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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Before you know it‚ your heart is in your throat‚ your stomach turning as you watch the hands of fellow riders sway in the air. The speed starts to increase by the second‚ the breeze blows through your hair‚ you feel yourself shaking due to the coasters twists and turns and then all that energy ceases to a stop‚ the adventure is officially over. It leaves your head turning in a way you had never envisioned. You move out of your seat‚ your legs are shaking‚ and mysteriously you
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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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Physics behind roller coasters Energy can be converted from one from to another. When the car is still‚ the energy which is acting on it is GPE (gravitational potential energy). The car starts to accelerate towards the peak. The energy is converted from GPE to Kinetic energy. The car is at the peak. The energy transfers from Kinetic energy to GPE. The car starts to go down. The energy transfers again from GPE to Kinetic energy. There is no kinetic energy when the car is still at the bottom‚ as
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Potential and Kinetic Energy Transformations Potential and kinetic energy can be found in things all around us‚ especially in roller coasters. Potential energy is stored energy in an object‚ and kinetic energy is energy of motion or speed. On a rollercoaster it can switch from potential to kinetic energy very often. The rollercoaster starts off with a chain and motor and exerts a force on the rollercoaster which pushes the ride to the top of the hill. Throughout the process of going up the hill
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but I was still so scared. If you haven’t found out the thing I am talking about‚ the thing I am stressing about is a rollercoaster. But not just any rollercoaster‚ a seven-looping‚ twisting turning roller coaster. It is called Bizarro. I had been on just about all the other roller coasters at the park‚ but not bizarro! It scared me too much! I was at the park with my two friends‚ Shayne and Kyleigh. “Come on guys‚ it really isn’t that scary!” Shayne called out. “Easy
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