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HOWTO: Design a roller coaster of your own

Posted By: Vikas Shekhawat | Jun 26 2006

If you love to spin yourself on roller coasters running with mind-blowing speeds, this project is custom made for you. Learner.org wants you to design a single-car coaster of your own, using simple laws of physics. The 800 kg coaster runs on a frictionless track with 32 ft/s/s of acceleration due to gravity; you can even go for a bigger one.

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rollecoaster

Although, this scream machine does not parallel the coasters you find at amusement parks, still it is enough to whet your longing for some adventure and designing.

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