The Types Of Roller Coasters
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Inverted Coaster

BASIC INFORMATION

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One of the many types of roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885.   Roller coasters are dated back to as far as the 16th century, in Russia.  These were sleds going over ice coverd wooded slides.  Roller coasters keep advancing as technology does.  The roller coasters now spin as they go over the track, and others lay you down as you ride.  These are just some of many types of roller coasters that have been created over the past years.  From the first roller coasters to the ones today, roller coasters keep advancing as time does.  But one thing keeps all of the roller coasters the same and that is the physics of the roller coasters.  All of the different types of roller coasters use the same type of physics (energy, circuits, magnetism and motion).   

THE PHYSICS BEHIND ROLLER COASTERS

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Roller coasters are built with physics.  The roller coasters are checked everyday for the safety of the riders.  The biggest part of the roller coaster's physics behind it is it's wheels that keep the car on the track and moving with a lot of friction on top of them.  Most roller coasters don't need any other motors after the first hill. All because of gravity and kinetic energy.  Magnetism helps move the coasters and stop the coasters from raming other cars, and picking up speed in a short amount of time .   Visit these websites for videos about the physics behind roller coasters.  http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/9607-roller-coasters-the-mechanics-video.htm and  http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/13021-physics-of-motion-the-physics-of-roller-coasters-video.htm 

 

The positive and negitive g's are what  make you feel heavier and feel lighter than your normal weight.  They also make you feel like you could throw up.  G's are short for gravity.  So if you have 3 positive g's then you are 3 times more than your normal weight.   This website explains more about the g's.  http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/time-warp-roller-coaster-science.html
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