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The Blue Streak, the oldest coaster at Cedar Point |
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Batesies on the Corkscrew |
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The Demon Drop: free falling! |
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Standing at the base of the Top Thrill Dragster |
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The Dragster is over 400 feet tall... |
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... and goes 120 mph |
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A sample Dragster car |
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Khoabane, Nate, and Erik on the Dragster |
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Note that last comment! |
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A sign at the end shows your fastest speed |
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Kyle, Greg, Megan, and Becca prepare to GO |
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Erik has crazy hair even before the rides begin |
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In springtime at the park, goslings are everywhere |
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Steve, Rose, Taylor, and Rachel pose for Alex |
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Group photo at the Corkscrew |
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Megan, Becca, Steve, Taylor, Nate, Adam, and Rachel get on the Iron Dragon |
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Greg, Kyle, Rose, and Meredith on the Iron Dragon |
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The Iron Dragon, a suspended coaster, has individual cars that can sway |
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The Magnum and Gemini |
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The Mantis, a stand-up coaster |
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Alex's photo of the Mantis |
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Erik takes a photo of the Mantis and Iron Dragon |
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Rose, Steve, Alex, and Taylor get ready for their first MaXair ride |
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You can see all four of them in the air! |
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The Mean Streak, Cedar Point's largest wooden coaster |
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Alex's view of the Mean Streak |
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Erik shows a car stopped on the Millenium Force lift hill. Notice the 80 degree first drop. |
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Two hills on the Millenium Force |
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A great twilight shot by Erik |
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An amazing example of a banked turn |
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The first hill and a well-banked turn |
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These water-filled plastic dummies go on many a test ride |
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A sky view of the park from Megan |
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Erik's shot of the Power Tower |
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Meredith rides the Power Tower... |
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... all the way up! |
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One coil of the Raptor |
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Erik's view of the Raptor |
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Megan shows the intertwining |
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That first drop |
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The Raptor, seen from above |
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Over, and over again |
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We all have our passes for the park - let's go use them! |
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A volleyball break on the beach |
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The Wicked Twister, viewed from the beach |
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Megan shows the Twister, up close |
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Meredith, Rose, Rachel, Taylor, Alex, and Steve outside the ride |
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We get strapped in... |
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... and take off! |
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The Wildcat, a style of ride with very small cars |
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The goat looked right at the camera as this photo was being taken, so we just had to add it to the web page. |
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Brian Pfohl, poster man extraordinaire, stands by his coaster poster. Andrea Lichtman visits the end-of-short-term presentations. |
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Greg, Kyle, and Adam researched maglev technology and possible application to roller coasters |
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Megan and Becca surveyed Batesies and talked with Cedar Point's public relations director in their search to understand people's preferences regarding amusement parks |
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Khoabane studied seasonality and variety-seeking behavior as they relate to people's park attendance |
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Erik went into details of banked turns, including several Mathematica simulations |
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Steve and Taylor prepared simulations and researched several details of coaster design, showing that many materials and designs have been necessary innovations rather than simply entertaining |
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Alex, Rachel, and Rose prepared activities and taught for two days at Lewiston Middle School. Besides seeing several entertaining and educational demos, LMS students built their own models of roller coasters. |
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