hand 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
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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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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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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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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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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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Scared of roller coasters I hear well‚ there is nothing to be scared about‚ roller coasters are awesome‚ I would ride them every day if I could. D.R.O.P the drops feel like you are flying and the feeling when the cart starts moving‚ I could tell you a million ways why to ride roller coasters but I will tell you there. first you feel like you are flying‚second you feel the wind in your face and it feels so amazing‚and lastly how it stops and you are ready to ride it again. Flying that’s one word
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Roller Coaster We were finally arriving at michigan’s adventure and my brother somehow convinced my whole family to go on a roller coaster‚ and I HATE roller coasters. We finally waltzed into michigan’s adventure. We walked around for a while‚ when finally we found the roller coaster. “Do I have to go on.” I whined. “No.” My dad said. “Yes he does we are going on this as a family‚ but this will be the only one you have to go on.” my mom said. We waited in line for a little while. Suddenly we
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Finally once we got to the top‚ it paused. I could feel it lurch forward‚ then leave my insides behind. “How about shivering timbers?” My dad asked “NOOOOO!” I moaned “YES!” My sister screeched “Do we have to.” I complained. I hated wooden roller coasters‚ I always think they would collapse when you ride on it. “Yes.” My dad said‚ you’re the only one on this family that doesn’t want to go. “Mom do you want to go?” I asked “Kind of.” She said between licks of her ice cream cone. “Why
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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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