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  2. Physics of roller coasters - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. List of roller coaster rankings - Wikipedia

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    Formula Rossa, the world's fastest roller coaster. Roller coasters are amusement rides developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. Early iterations during the 16th and 17th centuries, which were popular in Russia, were wooden sleds that took riders down large slides made from ice. The first roller coasters that attached a train to a ...

  4. Roller coaster - Wikipedia

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    Family coaster: Kingdom Coaster at Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is a 55-foot tall (17 m) coaster that reaches a top speed of 40 mph (64 km/h) Mega/Hyper coaster: Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure, a Bolliger & Mabillard out and back coaster Strata coaster: The tallest coaster in the world, the 456-foot tall (139 m) Kingda Ka at ...

  5. List of roller coaster elements - Wikipedia

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    A speed hill, also known as a high-speed float, [17] is an airtime element commonly found in Bolliger & Mabillard steel coasters and Rocky Mountain Construction wooden coasters. The element is a mini-version of camelback entered at a high speed, which results in significant negative G-forces that exceed a typical camelback.

  6. Lightning Rod (roller coaster) - Wikipedia

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    Upon opening, Lightning Rod became the first wooden roller coaster in the world to use a launch system instead of a traditional chain lift hill. Featuring a peak speed of 73 mph (117 km/h), it also became the world's fastest wooden coaster, surpassing Goliath at Six Flags Great America.

  7. Kingda Ka - Wikipedia

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    Kingda Ka is a retired [1] [2] [3] [a] hydraulically launched steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, United States.Manufactured by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel, Kingda Ka opened as the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world on May 21, 2005, surpassing Top Thrill Dragster.

  8. A roller coaster in the ocean: What Carnival Cruise Line's ...

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    Carnival Cruise Line's newest ship, Jubilee, features an onboard roller coaster, among other activities. ... BOLT reaches up to 40 mph, but guests can control their speed. Zipping around the ship ...

  9. Accelerator Coaster - Wikipedia

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    The number of pumps, accumulators, and turbines varies with the speed the coaster is designed to achieve. Matugani, the slowest of the Accelerator Coasters, has a design speed of 47 mph (76 km/h), one pump, one accumulator, and eight turbines. Kingda Ka, the world's second fastest roller coaster, has a design speed of 128 mph (206 km/h), seven ...