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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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    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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    Roller Coaster of Love Two of the greatest things in life are love and amusement parks. When you think amusement parks you’re mind goes to either the food or even better‚ the roller coasters. You get a thrill like no other when you a roller coaster. How can that be compared to simply being in love? Although you may think riding a roller coaster and being in love are completely different‚ they do share similarities. Some people believe in love at first sight‚ then there are those who think

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    this depends on the coaster itself. A plain‚ boring one colour coaster won’t attract as much attention as one with vibrant colours and an intriguing design. Although all coasters are designed to prevent condensation rings on tables or desks and protect the furniture‚ they can accomplish much more than this. The right coaster can bring attention to a business and increase brand awareness often without the consumer knowing this is taking place. Most consumers assume the coasters being used in a restaurant

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    Samantha Robinson Math105 Math and Roller Coasters It’s not something that most people think about when they’re standing in line for an hour waiting for two minutes of thrill‚ but math has a lot to do with building a roller coaster. The engineer needs to know how long and how high the ride needs to be before it can begin to be put together. These measurements have to be precise because the first drop has to give it enough speed to carry it through all the features of the ride. They would

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    ------------------------------------------------- The Gap Roller Coaster Ride Sharon Sethi Merchandising Strategies 8.23.2011 ------------------------------------------------- 12:00pm‚ Tuesday Introduction: Gap Inc. began its journey in 1969 as a small retail store in San Francisco‚ California where it concentrated its sales on Levi’s jeans. In its early stages as a small retail business it was known as The Gap. By the end of the 1970’s‚ Donald and Doris Fisher‚ owners of The Gap‚ had expanded

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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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    The roller coaster is so fast. It is a roller coaster that is never seen before. When you see some roller coaster have some loops and small turns‚ well this is the complete opposite. Consequently‚ You will experience so much during the ride and what is even better is if you chose to ride in a cart that will go twice around for a little bit more so you do not have to wait in line again to ride it another time. The carts are aerodynamic so that he has less air resistance they will have a higher speed

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    My first ride on a roller coaster was a scary experience! I never had a thought of wanting to ride a roller coaster for different reasons. The reasons for that fear was the fear of heights and the thought of me falling off the ride or some type of malfunction causing the roller coaster to collapse. I would just watch other people get on the rides and listen to them scream their hearts out. One summer night‚ my friend called me and told me that the fair was in town for the weekend. She thought it

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