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32 pages
colour illustrations.
Contents: Switchback turns -- Around the bend -- Spinning around -- Pendulum swing -- A sideways push -- Carousel -- Crazy corners -- Loop the loops -- How do loop the loops work? -- Round and round -- The fourth dimension -- Pirate ships -- How do pendulums work?
Summary: Discover how amusement parks use science to create thrilling white-knuckle rides. Hold on to your seat and find out how: Wheels, axles, spinning, cornering and looping, pendulums and swings, rotational movement and more - are used to take your breath away.
Amusement park science.