magnets
i haven't been skiing at alpine in a while. buncha stuff was different. i vaguely remember the rfid lift passes. those are pretty cool. when they work. g had two in his coat pockets. which i think was confusing the poor thing. it is after all, just a glorified cattle gate. heh. anywho, the meadow chair had strange looking circles on the backs of the seats. are they solar panels? nope. magnets. specifically, electromagnets. apparently they put steel vests on little kids. then stick them to the chairs so they don't fall off. or jump off. heh. get rid of the bench, increase the speed and height and i'll ride the thing all day. it'd be like disneyland.