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    My roller coaster is themed around the movie Jurassic park. During and around my whole ride you can animatronic versions of old prehistoric dinosaurs. Like the following‚ Velociraptors‚ triceratops‚ Stegosaurus‚ pterodactyls and many more including the T-Rex. Let me explain what you would experience during my roller coaster called The Jurassic Roller Coaster. As soon as you get on the roller coaster you will experience an a Inertia Jerk. Then you will be going up a steep hill when the only thing

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    Roller Coasters: Adrenaline-fueled Architecture 600 years ago‚ roller coaster pioneers never would have imagined the advancements that have been made to create the roller coasters of today. The tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world is the Kingda Ka‚ a coaster in New Jersey that launches its passengers from zero to 128 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds (most sports cars take over four seconds to get to just 60 miles per hour). It then heaves its riders skyward at a 90-degree angle (straight

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    When I was ten years old‚ I went to the Valley Fair‚ that’s also when I went on my first roller coaster. As my family and I pulled into the colossal amusement park‚ I could see it‚ the largest roller coaster I’ve seen in my life. From a distance it looked like a giant knot‚ tied with green strings‚ raised hundreds of feet off the ground. I baged‚"Mom‚ let’s do that one first!" She nonchalantly responded‚"sure." When I offered my sister‚ Jess and my Dad to join‚ but they simply denied it. They

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    at SIx Flags or any other amusement park. I’m that person that never backed down from a roller coaster. My family and I would always bet who’d chicken out first… I’d always win that wager. Once we got to the park‚ I headed straight to the biggest ride. I meant business when it came to riding roller coasters because they’re so fun. Can’t remember one time where I said I was scared to ride a roller coaster. How could anyone not like fast twists‚ turns‚ loops etc. My personal

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    Roller coasters can be deadly. For example‚ a teenager was killed by a roller coaster while trying to get his hat back. It blew off in the middle of the ride and he went into the restricted area to retrieve it. He was then killed when the ride crashed into him. Because of this fact‚ I freaked out when I found out that I was going to Universal with my family a few years ago. I didn’t know this‚ but I was going to have an experience of a lifetime at Legoland. On the morning of my family’s trip to

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    Last week‚ my group and I were constructing the roller coaster. I contributed by installing my funnel into the coaster. I did this by making adjusting the track so that it would lead the marble to the border of the tube. I did this because learned that when the marble spins around the edge of the tube‚ it increases the time which was what we wanted. After adjusting‚ I put supports on the funnel that would help the funnel maintain its shape to have the most maximum time possible. I also contributed

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    Physics Work‚ Energy and Power Review Problems Name______________________________________________ Date ________ Energy Formulas W = F d (F must be component in direction of motion) P = W/t 1HP = 746W KE = 1/2mv2 PEgrav = mgh PEi + KEi - WNC = PEf + KEf Practice 1. Atlas and Hercules‚ two carnival sideshow strong men‚ each lift 200 kg barbells 2 m off the ground. Atlas lifts his barbells in 1 s and Hercules lifts his in 3 s. a) Which strong man

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    gently pulled me forward. I didn’t want to. It was an enormous metal trap that was sure to send me to my doom. In my four year old eyes‚ roller coasters were the fuel of my nightmares. I wasn’t afraid of clowns with pasty makeup and cold‚ dead eyes‚ no. I wasn’t afraid of monsters with razor sharp teeth and claws like a lion. No‚ me‚ I was afraid of roller coasters. The rolling cart with only a bar to hold me in was terrifying. What if-- what if I slipped out? What if I hit my head on an overhead track

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    aunt and I went to get in line at the top thrill dragster at cedar; usually the line is 2 to 3 hours long but our wait was 45 minutes. We went to cedar point over the summer. As we went on the top thrill dragster because we have never been on the roller coaster and the line was really short. We were talking on the way to cedar point if we were going to ride the top thrill dragster. “If the line is shorter than last year we will try to get on the top thrill dragster”‚ said my aunt Mel. “okay but if we

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    Instructor Anthony Sanders English Composition I October 17‚ 2012 Riding a Roller Coaster and Loving Someone During times in your life‚ loving someone can be just like riding a roller coaster. They both have their ups and down‚ sudden turns along the way‚ repetitive circles‚ and those butterflies that get in your stomach. However‚ one of the major differences is how you ride‚ the respect‚ time‚ cost‚ and how you expect things to take place. No matter what has happened throughout the journey

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