Q & A related to the Physics of Rollercosters
Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 7:00 am
Hello,
As a part of a school assignment, my 10 year old son Timothy needs to conduct a Q & A with an expert in a field of his choosing. The field he has chosen is the "physics of rollercoasters". Since we don't know anybody in the field of rollercoasters, I thought maybe we could put a post here to get answers to his questions for this assignment.
Following are the questions that my son Timothy has thought up:
1. What are the basic physics of roller coasters?
2. How do you program a rollercoaster's movements?
3. What do you like most about being a roller coaster expert?
4. What are some improvements that have been made to rollercoasters since being invented?
5. How would you make a roller coaster have the least amount of friction?
6. What types of computers are used for programming a rollercoaster?
7. Has there ever been a rollercoaster that was so dangerous that it had to be torn down?
8. Approximately how much did the most expensive rollercoaster that has ever been built cost?
9. What is your field of expertise pertaining to rollercoasters?
10. How long have you worked in this field?
Thank you.
Mark and Timothy
As a part of a school assignment, my 10 year old son Timothy needs to conduct a Q & A with an expert in a field of his choosing. The field he has chosen is the "physics of rollercoasters". Since we don't know anybody in the field of rollercoasters, I thought maybe we could put a post here to get answers to his questions for this assignment.
Following are the questions that my son Timothy has thought up:
1. What are the basic physics of roller coasters?
2. How do you program a rollercoaster's movements?
3. What do you like most about being a roller coaster expert?
4. What are some improvements that have been made to rollercoasters since being invented?
5. How would you make a roller coaster have the least amount of friction?
6. What types of computers are used for programming a rollercoaster?
7. Has there ever been a rollercoaster that was so dangerous that it had to be torn down?
8. Approximately how much did the most expensive rollercoaster that has ever been built cost?
9. What is your field of expertise pertaining to rollercoasters?
10. How long have you worked in this field?
Thank you.
Mark and Timothy