Coasting by

Every morning on my way to work, I hear commercials for Six Flags Great Adventure's Dark Knight rollercoaster--a 1,213-foot, three-level ride that takes place completely indoors and transforms riders to Gotham visitors. And while all that sounds cool, waiting in line for that thing anytime within the next 15 months will be worse than when Kingda Ka came out (and p.s. the wait for that was still three hours when I went there two summers ago).

In fact, long lines is probably what drives most people away from taking a day-trip to an amusement park. That's why we should all learn a lesson from John Ivers, an Indiana man who got sick of waiting in line and built his own rollercoaster in his backyard. The thing runs over his shed and even has a 360 degree loop. [click here for more pictures]

Check out the video of John test-driving the coaster and sending small loved ones for a ride.