Antercoaster
An antercoaster is a solar-powered roller-coaster for ants. The most popular model on the market is the AC-SP350, which can carry 350 ants on a single ride.
There is a larger model, the AC-SP-950. It holds more ants and the ride runs two minutes longer, but it costs more and is a bit of a hassle to move around.
Dash Candoo owns one. On Sundays he drops his ants off and they spend the day there. It has not been entirely without incident. Ant #345,887 was once injured when a carriage came off at an incorrect speed setting, and was taken to the antpital with two broken legs and a fractured antenna. He recovered within three days.
First seen in Book 7, page 20
Research
e_antercoasterIn the printed almanac pages (3 cited)
Straight from the books
Facts
character_fact (1)
On Sundays, Dash drops his ants off at their antercoaster where they spend the day.
On Sundays I drop them off at their antercoaster (a rollercoaster for ants, if you didn't realize) where they spend the day. b07:c01:p020
object_fact (4)
An antercoaster is a solar-powered roller-coaster for ants.
An antercoaster is a solar-powered roller-coaster for ants. al1:c01:p014
The AC-SP350 antercoaster can accommodate 350 ants on a single ride and is the most popular model on the market.
The kind Dash has is the AC-SP350, which can accommodate 350 ants on a single ride. The AC-SP350 is actually the most popular model on the market. al1:c01:p014
The AC-SP-350 antercoaster can accommodate 350 ants on a single ride and is the most popular model on the market.
The kind Dash has is the AC-SP-350, which can accommodate 350 ants on a single ride and is the most popular model on the market. b07:c99:p245
The AC-SP-950 antercoaster can accommodate more ants and the ride is two minutes longer, but it is more expensive and a bit of a hassle to move around.
The AC-SP-950 can obviously accommodate a lot more ants, and the ride is two minutes longer. But it's more expensive and also a bit of a hassle to move around. b07:c99:p245
history (1)
Ant #345,887 was injured on Dash's antercoaster when a carriage came off due to incorrect speed settings, requiring a trip to the antpital with two broken legs and a fractured antenna; he recovered within three days.
The first time Dash used his antercoaster, he had not adjusted the speed setting correctly and one of the carriages came off. Ant #345,887 was injured and needed to be taken to the antpital. He had two broken legs and a fractured antenna, but luckily was back with his family within three days. al1:c01:p015
Relationships
Incoming
On Sundays I drop them off at their antercoaster (a rollercoaster for ants, if you didn't realize) where they spend the day. b07:c01:p020
Continuity findings
- AC-SP350 model number: AC-SP350 / AC-SP-350 variant
- Antercoaster: recurring gadget across al1 and b07 recurring_element
- first_appearance of Antercoaster cites al1, story debut is b07 first_appearance_review