"I want to eat a floating grape," says Marcus "Gimbal" Thorne. "Is that too much to ask?"
Gather in the observation dome. Unlike the rest of the train, the dome is anti-rotational . It stays fixed to true north. As the train cars spin below you, you sit perfectly still, watching the landscape scroll by in a smooth, unbroken ribbon. It is the only moment of stillness in your life. And for ER lifers, stillness is terrifying. the rotating molester train
Rural communities along the route have formed "Anti-Spin Coalitions." In Montana, a farmer fired a shotgun at the passing train, shouting, "That thing made my cows dizzy for a week!" "I want to eat a floating grape," says
Attend a "Rotational Yoga" class. Downward dog becomes a challenge when the floor shifts beneath your hands. The instructor calls it "surrender to drift." You call it falling gracefully. It stays fixed to true north