Effects of g forces from rides

[s***@aol.com]

As I get older, sometimes I wonder about the effects of the g forces from all the rides I’ve taken over the years. Not the coasters so much since the higher gs tend to be short on most coasters, but more the flat rides that have a lot of g force motion for longer time periods. I find myself riding the skyride and train more nowadays than the flats, and I do still love certain flat rides at fairs (where cycles tend to be stronger), but definitely haven’t been riding as many times as I used to when I do go.

Anyone else think about these things?

[t***@gmail.com]

surfdance:

As important as the max-G(negative or positive) is the
transition into out of such state. The high-processing
power of modern computers and design software is
able to emulate these effects and create transition curves
that take human comfort and safety into consideration.

Of course, the skill and knowledge of the designer and
operator of design software are paramount.

[s***@aol.com]

More the flats than the coasters though. Gravitron is a good example.

[Marshall]

Post by s***@aol.com
More the flats than the coasters though. Gravitron is a good example.

I cant take Trabants or Monsters anymore, but Scramblers and Troikas dont bother me. I havent liked tea-cup rides since the time of Winnie Witch's Cauldrons. OTOH, I love Round-ups so I'm assuming if I could find a Rotor I'd still like that. I dont know if I've ever done a Gravitron, just doesnt appeal to me to do a rotor at an angle.

[Dave Althoff, Jr.]

Marshall <***@gmail.com> wrote:
: On Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 6:03:35 PM UTC-5, ***@aol.com wrote:
: > More the flats than the coasters though. Gravitron is a good example.
:
: I cant take Trabants or Monsters anymore, but Scramblers and Troikas dont
: bother me. I havent liked tea-cup rides since the time of Winnie Witch's
: Cauldrons. OTOH, I love Round-ups so I'm assuming if I could find a Rotor
: I'd still like that. I dont know if I've ever done a Gravitron, just
: doesnt appeal to me to do a rotor at an angle.

I've only ridden one Gravitron (at Beech Bend) and it's a kind of a weird
experience. It differs from the Rotor and the Round-Up/Zendar/Zero Gravity
in a very important way: because it is totally enclosed, there are
essentially no visual cues to indicate the rotation of the ride. At best,
if the top canvas is translucent enough you might see the shadow of the
sign zipping past, but otherwise you are in an inertial space, and assuming
the turnbuckles and hinges are adjusted right so that the floor joints
don't bounce over the drive wheels, you really can't tell that the thing is
rotating. The only other ride I have been on that is like that is
Mission:Space at EPCOT.

So you don't notice the motion. But you feel the force as you are pulled
back into the couch, then as the couch rises towards the top of the barrel.
And...that's pretty much it. I presume the usual caution for such a ride
still applies: don't turn your head from side to side.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.
/X\ _ *** Respect rides. They do not respect you. ***
/XXX\ /X\ /X\_ _ /X\__ _ _ _____
/XXXXX\ /XXX\ /XXXX\_ /X\ /XXXXX\ /X\ /X\ /XXXXX
_/XXXXXXX\__/XXXXX\/XXXXXXXX\_/XXX\_/XXXXXXX\__/XXX\_/XXX\_/\_/XXXXXX
NEW! When emailing this account, include the 'canonical magic word' in
the body of your message for a quicker response.