pagemaster_b Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Thinking about the coaster jumping the tracks got me thinking about another roller coaster feature -- the inversion. See if you can answer these: 1. What was the name of the first looping coaster? 2. What was the problem with it's design? 3. What was the name of the second looping coaster? 4. What was the difference in the loop's design from the first? 5. How did they demonstrate the safety of the loop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 1. Flip Flap Railway 2. Had too many G-Forces due to it being circular and people got Whiplash and other neck injuries. They tried to modify the seats but it didn't help. 3. Loop-the-Loop 4. It was eliptical shaped so the forces weren't as intense 5. Not sure but, they might have held people upside down for an extended period of time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagemaster_b Posted December 17, 2005 Author Share Posted December 17, 2005 Wow, that was quick! You'd be surprised how little coaster fans know about these. How did they demonstrate The Loop-the-Loop to be safe? Anybody else want to take a crack at it? It's pretty interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiCoastal Kid Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 It was the turn of the century, they probably put baby on it. That baby later grew up to be retarded. Why is this a seperate thread? Why can't there just be one coaster trivia game? Heck, it could even be a game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister II Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Wasn't it Revolution at SFMM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 ^ No. Revolution was the first "modern" looping coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 The Corkscrew at Knotts opened a year earlier, but I guess it really depends on what you consider a loop. Stupid Fact of the day: Arrow tested the corkscrew inversion using a tire. That's right .... a tire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannerdw Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 You mean they rolled a tire along the track (which I just can't see happening), or they cut a tire and bent it into the shape of a corkscrew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 They put a tire in the seat with no restraint in the seat and it didn't fall out. Next it was Ron Toomers turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiCoastal Kid Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 ^MAN, why din't it fail???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagemaster_b Posted December 17, 2005 Author Share Posted December 17, 2005 They put a tire in the seat with no restraint in the seat and it didn't fall out. That's interesting! (I still like what the did for the Loop-the-Loop better.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haux Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 ^MAN, why din't it fail????G-forces are crazy invisible things that somehow do magic and keep people from falling out of rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycloneMan Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Not fi your'e an Intamin Hyper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillMontu Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 I think the first actual looping coaster was one of the original Russian Mountains in Paris. The loop was probably circular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niiicolaaah Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 centripetal force RULZ \m/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niiicolaaah Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/circles/u6l2b.html http://phun.physics.virginia.edu/demos/tray.html you can take a tray attached to a string, put a cup of water on it, and swing it over your head and it won't spill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagemaster_b Posted December 18, 2005 Author Share Posted December 18, 2005 ^ That's pretty much what they did with Loop-the-Loop. They used a glass of water and showed it did not spill through the loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapseofreason Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 ^ That's pretty much what they did with Loop-the-Loop. They used a glass of water and showed it did not spill through the loop. Anyone remember this... I was watching some kids show about 10 years ago where they all took glasses of liquid on Colossus or The Beast or some other woodie and whoever didn't spill that much was the winner... ...sorry, that just reminded me of stuff. -Amanda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 That was from Wild & Crazy Kids on Nickelodeon. It was the first episode I saw of the show (I also remember one of the other events from that episode was kids jumping off a diving board trying to catch a football thrown by a NFL quarterback). The coaster was Colossus. It was funny because the hosts were acting like they were scared to ride it and then at the end of the show, I think it was Donnie Jeffcoat who they tricked into getting into the car and dispatched the train before he realized it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenox Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Jee... I thought that they put a monkey on the train of the "loop the loop" and showed people that it didn't fall during the loop... or maybe its only me. :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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