How does a roller coaster work? Why don't you fall off? This is a really neat website that tells you how everyday things in your life work. In the link below, the authors describe the physics necessary for roller coasters.
How Stuff Works: Roller Coasters
Read a couple of pages and see if you can pick out some terms that we have talked about in class. Think about your favorite roller coaster (or one that looks like fun). What could you do to it to make it better? Is this physically possible?
Harris, T. (n.d.). How Roller Coasters Work. Retrieved from http://science.howstuffworks.com/
engineering/structural/roller-coaster1.htm
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