Cars & Rides

I know that sometimes I probably come off sounding like a insanely phobic, slightly unhinged maniac. Yes, maybe I'm terrified of scary movies and spiders and crowds and big waterslides, but even I, Queen of Careful, think that this human slingshot looks pretty damn awesome.Sure, that bungee cord could snap and cause the person to …

Next up in our series of rides-that-might-not-kill-you-but-will-definitely-render-you-paralyzed, we have The Human Slingshot, a homemade set up in Paradise, Utah in a lake OR SHOULD I SAY MINIATURE 150 ft POND. According to the cameraman of this video*, three people passed out upon impact, so "don't try this at home." Oh, DARN. You mean I can't …

As you might have gauged from my lack of interest in rollercoasters, water slides, and steep hills, I am not a thrill seeker. I honestly get a little nervous stepping onto those moving sidewalk things in airports. But I can still APPRECIATE a great idea, whether or not I would ever set foot on it. …

One time there was this episode of The Amazing Race where this girl was too scared to ride this giant vertical drop water slide and caused her team to lose. Her teammate was like, "are you kidding me," and the reporters who covered the story were like, "are you KIDDING me, a water slide," and …

There is this purple, souped-up low rider car that drives around downtown San Diego, bumping music and working its hydraulics, and tourists friggin' LOVE IT. That is, they love it until they realize that is has the horrible phrase "STATUTORY GRAPE" splashed across the back. It's always hilarious to see them "oooh" and "aaaahhh" until …

The Nissan GTR is a really pretty car. That's about all I can say about it because I don't understand much about cars beyond "it drives good." However, according to AMS, the AMS Alpha GTR has made history: becoming the world's fastest street car, by scoring the world's first 8-second R-35 GTR!Check out the video …

NO.NO THANK YOU.Sure, I may be writing this as a person who gets slightly ill if in the backseat of a slow moving car, but NO. And to all my fellow non-coaster-riders, do not get tricked by this video into thinking "oh, that's not that bad," because halfway through you will be slapped in the …