This category is dedicated to the physics involved in the attractions of amusement parks.
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- Roller Coaster DataBase Searchable database with information and statistics on over 1400 roller coasters throughout the world. Includes news, record holders, and user comments.
- Amusement Park Physics This interactive exhibit explores how the laws of physics play a role in the design of amusement park rides. Activities in the exhibit invite visitors to design a roller coaster and determine the outcomes of bumper car collisions.
- Fearofphysics.com: How to make a Roller Coaster Work Choose from three tracks to see which one would make the best roller coasters, and then watch an animation of your choice.
- Wikipedia: Roller Coaster Encyclopedia article contains a description of what it means to be a roller coaster and a short section on coaster mechanics.
- Roller Coaster Physics A short introduction to the physics of roller coasters. Includes conservation of energy, friction, and centripetal acceleration.
- Physics of Roller Coasters Learn about the history of roller coasters, g-forces, and banking.
- MyPhysicsLab: Roller Coaster Use a Java applet to see how a roller coaster would behave on a variety of shaped tracks.
- How Roller Coasters Work Pictures and descriptions of how roller coasters work and the related principles of physics.
- Roller Coasters Contains historical photographs, biographies, and an animated film which features an interactive virtual tour that explains the physics of motion.