L'excitation des montagnes russes peut s'accompagner d'une surprise inattendue pour les plumes ! Bien qu'il s'agisse d'un événement rare, il est arrivé que des personnes se fassent frapper par des oiseaux alors qu'elles profitaient des tours et des détours d'une montagne russe. Imaginez : vous vous envolez dans les airs en poussant des cris de joie et, soudain, un oiseau malencontreux décide de se joindre à vous pour vous faire vivre des sensations fortes. Les montagnes russes traversent souvent des espaces ouverts, ce qui les rend propices aux rencontres aviaires. Heureusement, les blessures graves dues à des collisions avec des oiseaux sont exceptionnellement rares, et la plupart des parcs d'attractions prennent des mesures pour minimiser ces rencontres rapprochées inattendues avec nos amis à plumes.
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00:00 "Russian mountains are so cool," people said.
00:03 They were "safe."
00:05 A pure moment of happiness.
00:07 Yes, until this happiness turns into a nightmare.
00:10 You come to an amusement park with an empty stomach,
00:13 you get in a Grand 8,
00:15 you close the locking system and wait.
00:17 The car starts moving,
00:19 goes up slowly and...
00:21 Ah ah!
00:23 As you go down at full speed,
00:26 a bird comes to hit you.
00:28 It hits you in the face,
00:30 also causing a scream of panic.
00:32 You finally manage to remove it straight,
00:34 spit out the feathers.
00:36 You think it's impossible.
00:38 You're wrong.
00:39 Russian mountains are not safe from such scenarios.
00:42 We know, for example, an example
00:44 where a little bird has run into a man's shoulder.
00:46 He didn't expect it,
00:48 but he removed it calmly.
00:50 There is also the case of a bigger bird
00:52 that hit a girl.
00:54 Wasn't it a pigeon?
00:56 But fortunately, everything ended well.
00:58 But the most dangerous case
01:00 is that of the Italian-American actor
01:02 Fabio Lanzoni.
01:03 While he was on Russian mountains in Virginia,
01:06 a big car hit him
01:08 and the actor was slightly injured.
01:10 Do you think he has renewed the experience
01:12 of the Russian mountains since?
01:14 Some people fear that the vehicles
01:17 of the Russian mountains
01:19 will derail on the road or that their brakes will break.
01:22 In reality, you have no reason to worry.
01:25 According to statistics,
01:27 Russian mountains are an extremely safe means of transport.
01:30 Indeed, you are more likely to get hurt
01:32 in your own bed.
01:34 The probability is 1 in 423,000,
01:37 while the risk of getting hurt on Russian mountains
01:40 is 1 in 24 million.
01:42 So, relax and let's continue our journey.
01:45 Would you like to test
01:47 the oldest Russian mountains in the world?
01:49 Not far from the city of Altoona,
01:51 in the state of Pennsylvania,
01:53 a new type of car has been built in 1901
01:55 and still drives today.
01:57 It's called Leap,
01:59 which means "jump the step".
02:01 These Russian mountains are perfectly safe
02:03 and are subject to several repairs.
02:06 This car was destroyed in 1985,
02:08 but 11 years later,
02:10 the city administration named it
02:12 a National Historical Monument.
02:14 Then, three years later,
02:16 it was completely renovated and reopened to visitors.
02:20 Welcome to the highest Russian mountains in the world.
02:23 Their height reaches 150 meters,
02:25 which is about 45 floors.
02:27 Once at the top,
02:29 the car goes down
02:31 at an angle of 90 degrees,
02:33 causing horror and amusement to its users.
02:36 In 3.5 seconds,
02:38 the vehicles reach a speed of 150 km/h,
02:41 then you drive in a spiral
02:43 for almost a minute before the end of the adventure.
02:46 You will certainly have an unforgettable experience
02:49 if you visit Kingdaka
02:51 at Six Flags Great Adventure,
02:53 in Jackson, New Jersey.
02:55 The highest peak does not mean the fastest.
03:01 If you want to experience a "hotnate" speed sensation,
03:04 visit the Formula Rossa Park in Abu Dhabi.
03:07 The red cars there are made in the style
03:10 of a well-known car brand
03:12 to give you the impression of being a real racer.
03:15 During the trip,
03:17 you will reach an altitude of 50 m,
03:19 then you will accelerate
03:21 up to more than 200 km/h
03:23 in just 5 seconds.
03:25 It's almost the speed of a sports car.
03:28 A little advice from me,
03:30 don't miss too much before you go.
03:32 If you like long Russian mountains,
03:35 you will appreciate the Steel Dragon 2000
03:37 in Nagashima, Spailand, Japan.
03:39 It used to be the highest,
03:41 fastest and longest Russian mountains.
03:44 But today, the altitude record
03:47 belongs to the New Jersey Park
03:49 and the speed record to Abu Dhabi.
03:51 That said, no one has yet beaten
03:53 the length of the Japanese mountains.
03:55 Climb inside and enjoy
03:57 a dizzying 2.5 km course
03:59 for a pleasure of a duration of 4 minutes.
04:02 By the way, have you ever wondered
04:06 why the inventors of Russian mountains
04:08 set height limits?
04:10 Well, the seats at the top of the mountain
04:13 are designed for specific dimensions
04:15 of the human body.
04:17 The system of blocking
04:19 that protects you from falling
04:21 is designed according to very strict
04:23 growth parameters so that the protection
04:25 prevents you from falling
04:27 if the vehicle stops somewhere upside down.
