he enlisted the help of his students at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona as backup reinforcements.
As a former Cal Poly Engineering student I’m both impressed and appalled that the was able to use his students as slave labor for this project.
“He had a guy certify it as a legit roller coaster.”
I have to question that part. It seems doubtful that thing can meet all the requirements of ASTM F2291, and I don’t think that the state inspectors from DOSH would be happy with some of the unpadded ride vehicle interior surfaces and the rough, unbanked turn at the bottom of the hill that jerks the riders around so hard that their hats fall off.
(That said, the real Matterhorn ride is probably even rougher.)
The real question, though, is WHERE IS THE SECRET BASKETBALL COURT?