Here I have taken an element I have seen in several youtube videos and super sized it, creating a massive 7 foot chain link bridge made from 78 individual chain links. The bridge measures about half an inch wide and descends 1 foot before dropping the ball into a flapping ball chute. This is the 8th track to be added to the Subatomic Paraball, which, for the first time, means that the probability of a ball traveling down any given track is exactly equal, as there are now 7 evenly located switches. Approximately 500 pieces were used to make this track, bringing the total piece count of the Subatomic Paraball to 18,000! This track branches out from the track which circles my room right at the beginning of the first large bridge using a horizontal switch, descends the chain bridge and falls down a 5 story flapping chute before landing in the basket which catches the balls that come off the Giant Loop. The track then merges with the Giant Loop track, following the roller coaster element to the bottom of the lift. This new track is now the most accident-prone element in the machine as the slightest torquing along the 7 foot chain could send the ball falling 5 feet to the floor below. To prevent this, I attached stays at 2 points along the chain, one of which hangs down and the other is attached to the Giant Loop. Here is a video of this track in action:
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