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Roller Coasters
A famous amusement ride, the roller coaster is an elevated railway usually with steep inclines and sharp curves, including one or more vertical loops. Patented by LaMarcus Adna Thompson, the first underfriction roller coaster was developed in 1919.
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Can someone with liver disease ride roller coasters?
Yes it can. Sudden jolts and jerks on a roller coaster rides and even bungee jumping can cause laceration and tears in the liver and spleen leading to internal bleeding. Retinal detachment can also occur in bungee jumping.
How do you build a paper roller coaster?
By far the best kit on the market is to be found at www.paperrollercoasters.com The cost is only $20, and you simply buy heavy paper, scotch tape, scissors and markers on your own (I usually visit the dollar store for many of these items!)
What is the best roller coaster at Hershey Park?
The first roller coaster that was made in Hershey Park was The Comet. The Comet was opened up for the first time in 1946.
How fast did the first roller coaster go?
The first roller coaster was Switchback Railway, opened in 1884, going only 6 mph.
When was the top thrill dragster built?
The Top Thrill Dragster was built 2 years ago ( 2008 ) at Cedar Point. Cedar Point was built in 1970. The oldest roller coaster at Cedar Point is the Mine Ride.
What kind of machine is a roller coaster?
There are actually 3 simple machines in Roller Coasters. A wheel an axle is what the carts use to go along the tracks, the chain that pulls the cart up the hill counts as a pulley and the whole ride is just filled with inclined planes
How do a roller coaster brakes work?
There are several types of Roller coaster brakes, most of them look loosly similar .
The exception is the ratchet brake that goes "Clack Clack as you go up the lift hill.
The next several types look like a metal fin that stick out the side or bottom.
The friction brake rubs a brake onto this fin as the car goes through. Common on old school wooden coasters.
The Linier induction brake, esentially the brake "Fin" goes between a bunch of electro magnets that are computer operated to either speed up or slow down the coaster.
The neatest kind is an Aluminum Fin on the car that runs through a series magnets and through a weird interaction between the Aluminum and Magnet the car slows down. If you vary the strength of an Electro Magnet you can increase or decrease the effect.
Why does a roller coaster go upside down?
They wanted to make new kinds of roller coasters just like they wanted to make them higher.
What roller coasters are at Universal's Islands Of Adventure?
There is the Incredible Hulk, the Dragon Challenge, and Pteradon Flyers.
What happens after a roller coaster drops?
The momentum from the drop makes the coaster go for nearly the whole ride.
How the energy transfers determine the heights of the hills on a roller coaster?
the higher the hill the greater the energy transfers.
The Vortex opened in 1987 and was the first roller coaster in the world with six inversions.
The first hill will lift you 12 stories into the sky. And that's just the beginning. You'll be rocketed along 3,800 feet of track at speeds exceeding 55 miles per hour through two vertical loops, one corkscrew, one boomerang turn, and a 360-degree helix. All in all, Vortex will turn you head-over-heels upside-down a grand total of six times!
What is the scariest roller coaster in CA?
That can't be measured. But X2 and Goliath at Six flags Magic Mountain are considered pretty scary.
Why does a roller coaster with more people in it will travel much faster than an empty car?
A roller-coaster would go faster with more people in it because with moer people the better the ride alsothe people that are ridding will give the roller-coaster potential energy. A roller-coaster would go slower with an empty car will give the roller-coaster kinetic energy than with peolpe in it.
What are 3 ways a roller coaster can accelerate?
A roller coaster can accelerate using an electromagnetic field or linear motor.
Another way for a roller coaster to accelerate is by using a hydraulic launch method. using cables to catapult the ride forward.
Why don't wooden roller coasters have inversions?
Wood does bend to form the loop. One wooden coaster used to they used steel for the loop.
^ that answer is really terrible and doesn't make sense....-.- they asked about INVERSIONS not one loop. there is a big difference between some simple loop and an inversion.
Why do roller coasters use energy?
Any friction is due to the:
1, Area of contact.
2. Type of material
3. Force applied.
In any roller friction the area of contact is minimized by the rollers however with high velocity the force of gravity exerts on the wheels to generate friction.When the coasters come down from the hill sections the friction is maximum as the opposing gravity forces acts on the moving kinetic force.
How many roller coasters does Disney World have?
The Magic Kingdom has two roller coasters, Space Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
Animal Kingdom has two, Expedition Everest and the Primeval Whirl.
Hollywood Studios has one, Rock 'n Roller Coaster.
How is math used in roller coasters?
Math is used to calculate friction, speed, forces exerted on the supports, where the supports should go, the shape of the track, how the track should be banked in response to forces, etc. If you want to design coasters, algebraic geometry, trig, and calculus courses are a must.
