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  2. Tips for stopping motion sickness after it starts — and how ...

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    A situation in which your body is not moving, but your brain is sensing movement — riding on a car, boat, plane, train, roller coaster or elevator, wearing a virtual reality headset or even ...

  3. How to get rid of motion sickness, according to the experts - AOL

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    How to get rid of motion sickness. To treat motion sickness, avoid situations in which you know you might begin to feel the sensation of motion sickness. For example, “some people are more prone ...

  4. Sick of motion sickness? These 8 expert-approved remedies ...

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    It won't prevent or treat motion sickness but might ease the severity. Take Zofran. If you know you’re prone to motion sickness and vomiting from motion sickness, your doctor might prescribe ...

  5. The Flash: Vertical Velocity (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)

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    The roller coaster's layout is akin to a large vertical U shape, that is loaded at the base and uses a series of LIMs to accelerate the train up each side of the track. One side of the track is twisted track (commonly called an inline twist) that ends in a straight section angled at about 45 degrees, the other side is a perfectly vertical straight track. [4]

  6. Physics of roller coasters - Wikipedia

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    This means that the potential energy for the roller coaster system is greatest at the highest point on the track, or the top of the lift hill. As the roller coaster train begins its descent from the lift hill, the stored potential energy converts to kinetic energy, or energy of motion. The faster the train moves, the more kinetic energy the ...

  7. Ron Toomer - Wikipedia

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    Ronald Valentine Toomer (May 31, 1930 – September 26, 2011) [1] was an American roller coaster designer credited for designing 93 roller coasters around the world. [2] He graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1961 with a degree in mechanical engineering and was a part of the design team responsible for the Apollo spacecraft heat shield.

  8. Are you too old to ride a roller coaster?

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    Furthermore, motion sickness sensitivity tends to decline with age. However, if you're worried, try shorter rides and avoid junk food before boarding and enjoy the ride. Show comments

  9. Medusa (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    The roller coaster features seven inversions, a 150-foot (46 m)-tall lift hill with a 150-foot (46 m) drop, and the first Sea serpent roll element ever built on a B&M roller coaster. The ride is the longest coaster in Northern California at 3,937 feet (1,200 m) long and is notable as having one of the largest vertical loops in the world at 128 ...