Takabisha Takabisha On 11 May 2011, Fuji-Q Highland announced to the world that they would be opening "Takabisha" – the world's steepest roller coaster. Testing for the ride began around the 8 June 2011 with media and special invited guests being able to ride "Takabisha" one month later. The ride officially opened to the public on 16 July 2011. "Takabisha" is a custom Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter roller coaster. The ride begins with a sudden drop into pitch black darkness before entering a slow heartline roll. In just two seconds, the car is launched by linear motors down a long tunnel to a
MKM steel MKM steel MKM steel, an alloy containing nickel and aluminum, was developed in 1931 by the Japanese metallurgist Tokuhichi Mishima. While conducting research into the properties of nickel, Mishima discovered that a strongly magnetic steel could be created by adding aluminum to non-magnetic nickel steel. The developers claim MKM steel is tough and durable, inexpensive to produce, maintains strong magnetism when miniaturized and can produce a stable magnetic force in spite of temperature changes or vibration. MKM steel is similar to Alnico. MKM is an acronym for Mitsujima ka magnetic, 'Mitsujima ka' being the name of the inventor's childhood home.