The tallest coasters currently towers about 45 stories above the ground, while the fastest accelerates to 240 km/h in just under 5 seconds. Tubular steel coasters allow more looping, higher and steeper hills, greater drops and rolls, and faster speeds than wooden.

Kingda Ka
Park: Six Flags Magic Mountain
Location: Valencia, California
Designer: Intamin AG
Class: Steel; Launched Shuttle
Year of 1st ride: 20057
Drop: 456 ft (139 m)

Top Thrill Dragster
Park: Cedar Point
Location: Sandusky, Ohio
Designer: Intamin AG
Class: Steel; Strata, Launched
Year of 1st ride: 2003
Drop: 420 ft (130 m)

Superman – the Escape
Park: Six Flags Magic Mountain
Location: Valencia, California
Designer: Intamin AG
Class: Steel; Launched Shuttle
Year of 1st ride: 1997
Drop: 415 ft (126 m)

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Graffiti artists are faceless and anonymous by necessity. They hide behind a tag. The Sydney Graffiti art in the Newtown area consists of a variety of styles and methods of execution, including large-scale murals, hand-painted political slogans, hand-painted figurative designs, spray painted semi-abstract designs and stencil art. Newtown is the best place to check out impressive mural work by local and internationally famed street artists. Some of the works have been on walls for decades, while the paste ups and stencils change from week to week.

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