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VIDEO: Teen makes rollercoaster in Georgia in his backyard

VIDEO: Teen makes rollercoaster in Georgia in his backyard
bent holiday. Never thought he'd one day be a test pilot, but somebody had to do it. I was absolutely terrified. But, um I guess because I built it, I knew how sturdy it was. So I had I was pretty confident that I would be okay, but yeah, I was. I was screaming my head off. It was crazy. Seems like a natural reaction to the roller coaster Ben built in the backyard of his family. Sandy Springs home with his own two hands. Over just three weeks, he put together a collection of two by fours, PVC pipes, cinderblocks and sandbags and constructed the car It's on. It's on casters and we've got three sets of four wheels. We've got four that go on the top here to hold it on the top. We have another four on the side here and then another four underneath. Even his mom went for a ride. She's proud of what her son is created, but she wonders when is it coming down? I'm looking forward to getting my yard back. I've got some plants which are trying to grow through underneath it, and yeah, this is not going to be a permanent fixture in my yard, I can tell you that Ben's roller coaster has gotten thousands of likes on social media, and just maybe the soon to be college freshmen will go into business. That would honestly be my dream job to build stuff like this for people and then see their reaction when they go down for the first time. But, yeah, I've had so much from building this thing.
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VIDEO: Teen makes rollercoaster in Georgia in his backyard
Talk about a science project.This teenager in an Atlanta suburb built a rollercoaster off his family home's back deck.Yes, it's safe.He filmed himself trying it out ... and even got his mom to ride the contraption.WSB-TV reports the teen, Ben Tolliday, will soon be going to college.But he's already showing off his skills.

Talk about a science project.

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This teenager in an Atlanta suburb built a rollercoaster off his family home's back deck.

Yes, it's safe.

He filmed himself trying it out ... and even got his mom to ride the contraption.

WSB-TV reports the teen, Ben Tolliday, will soon be going to college.

But he's already showing off his skills.