Running head: ROLLER COASTERS 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
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The Roller coaster Ride Roller coaster rides are extremely petrifying‚ obscuring‚ and agitating. I remembered getting into my seat and strapped in. I can hear the buzzing of excitement from other fellow passengers‚ while I was terrified to expect the unexpected. I heard them talking about previous times and how thrilling their past experiences were riding roller coasters. While my stomach was twisting and turning from the nervousness. I can literally feel all the animosity as my neck hair peaks
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of a steep dive‚ upsidedown riding‚ high speeds‚ and transportation. The transportation part of the coaster is an idea that has never been used before. So this concept is very new and will have a very fun but‚ beneficial experience for the riders. The design of the ride is entering the final stages‚ though the name is still undecided. The original hope for this ride to have the equivalent of a monorail train‚ but the extravagant experience of riding a roller coaster. Some of the main features of
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find The Beast‚ I could smell grease from the food booths. I could already feel my skin searing from the bright hot sun. I looked up and I could see a car at the peak of the Diamondback. I checked the map to figure out how to get to my favorite coaster; The Beast. Contrary to the weather‚ I knew that today was going to be a great day. When my mom mentioned going to King’s Island earlier in the year‚ I was a bit nervous. I didn’t have the best experience with rollercoasters in the past‚ and didn’t
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3/31/14 Roller Coaster Ride Every single person on this earth has experienced their emotions fluctuate throughout the day. This mood change can be very disruptive and difficult on oneself. So imagine if for the rest of your life your emotions were like a roller coaster of ups and downs. A few years ago at a family gathering I found out that my cousin was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. At first this came as quite a shock. Mainly because I was not very knowledgeable on just exactly what was bipolar
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think or would say that love is like a rollercoaster. They have their ups‚ downs‚ twists’‚ and turns. When we are up high on the top of that rollercoaster we feel happy‚ excited‚ and anxious to see what’s next. As when we are in love or have love for someone we also feel happy‚ excited‚ and anxious. When we are down low on that one rollercoaster we start to feel sad because the ride is over as when we are not in love we start to feel sad. Just like a rollercoaster ride love can be a bumpy ride. The ride
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and kinetic is what makes the roller coaster ascends up the hill and it descends Roller coasters the change of ds down the hill. Potential and kinetic energy is what makes the roller coaster move. What some people may not realize is that the roller coaster has no engine. When you’re going down hill they use different types of wheels to keep the ride smooth. A roller coaster is not pulled by cable. The 3 types of wheels are running wheels which guides the roller coaster‚ Friction wheel which controls
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Tick‚ Tick‚Tick went the sound of the coaster as I watched it go up the 300 foot drop. Tick Tick Tick. The screams were overtaking the sound of everything. Blood was rushing through my head as I watched the blue cart zoom around the track. My uncle trying to talk me into it. "Come on" he said "No"‚ I replied "It will be fun"‚he said "NO" I said "It is the only ride at Knott’s that we haven’t been on"‚ he said "NOOOO" I said "Were not coming back" he said "So" ‚ I said "It will be fun"‚he said "How
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are many things that factor into the making of a roller coaster. Beside the fact of making it fun‚ exhilarating‚ and decently scary you also have to think about the scientific principles. As these will all be defined by Oxford’s dictionary. One of the most common scientific principles is kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is energy that an object possesses by virtue of being in motion. Kinetic energy increases as motion increases during the roller coaster ride. Potential energy is the energy of a body
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The conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy is what drives the roller coaster‚ and all of the kinetic energy you need for the ride is there once the coaster goes down the very first hill. Once the coaster gets going‚ there are different types of wheels that help keep the ride smooth. Roller coasters don’t have engines. But they do have energy. Once all passengers are in the coaster‚ the carts get released and begin to roll down the first hill. The force of gravity makes them accelerate downwards
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