teeny weeny roller coasters at Canobie Lake Park. I'm undecided about whether it made a difference or not, but the wind felt good, so I kept doing it anyway.
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> > Good morning, Sam. You hit the nail on the head. The few times that I've made the mistake of riding one of those things, my hands were very busy holding on or covering my eyes. They should put barf bags on those things like they do on airplanes.
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> I'm wondering how the barf bag would be used at such high speeds. Would a roller coaster barf bag be used the way a horse's feed bucket is used? I have this vivid picture in my mind of a roller coaster rider with a bucket placed securely over his head.
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> Ell"I hope the barf bags would be bigger than those found on airplanes"myruh

The reason I suggested that is because a friend of mine said he was riding in the front seat when the girl next to him lost her lunch at high speed. Everyone behind them was, well, not pleased. Since he was beside her and not behind her, he was the only one aboard still smiling. I wonder if a barf bag would have helped.
Howard