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    Hannah Wilson Can you imagine being on a roller coaster having a great time and then bam the person in front of you go flying out of there cart well that’s something a few people witnessed In an accident in late July a 52 year old women fell over 75ft to her death from the Texas giant in six flags in Dallas this Saturday the ride is going to reopen for the first time sense this incident. Several people have began filing lawsuits against the theme park because they state the ride is still unsafe

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    rest or being in motion. One example of kinematics in the real world is in roller coasters‚ a thrill-seeking pastime for many. First‚ to understand how a rollercoaster works‚ one must understand what exactly defines a rollercoaster. Generally‚ they have several drops and valleys‚ loops and turns‚ which are all traversed through the manipulation of its kinetic andpotential energy. For example‚ in most situations a roller coaster car will initially be pulled a large hill. As the suspense for the riders

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    Wooden Roller Coasters

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    The first type of roller coaster is the wooden roller coaster. The wooden roller coaster braced by wooden cross ties and diagonal support beams. The entire track rest on wooden or steel beams. Some wooden roller coasters can even go upside down but not a lot of modern roller coasters do this anymore. They don’t do this any more because the wooden track is inflexible. This is also why wooden roller coasters don’t have complex twist or turns. The main motion of a wooden roller coaster is from going up

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    Roller Coaster Physics

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    Physics For: Mr Day Due: 01/04/08 By Rhys Webb Synopsis 1 Introduction 2 Brief history of Roller Coasters 2 Physics of roller coasters 2 Roller coaster Design 3 Analysis of Roller Coaster 4 1st Slope 4 2nd Slope 4 1st Dip 5 3rd slope 5 Loop 5 Conclusion 5 Bibliography 6 Appendix 6 Synopsis The context of this report is to design and analyse a roller coaster within the parameters of: a maximum “g” force of “4g’s”‚ a length of 40 to 100 seconds and has to be constructed

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    Engineering in Roller Coasters Emanuel O. Contreras College Algebra Ch- ch- ch- ch- ch‚ as you’re entering your favorite amusement park‚ you hear the chain hills caring a cart full of people. Soon after the sound of the chains is replaced by people screaming as they go downhill at top speeds. Your stomach drops‚ the combination of fear‚ anxiety‚ and excitement build up more as you and your friends find a place to park in the maze of cars. You finally find an available spot and go

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    Fear of Roller Coasters

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    friends asked me to ride a roller coaster with them and I did not because of fear. I know fear held me back at that time‚ since I did not enjoy spending time with my friends‚ I had to be the one holding everyone’s bag‚ as well as wasting my money on a place that had nothing else to offer but roller coasters. Sometimes as a child‚ people can have sad or frightful experiences riding roller coasters‚ or being at an amusement park‚ which may develop a phobia of roller coasters later on in their life.

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    Roller Coasters Essay

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    There are many functions of roller coasters such as the chain lift‚ catapult-launch lift etc. The first component is the chain lift the chain lift is a series of connected carts that move on tracks. The train has no engine nor power source the power is gravity and momentum. To build up this momentum(potential energy) the train needs to get to the top of the hill. The lifting mechanism is a long length of chain that runs up the hill under the track. The chain is a fasten loop and the chain on the

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    Designing my roller coaster was pretty interesting. My roller coaster ended up being called the bombora extrandgana. My roller coaster has two crazy big loops and and 100 foot drop and some seat throwing turns. Let me tell you about my roller coaster. My roller coaster is a minute and a half for the average speed. Well getting into detail on the ride has some very descriptive vocabulary words. The feeling when you you first go onto the ride and you’re super scared but that’s not all. The scientific

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    Roller Coasters Narrative

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    Stuck!!! Have you ever been stuck on a roller coaster? The fact that my brother was screaming “We’re all gonna die!” wasn’t helping with the younger kids on the ride. Here’s my story. We were stuck at the top of the roller coaster with a couple of carts going over the edge‚ terrifying. Plus‚ the 0 miles per hour to the what felt like 2‚000 mile per hour takeoff with no warning almost made me wet myself! As‚ we were going around the first turn my ribs were rattling like drums. My heart was

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    Roller Coasters Essay

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    Roller Coasters are theme park rides that have tight turns and steep slopes. There are various types of roller coasters created. LaMarcus Adna Thompson obtained one of the first known patents for a roller coaster design in 1885. He was a scientists that discovered roller coasters‚ in addition he began operating a grocery store in Elkhart‚ Indiana. There are eight types of roller coasters. Sitting down‚ standing up‚ inverted‚ suspended‚ pipeline‚ bobsled‚ flying‚ and fourth dimension. Sitting down

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