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re: Did you ride the gondola over the Miss River at the 1984 World’s Fair?
Posted on 11/21/18 at 12:18 pm to RidiculousHype
Posted on 11/21/18 at 12:18 pm to RidiculousHype
Did indeed. Then later that year went on a trip to Merida, Venezuela and rode the cable car there which is a 7+ mile ride. Wasn’t as impressed or scared of going over the Mississippi after that.
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Posted on 11/21/18 at 12:26 pm to Cymry Teigr
Yep. SAE and Pi Phi exchange trip. Mid 80's. Was hammered though.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 12:35 pm to RidiculousHype
Yes was 8 scared me a little
Posted on 11/21/18 at 12:50 pm to ellunchboxo
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Sure did.
I was 4 but remember it vividly. Have a bunch of pictures from that day.
Not to be a dick. But your memory is not real. It is something created by your knowledge of the event, and the pictures confirming it.
This is the reason why using memory in court cases is dicey at best. Humans can CHEMICALLY CREATE memories, due to external stimuli.
For example, my grandfather died when I was almost 4. Yet, I can remember sitting in his lap. However, my memory is basically just a picture of him sitting in the chair, that has somehow become ingrained in my brain as my memory.
Look up the science on this shite... it is scary.
To the OP - I was young, I only went for a school field trip. I just remember using my Kodak Discman camera!
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:03 pm to Cymry Teigr
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Merida, Venezuela cable car
Imagine riding it today.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:22 pm to RidiculousHype
Yes and a couple of times after before it closed. I have an old VHS of me making it rock and my uncle yelling at me.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:29 pm to Balloon Huffer
bull shite. I can remember a lot about the fair with few pictures. I remember the monorail and the tram. I fondly remember the kiddie wash in the play area.
I can remember stuff from 3-4 it's not un-heard of.
I can remember stuff from 3-4 it's not un-heard of.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:31 pm to RidiculousHype
I did. I was 10, I remember being a little frightened, it was high!
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:33 pm to RidiculousHype
Yep.
6th grade field trip.
6th grade field trip.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:37 pm to Balloon Huffer
bullshite False memory?
At four?
I remember DisneyLand when I was four. The blue sweatshirt depicting Mickey, Goofy, Donald, etc crossing the Delaware that I wore (cuz it was 1976) Guess that's fake, too.
At four?
I remember DisneyLand when I was four. The blue sweatshirt depicting Mickey, Goofy, Donald, etc crossing the Delaware that I wore (cuz it was 1976) Guess that's fake, too.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:38 pm to RidiculousHype
No.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:40 pm to RidiculousHype
Know, I vaguely remember the World Fair. I think I had a tshirt or something and I just remember it be a thing, but I was still a young buck.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:41 pm to Balloon Huffer
that's absolutely false. I got hit by a car when i was 3 and i 100% remember skinned knees and busted elbows and standing in the street screaming.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:42 pm to RidiculousHype
Thank god im not that old
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:44 pm to DaBike
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I did and one of my friends was able to open the doors as we were crossing the middle of the river.
So I was with some guys heading to the west bank side of the fair to go do some drinking. They put 2 younger high school kids in the car with us. As soon as we get in the car we start talking about how it's possible to open the doors if you reach up on that latch.
Half way across the river we stop for some reason and one guy looks at me and says "If you open the door I'll throw them out". The look on their faces was raw fear. We explained we were just kidding around but they avoided us the whole time on the other side of the river.
Now days that wouldn't fly .....
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:52 pm to hob
Yep, was like 4 or 5, scared the frick out of me lol
This post was edited on 11/21/18 at 1:53 pm
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:55 pm to madamsquirrel
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I was a child so I rode it. Now I would be too scared.
Same here.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 2:08 pm to Balloon Huffer
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Yet, I can remember sitting in his lap
therefore you have memory of your grandfather.
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Definition of memory 1a : the power or process of reproducing or recalling what has been learned and retained especially through associative mechanisms
Memory isn't real? You are a fricking moron.
If someone says to me "hey, I am going to ___________. Have you ever been there?" and I say "yes" and then they ask me to tell them about that place. In order for me to tell them about it and my experiences, I have to remember shite. That's my memory.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 2:13 pm to Balloon Huffer
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I just remember using my Kodak Discman camera!
Subtle I was a rich kid brag
Posted on 11/21/18 at 2:21 pm to RidiculousHype
Yes, of course - but just once so we could say we'd done it. Then we got back in line to ride right back!
I could've sworn there were grates in the bottom of the gondola that allowed you to see the river below, but the photos posted don't confirm that.
I could've sworn there were grates in the bottom of the gondola that allowed you to see the river below, but the photos posted don't confirm that.
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