Wired.com posted this article about a walkable roller coaster sculpture that was created in Germany. German artists Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth created this 69 foot tall sculpture at the top of a hill made of toxic zinc slag that was left over from local mining. With the sculpture being on top of the hill it actually puts visitors 148 feet high. Unfortunately the loop is unusable, however the rest is usable and is about 2 miles long.
Part of the article was a bit offensive but somewhat true. The article says "no fast-food concessions, and you have to walk it yourself. The Tiger & Turtle 'roller-coaster' would be laughed out of the U.S" Not everyone in the U.S. is obese and inactive but that certainly is how other countries are perceiving us.
I thought this was a cool sculpture and if it was here, I would definitely be checking it out, not laughing it out!
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