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20 Hours On Roller Coaster
A high school teacher spent 20 hours on the Avatar Airbender at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., to win the Ride the Tide Challenge. Jim Salava, 40, was the last rider among 10 who started the competition.
The challengers boarded the ride at 6:30 a.m. on Monday. Breaks were taken for meals and to use the bathroom, but contestants remained on the ride at all other times. The Airbender averages 43 miles per hour, and it reaches heights of 70 feet.
Salava’s last opponent quit at 2:35 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Among Salava’s winnings were a family cruise and $1,000 spending cash.
Jul. 24, 2008 at 10:13 am
he won a lot just by riding a roller coaster for 20 hours!!!!
Jul. 24, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Woah! My dad’s friend did that before too. Oddly enough he never told us about it.
Jul. 25, 2008 at 4:19 pm
wow!!!!!!
Jul. 25, 2008 at 7:56 pm
WOW only 1000$ !
Jul. 26, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Did
he sleep on that roller coaster?
Jul. 26, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Wow, I am amazed. I would totally do that to get that money it must seem weird because of the fact that the roller coaster was based on the hit show.
Jul. 27, 2008 at 12:09 pm
wow!!!
Jul. 29, 2008 at 9:11 am
dang just dang i woulda payed her like 10,000 cuz thats hard