Roller Coasters:
History, Physics, and records
Abstract
This paper explains the early history of roller coasters from their rough beginnings in Russia through the migration to the United States. It goes on to emphasize the important physics that go along with how roller coasters operate and the forces that work with and against it. In the end it talks about what records and accomplishments have been made with the usage of roller coasters.
Formal Outline
I. Introduction- Roller coasters have been revolutionary to the world from their “ancestry” from eighteent century Russia to more modern times, the challenges faced by designers discovering unique ways to build them in concurrence with the forces acting against it, and the achievements reached by the worldwide use of roller coasters.
II. Background A. Definition of a roller coaster B. Types of Roller Coasters 1. Wooden 2. Steel
III. History A. Foreign “ancestry” B. Early versions in America
IV. Physics and Forces A. Energies and Forces B. Laws and Summarization
V. Milestones and Records A. Milestones through time B. Record holders in the roller coaster world
VI. Conclusion
Roller Coasters:
History, Physics, and records People that have been on a roller coaster can experience one of two things; they will either love them or hate them. The upsides include the excitement it brings, the tension as the people get higher and higher, all the fast twists and turns as the heart beats faster and the blood rushes to the head, and the great experience with everyone as people enjoy it together. Or some people could feel sick on the rides and not like the experience at all. Either way, roller coasters are a well known source of entertainment in the modern era. Not all roller coasters are the same, as there are different materials, additions, and levels of “thrill” that each individual coaster brings. Roller coasters have been revolutionary to the world