Roller derby

Rollerblading can be a fun activity to do in your spare time. It is one of my favorite activities from my childhood. Though I loved rollerblading, I did learn three very important lessons that I passed down to my children. When rollerblading wear safety gear because you can get hurt, it’s not a race just go as fast as you are comfortable with, and pay attention for obstructions in the road; gravel, big rocks, etc. If a person follows these three lessons then they should be set to rollerblade. First

1. Introduction   ‘‘Alton Towers Resort the UK’s No. 1 Theme Park’’ (Merlin Groups, 2015) has closed after the incident on the £18 million Smiler rollercoaster, which was launched in 2013. The horrific crash occurred on Tuesday 2nd July 2015 where 16 people were hit by an empty carriage, with 4 people being seriously injured (Simpson and Barnes, 2015). Due to the incident at Alton Towers the Resort was closed for 6 days, which left a massive impact on sales, shares and other businesses.  The

A few years ago, Carowinds debut its newest roller coaster, “The Intimidator.” It was named the tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster in the Southeast giving a certain intimidation factor. My friends and I were all so excited and couldn’t wait to ride it. So a few weeks after it opened, we took a trip to Charlotte. Waiting in line was the worst part. All those feelings of fun and excitement slowly turned into anxiety the closer I got to actually boarding. I began to wonder if maybe I should

and still had thirty minutes to spend before the next show. It was then when my dad spotted a roller coaster called The Manta. We went to the railing and watched the people on it. I had never ridden a roller coaster before, and I knew where my dad was going with this. I watched the people on it scream with their arms flailing and my stomach immediately got butterflies. “We are going to ride the roller coaster,” my dad said, “Come on, it will be fun.” I couldn’t really argue. At that moment, I felt

definitely secured, because you will be going up a 485 foothill and going nearly straight down! That is the tallest roller coaster in the world! Then you will hear a loud “Get ready riders!” Then you slowly leave the loading tunnel. Once you get outside of the tunnel, you will hear Tupac music while going up the hill. Once you reach the top you are at the highest potential of the roller coaster! Then, you start going down the hill into a loop which is the centripetal force and the centripetal acceleration

When engineers build the roller coasters, their main purpose is to make these roller coasters full for joy, fear, thrill and adrenaline where people can visit and gain enjoyable experience. Although these roller coasters are supposed to be a source of fun, there are some negative aspects of it that reflect negatively on both the environment and the society. The first negative effect on the environment is air pollution. Obviously, running this tall, powerful roller coaster takes a lot of energy. This

Transformation of Fear? When I was around the age of 11 my father, 2 sisters and I went to disneyland. When we got there we had an amazing time going on rides, eating, and lastly just enjoying one another's company. At the time I was terrified of roller coasters but somehow my sister convinced me to get on California Screamin. While we were in line I was trembling and horrified thinking the worse was going to happen. Once the ride started my stomach felt like it was going to come out, just as a specific

Physics of Roller Coasters We have all gone to an amusement park and saw the insane triple looped, upside down, hanging from your feet roller coasters, zooming feet above our heads. But realistically, how is this possible? Roller coasters all begin with some initial boost to initiate momentum and speed. In most cases, this boost, otherwise known as a “lift hill” or “chain lift”, mechanically pulls the roller coaster to the top of the first, and tallest hill. Other roller coasters use a Hydraulic

deciding whether or not to get on. I had done other roller coaster but nothing like this. “This is our last rollercoaster for the night guys”. My dad said. Our last rollercoaster and everyone was going except for my dad and our two other close friends. Everyone else was going I had to decide now, “I decide I was going to go.” As we waited in line we decide our riding partners, because my twin sisters are going and they normally don't get on a roller coaster they went with either my mom or Aunt Diana

We had to make a safe, but thrilling, roller coaster for Six Flags Great Adventure. We had to sell the idea to the top engineers. We made a roller coaster that was safe, and fun at the same time. We put toilet paper rolls over the track so the marble won’t fall out. We also put toilet paper rolls where there’s a possibility for the marble to come flying out. We added a loop and a sharp turn, which ends with tape slowing the marble down to a complete stop at the end. Our prototype was successful because