named after a german ww1 ace, max immelmann, the maneuver is in fact a half loop and a half twist, after which you end up the opposite direction from which you came (unlike in a regular loop). while this stunt isn´t very useful in a dogfight, it is a lot of fun on a rollercoaster.
i´ve had the luck to try out a rather fancy rollercoaster in copenhagen, in tivoli gardens (btw, tivoli means amusement park in icelandic). first of all, i had to discover that huge scary steel rolercoasters are much more pleasant than the puny wooden ones. they offer a much smoother ride, while the wooden ones bump you against the sides of the car as you aren´t strapped in properly.
my only regret is that i didn´t have an mp3 player with me so i could listen to manowar while riding ( power would have been quite an appropriate song); lacking the proper music all i could do was yell from the top of my lungs SATAaaa ANDAGIiii when i got to the top of the loop (i wonder how many of you get this joke!?).
ps: the pic was taken right after coming out of a zero g roll; you can see how calm i take it all (mostly cause it was my 3rd time on that ride :p).
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