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The physics of roller coasters comprises the mechanics that affect the design and operation of roller coasters, a machine that uses gravity and inertia to send a train of cars along a winding track. Gravity, inertia, g-forces , and centripetal acceleration give riders constantly changing forces which create certain sensations as the coaster ...
The g-force acting on an object under acceleration can be much greater than 1 g, for example, the dragster pictured at top right can exert a horizontal g-force of 5.3 when accelerating. The g-force acting on an object under acceleration may be downwards, for example when cresting a sharp hill on a roller coaster.
A camelback hill is a common way of achieving air-time on a roller coaster. In the context of amusement rides, air time, or airtime, refers to the time during which riders of a rollercoaster or other ride experience either frictionless or negative G-forces. [1]
There's more than corn in Indiana... Now there's this triple-loop roller coaster with a jaw-dropping amount of G-force.
Xcelerator is a steel launched roller coaster located at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, United States.Manufactured by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel, it opened in 2002 as the company's first hydraulically-launched coaster and cost $13 million to construct.
The planning, design and development phases of Millennium Force took place over five years, from 1996 to 2000. [4] The first rumors that a new record-breaking roller coaster would be built at Cedar Point, which included speculation about a ten-inversion roller coaster from Bolliger & Mabillard and an Arrow Dynamics MegaLooper, began circulating in early 1998.
Expedition GeForce is a steel roller coaster located at Holiday Park in Haßloch, Germany.It is one of the largest roller coasters in Europe and has an 82 degree first drop. The trains travel up to 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph) through a course 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) long with seven periods of weightlessnes
Roller coasters are a lot of fun at any age, but you need to be able to handle it physically. SEE ALSO: Depressing new study links alcohol to 7 forms of cancer