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Physics of Roller Coasters
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Three-part primer on coaster dynamics published in RollerCoaster magazine by professor of mechanical engineering at University of Rochester.
Roller Coaster Power Point
Cedar Point in Gale Power Search
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Wing and a scare: a record-breaking roller coaster that mimics the thrill of stunt flying by
Publication Date: May 2013 From General OneFile.See Related Subject: Bolliger and Mabillard The coaster-design firm.
Search terms: cedar point gatekeeper
Search for “Cedar point” and your roller coaster …but check the date and calculate for inflation! —>
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Note: [“GateKeeper” “cost” “roller coaster”] gives different results. Computers are not perfect!
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Cedar Point to add $12 mil inverted coaster by
Publication Date: 6 Sept. 1993 from General OneFile.Search terms: “Cedar Point” Raptor
Web resources
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Interactive timeline from Encyclopædia Britannica.
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Library of Congress Fun Science Facts: Roller Coasters
check out their links!
Book entries about Roller Coasters
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Roller Coaster: In CDs, Super Glue and Salsa by Publication Date: 2002-10-10Provides descriptions of high-interest products, step-by-step descriptions of manufacturing processes. Covers for each entry: why there was a need, who invented it, how it is made, what it is made of, and how it works. Includes photographs, illustrations and line drawings, and a glossary of definitions -
Theme and Amusement Parks: In Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America by Publication Date: 2004-07-15 -
Amusement Parks: in St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture by
Publication Date: 1999-12-01 -
Industry Profiles- Amusement Parks: In Company Profiles for Students by
Publication Date: 1998-12-01 -
Roller Coaster Designer: In Mathematics by
Publication Date: 2001-12-14
Costs: Inflation Calculator
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US Bureau of Labor Statistics Inflation Calculator
Uses the average Consumer Price Index for a given calendar year.
Enthusiast Sites
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Enthusiast site made by a computer programmer, Duane Marden (see About this site + Google search author)
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Wikipedia: Roller Coaster Rankings
View History. Editor username Astros4477 uses RCDB. -
Roller coaster wiki anyone can edit
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from main page “New Here?” text, click on “the administrator”
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The site is the creation of founder Eric Gieszl, who started the site as a simple experiment. (see About Us > About UR )
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(See JAR productions links and FAQs for info about Joel and Jeff Rogers.)
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National Amusement Park Historical Association
(see About us) Founded in 1978 by a former employee of Chicago’s Riverview Amusement Park. Membership is open to anyone. -
Andrew Hyde
General Science Resources
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Science-specific search engine searches over 545 million science-specific Web pages.
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search databases and websites from 12 federal agencies
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Maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Scientific and Technical Information as the Operating Agent for the WorldWideScience Alliance