Today, i was thinking what to write about. I thought it has to be good because my readers must be pissed off about me not writing yesterday. You must so heavily rely on my writing and it has most probably ruined your day if not your life, when i do not write. For some of you that haven't realised... this was a joke... or a poor attempt at one. Anyway, the reason i wrote this article is because i went to Disney World in summer and thought it would be appropriate and interesting to write about the future of ROLLERCOASTERS!!! YAYYYYYY. So, here you go my cult of fantastic followers!
The Future of Roller Coasters
Nothing symbolizes the thrill of the amusement park like a roller coaster with its twists and turns and gravity defying loops. The roller coaster is one of the most popular rides for adults and children and has always been the ultimate attraction at antheme park or fair.The invention of the roller coaster can be traced back to theRussian ice slides which involved large platforms made of wood which held up thick sheets of sloping ice. People would climb up to the top of the platforms and slide down the ice slide in carts and sleighs. The rides slowly grew in length and height as more turns and curves were added to them. The roller coaster cars also great improvements where wheels were introduced to them and rails were added to the slopes.
Roller coasters also moved from being built entirely of wood to being built entirely of steel when it was discovered that steel tubing provided stronger and better loops.
Today, roller coasters have come a long way from the wooden ice slides that they once were. Roller coasters are now considered to be the ultimate scream machines and boast intricate loops and drops that are almost as tall as skyscrapers. Some of the world’s best roller coasters include the Bizarro in New England, the Top Thrill Dragster in New Jersey and theSilver Star in Germany.
However, this invention of the roller coaster has not yet reached its zenith as inventors and game ride engineers are not thinking of new ways to improve these speed monsters to make them faster, taller and safer.
Many of the older and traditionally designed roller coasters use chains to propel the carts up and down the rides. The chains are gradually tightened and pull the coaster up the slope, after which the cart is released and its wheels are left to travel on the ride’s rails. The acceleration and thrill of the downward drop is created automatically by gravity.
The use of cablesinstead of the traditional chain has resulted in a faster and smoother roller coaster ride. Many of the world’s most famous roller coasters use cables to carry cars and coaches. Here passengers are launched uphill on the cables and travel faster with velocity and gravity working together with the smooth and strong metal cables. Such coasters are called launch coasters and are capable of moving passengers from 0 to almost 200 kilometres per hour in 4 seconds. The coasters are also capable of taking cars over a 130 meter curve.
Roller coasters are also expected to be much safer for passengers in the future with the use of technology. Currently it is the cable and chain roller coasters that dominate most amusement parks and it is only the more modern parks that have put up hi-tech coasters. These hi-tech coasters use thousands of sensors that evaluate air pressure, weight and weather conditions before launching the carts.
However, cable and chains are only small steps in the development for roller coasters, which have now grown in size and height along with technology. The future roller coasters are expected to use electromagnetic power to have death defying drops with sophisticated coaches that travel at extreme speeds. Electromagnets are used as launch mechanisms and create magnetic waves that push the roller coasters cars down the track.
These futuristic coasters will be able to incorporate giant loops and inversions that human beings are able to survive only because of the carefully calculated designs. Roller coaster designers use special programs and computer-aided design platforms that are capable of estimating just how high a hill or drop can be before it becomes life threatening. This is because the human body is not capable of withstanding speed and g-forces beyond a certain limit, after which it will stop blood flow. As a result, roller coaster engineers use specific geometry programs to establish safe and exciting tracks that allow for speed but minimize g-force.
These coasters use electromagnetic power to hold the cars to the rails and sophisticated computer technology and linear-induction motors to direct the coasters. Such roller coasters are expected to require less maintenance and man-power and be run entirely on computers. Future roller coasters may be outfitted with sensors and automatic detectors that will evaluate the launch conditions – a process that may soon become as detailed and as sophisticated as a rocket launch!
Our future roller coasters will have both single cars and group cars and feature multiple inversion loops, drops and climbs with many curves interloping with each other. They will feature complicated designs that will create both fear and excitement in the hearts of all that see these rides and will yet have lines of people waiting for their turn. Some of the world’s most advanced roller coasters are the Universal Orlando’s Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit and the Kingda Ka.
Green Fun with The Shweeb (Human-Powered Monorail)
Check out this new fun way to reach from one place to another. “The Shweeb”, (Pedal Powered Monorail) is really cool and best example of green fun. This concept can surely change the way of public transportation. If you are planning to stay in a futuristic city or town then it will definitely have this amazing concept. This monorail consists of 200 meter long overhead rail circuits that vary in height. This Pedal Power concept is very efficient and good in performance. Once you have entered in this monorail, you will just feel like you are having a roller-coaster ride.
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