Nathan Unterman didn’t always know how to ride a roller coaster, but after 28 years of taking high schoolers on amusement park attractions, he’s got a pretty good idea. Those who savor that ...

Roller coasters may be vomit- and tear-inducing thrill machines, but they’re also fascinating examples complex physics at work. Getting a string of cars through a knot of drops, flips, rolls ...

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All roller coasters basically involve Newtonian physics 101: inertia, gravity, acceleration, and friction. The higher the train rises, the greater the distance gravity must pull it back down, and ...

A program in Springfield proves that the most effective lessons can take place outside school.

Many extreme roller coaster these days have vertical loops. Have you noticed that these loops are never circular? Why is this? They all, also, seem to ...

It's summer time and many people will be making a stop at an amusement park. Peak season is July and August for rides and theme parks and for some, that means having a go at the roller coaster. These ...

A physics project from Science Buddies. Loop-the-loop with a little physics! Build a miniature roller coaster, and see if you can get marbles to go the distance--and upside-down!

Despite the drastic twist-and-turn, even 180-degree rotation of track, the traveling momentum of the superconducting puck was not affected at all. What's special about this demo "roller coaster" is ...