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Mopartist
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Zip line?
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I was wondering if any of you have rode on a zip line? I'm going to Maui this coming weekend and have reservations to go on 8 zip lines strung over tropical gorges. I'm not really a "heights" person; but it's not like I have a phobia. I'm wondering how you slow down at the end of the line? Must be some kind of braking mechanism huh? My 20 year old daughter is pretty nervous about it; and I'd like to ease her mind. (Yeah; I gotta keep saying it over and over. "It's my DAUGHTER who's afraid of it")  |
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flyboy01
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I was wondering if any of you have rode on a zip line? I'm going to Maui this coming weekend and have reservations to go on 8 zip lines strung over tropical gorges. I'm not really a "heights" person; but it's not like I have a phobia. I'm wondering how you slow down at the end of the line? Must be some kind of braking mechanism huh? My 20 year old daughter is pretty nervous about it; and I'd like to ease her mind. (Yeah; I gotta keep saying it over and over. "It's my DAUGHTER who's afraid of it") its the tree that slows you down at the end. Just ask While E Coyote.  |
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Jim_Lusk
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I was wondering if any of you have rode on a zip line? I'm going to Maui this coming weekend and have reservations to go on 8 zip lines strung over tropical gorges. I'm not really a "heights" person; but it's not like I have a phobia. I'm wondering how you slow down at the end of the line? Must be some kind of braking mechanism huh? My 20 year old daughter is pretty nervous about it; and I'd like to ease her mind. (Yeah; I gotta keep saying it over and over. "It's my DAUGHTER who's afraid of it") its the tree that slows you down at the end. Just ask While E Coyote. and George of the Jungle........ I've been on small ones. The angle goes more horizontal at the end and you slow down, or the tree, whichever you prefer...... |
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eldubb440
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and George of the Jungle........
thats where i was goin  |
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Mopars, AMCs, and a pile of 440 Dart
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smitty72
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those things are fun been on zip lines alot after you do it once or twice and get over your fear they might have to pull you away from it |
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demon340v
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should have a break on there unless they are cool guys and have some sort of break down at the end.
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Alyways Imitated..Never! Duplicated~ Project El Diablo (71 Demon)  |
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DART VADER
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We made one as kids years ago, early 80s or something. We used a piece of broom handle tied to a pulley with the long rope between two trees...........yeah........alot of us kids got busted up. ![\/][](http://www.bigblockdart.com/Smileys/classic/finger020.gif) It was fun though. The hardest part was jumpind off at the end before you hit the tree.  |
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 tried and true |
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Cpt Panzer
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I think the cable has enough slack in it , that by the time you get to the other end you are really going up hill . so gravity does most of the stoping . that one angle sounded like a jet air plane going by.
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MAN,I WISH I COULD FIND THE TIME TO WORK ON MY PROJECT 440 in a 71 Valiant.
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Think3205
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the one i rode had a big ass rubber tire mounted on the wire about 10ft from the bottom pole... you hit that sucker and you STOP!!! well... first you flop around a bit but you get the idea...
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