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Physics of Roller Coasters
- Roller Coaster DynamicsThree-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
- Wing and a scare: a record-breaking roller coaster that mimics the thrill of stunt flying byPublication 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! --->
- Gatekeeper costNote: ["GateKeeper" "cost" "roller coaster"] gives different results. Computers are not perfect!
- Cedar Point to add $12 mil inverted coaster byPublication Date: 6 Sept. 1993 from General OneFile.Search terms: "Cedar Point" Raptor
Web resources
- Inventing the Scream MachineInteractive timeline from Encyclopædia Britannica.
- Library of Congress Fun Science Facts: Roller Coasterscheck out their links!
Book entries about Roller Coasters
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 byPublication Date: 1999-12-01
- Industry Profiles- Amusement Parks: In Company Profiles for Students byPublication Date: 1998-12-01
- Roller Coaster Designer: In Mathematics byPublication Date: 2001-12-14
Costs: Inflation Calculator
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics Inflation CalculatorUses the average Consumer Price Index for a given calendar year.
Enthusiast Sites
- Roller Coaster DatabaseEnthusiast site made by a computer programmer, Duane Marden (see About this site + Google search author)
- Wikipedia: Roller Coaster RankingsView History. Editor username Astros4477 uses RCDB.
- CoasterpediaRoller coaster wiki anyone can edit
- > Wiki Adminfrom main page "New Here?" text, click on "the administrator"
- Ultimate roller coasterThe site is the creation of founder Eric Gieszl, who started the site as a simple experiment. (see About Us > About UR )
- Coaster Gallery(See JAR productions links and FAQs for info about Joel and Jeff Rogers.)
- 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.
- Experience the pointAndrew Hyde
General Science Resources
- ScirusScience-specific search engine searches over 545 million science-specific Web pages.
- Science.govsearch databases and websites from 12 federal agencies
- World Wide ScienceMaintained by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information as the Operating Agent for the WorldWideScience Alliance