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That's why loops on roller coasters aren't perfect circles as well then, I guess?
by matsemann 2y ago
That's why loops on roller coasters aren't perfect circles as well then, I guess?
- wlesieutre 2y agoThe forces you experience in a loop must be a bit more complicated because the turning forces in a car are perpendicular to gravity and in a loop are sometimes in-line, but yeah I would think that's why the entry and exit are a softer curve.
- majormajor 2y agoYeah, the more circular ones are pretty intense - https://guidetosfot.com/rides/shockwave/ https://guidetosfot.com/rides/shockwave/
- rcxdude 2y agoIn part, maybe. The bigger reason is the roller coaster slows down near the top of the loop, so even for an constant vertical acceleration you need a non-circular shape.
- matsemann 2y agoYeah, but I was just thinking that the sudden curve would jank your head quite a bit, compared to easing into it.