Roller Coaster Bonanza

Gabriel Compean6th Grade Math - 1st

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Facts About Formula RossaFormula Rossa is a launched roller coaster located at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Manufactured by Intamin, Formula Rossa is the world's fastest

roller coaster with a top speed of 240 km/h (150 mph).[3][4] The coaster train accelerates to its top speed in approximately 5 seconds using a hydraulic launch

systemwhich generates a release velocity similar to that of steam catapults on an aircraft carrier.[citation needed] The initial acceleration from standstill reaches 100 kilometres

per hour (62 mph) in 2 seconds, beating the best commercially available supercar (as of 2014). Riders experience up to 1.7 G's of force during acceleration and up to 4.8

G's throughout the ride.[2][5] The roller coaster track is 2.2 km (1.4 mi) in length, ranking it 6th in the world for steel roller coasters.[6][7] Its shape was inspired by the

legendary Italian racetrack Autodromo Nazionale Monza.[8] Due to the high air speeds and thus risk of an impact with airborne particulates or insects, all riders are

required to wear protective glasses similar to those used during skydiving. Formula Rossa surpassed Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure as the world's fastest roller

coaster[9][10] with Kingda Ka retaining the record of the tallest roller coaster in the world.[11]

Awesome Facts About The Kingda KaIt's over in the blink of an eye. Well, OK, 50.6 seconds to be exact -- but what an exhilarating not-quite-a-minute. It's Kingda Ka, the record-shattering rocket coaster that New Jersey's Six Flags Great Adventure unleashed in 2005. When it debuted, it took top honors as the fastest and tallest coaster on the planet. Since then, it has elicited scads of screams, abundant adrenaline spikes, hordes of horrific gasps, and at least a few wet undergarments.(It's no wonder it made my list for the scariest coasters.

Russian Ice SlideThe history of the roller coaster stretches back to ice slides constructed in 17th century Russia and spans all the way to the many and

varied coasters of today. In between, numerous technological innovations have been introduced to make coasters bigger, faster, and safer

than those that came before.In the 1850s, a mining company in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania constructed the Mauch Chunk gravity railroad, a

brakeman-controlled, 8.7 mile (14 km) downhill track used to deliver coal to Mauch Chunk (now known as Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania.[6] By

1872, the "Gravity Road" (as it became known) was providing rides to thrill-seekers for 50 cents a ride. Railway companies used similar

tracks to provide amusement on days when ridership was low.

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X Y1 Y2 Y3

60 0.5 0.49 3.75

120 1 0.98 7.5

180 1.5 1.47 11.25

240 2 1.96 15

300 2.5 2.45 18.75

360 3 2.95 22.5

420 3.5 3.44 26.25

480 4 3.93 30

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