TIL that one of the first prototype looping roller coasters had a perfectly circular loop. As a result, riders were exposed to approximately 12gs of force, and frequently suffered neck injuries while riding. The modern roller coaster loop uses a tear drop shape to reduce G forces significantly. reddit/r/todayilearned/comments/2dw4xw/til_that_one_of_the_first_prototype_looping/ My on-the-toilet calculation shows that the cause of that extreme G force is not mainly coming from the circular shape. It is coming from the small bend radius of the loops. Had they made the loops bigger, circular or not, the G force would have been much less. The tear drop shape, or other variants of that, allows engineers to achieve lower G force without having to make such big loops. ┬─┬ ︵ /(.□. ） Looking for Song Lyrics? Try KnowYourSong: KnowYourSong • We are grateful for two things on this page: Liking a post on this page to increase the likelihood of future posts to show up in your newsfeed. And Share this Page with friends in private message and public posts to increase the visibility of these posts and this page.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:48:49 +0000
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