04:29 But if your size is too small,
04:31 they are right to refuse you
04:33 access to the car.
04:35 Don't worry, it is unlikely
04:37 that a vehicle stops suspended
04:39 upside down or breaks in height.
04:41 The park staff regularly checks
04:43 the safety of the Russian mountains.
04:45 At the peak of the season,
04:47 engineers test the vehicles
04:49 several times a day.
04:51 They place sandbags on the seats
04:53 to simulate passengers,
04:55 then they roll at full speed.
04:57 They are aware of unscrewed or repaired screws,
04:59 lubricated parts, oil
05:01 or a couple of wheels
05:03 that do not work well.
05:05 The workers detect any potential problem
05:07 and never leave it without repair.
05:09 Let's discover
05:11 where the first Russian mountains come from.
05:13 Do you know these trucks
05:15 that miners use in underground mines?
05:17 Well, they are the ancestors
05:19 of the Russian mountains.
05:21 In Pennsylvania,
05:23 an iron road called the Mausch Chunk
05:25 was built in 1827.
05:27 The builders used it
05:29 to transport coal
05:31 between the mines
05:33 over a distance of 15 km.
05:35 The workers loaded the trucks
05:37 with 1.5 tons of coal
05:39 at the top of the hill,
05:41 then pushed them.
05:43 Inertia and gravity
05:45 allowed the load to be carried
05:47 at a speed of 4 to 20 km/h.
05:49 The wagons then left
05:51 where they came from, empty.
05:53 At the time, there was no engine
05:55 or electricity on the rails,
05:57 so people used walls
05:59 to carry the load to the top.
06:01 When people first discovered
06:03 the truck on the road,
06:05 the construction site became
06:07 the prototype of the first Russian mountains.
06:09 Indeed, until the 1930s,
06:11 the railroad allowed people
06:13 to go to work
06:15 and have fun.
06:17 The company that owned the wagons
06:19 had a fixed rate of 50 cents per ticket,
06:21 at the peak of its popularity.
06:23 In 1873, Mausch Chunk
06:25 had more than 30,000 passengers per year.
06:27 The first Russian mountains
06:29 dedicated only to entertainment
06:31 appeared at the end of the 19th century.
06:33 In the form of a railway
06:35 in gravity,
06:37 passengers boarded a wagon
06:39 located at one of the platforms' peaks
06:41 and, after pushing,
06:43 rode one to the other.
06:45 Then, the vehicle was reversed
06:47 and brought people back
06:49 on the first platform.
06:51 These Russian mountains
06:53 used only the force of gravity
06:55 and the trip was not yet as fun
06:57 as Mausch Chunk's.
06:59 The switchback gravity railway
07:01 was a strange fact
07:03 that characterized the attraction.
07:05 All passengers were seated aside.
07:07 To get on this wagon,
07:09 people had to pay only 5 cents.
07:11 The first to patent
07:13 loop circuit Russian mountains
07:15 was Philippe Hinckel in 1884.
07:17 He also created the first
07:19 complete circuit with Lift Hill.
07:21 It was from this moment
07:23 that the popularity of these rides
07:25 began to grow.
07:27 Since then, the technology of Russian mountains
07:29 has been used to create new braking systems.
07:31 Safety systems have been improved.
07:33 Cars have been redesigned.
07:35 And the speed has increased.
07:37 But the interest of Russian mountains
07:39 remains the same.
07:41 So, what kind of entertainment
07:43 will we have in the future?
07:45 Companies that exploit
07:47 theme parks have patented
07:49 several technologies to make
07:51 Russian mountains even crazier.
07:53 What would you say to mix
07:55 an aquatic park and Russian mountains?
07:57 The German government has shown
07:59 a computer simulation of the first
08:01 hybrid park in the world,
08:03 mixing Russian mountains and aquatic parks.
08:05 You get in a vehicle,
08:07 a special mechanism pushes from the rear.
08:09 It makes you accelerate at an impressive speed
08:11 along a quiet waterway.
08:13 And when you have taken enough speed,
08:15 the mechanism frees you
08:17 and returns to the starting position
08:19 to push other vehicles.
08:21 A similar experience already exists
08:23 in many aquatic parks.
08:25 Imagine getting on a small boat
08:27 that takes you through a tunnel.
08:29 Disney has patented the technology
08:31 that allows the seat of a vehicle
08:33 to move inside it during the journey.
08:35 This adds adrenaline
08:37 and additional sensations.
08:39 There are also patents allowing
08:41 to change the direction of the car
08:43 during the journey.
08:45 By the way, why do people
08:47 love this attraction?
08:49 After all, Russian mountains
08:51 represent a real danger
08:53 and yet we still get on these vehicles.
08:55 One of the main reasons
08:57 is obviously the search for strong sensations.
08:59 Many people like the rise of adrenaline
09:03 and the feeling of danger.
09:05 Not to forget that Russian mountains
09:07 have the advantage of bringing you
09:09 another type of experience.
09:11 Have you noticed this pleasant sensation
09:13 that you feel when you leave the vehicle
09:15 after a tour in Russian mountains?
09:17 It is because your body
09:19 releases at that moment
09:21 an hormone called noradrenaline
09:23 that helps your body
09:25 to return to normal.
09:27 It is this hormone that makes you feel
09:29 a pleasant feeling of serenity.
09:31 (upbeat music)