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How Roller Coasters Work

Submitted: Apr 19, 2008 - Roller coasters don't have engines, accelerators or brakes. So what makes them speed up, slow down and loop upside down? Get the inside track on the quintessential thrill ride.

If you­'re studying physics, there are few more exhilarating classrooms than a roller coaster. Roller coasters are driven almost entirely by basic inertial, gravitational and centripetal forces, all manipulated in the…

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