Dive machine holding break - how does it work?
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Anonymous
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^ They sure did.
Uncle Arly
Strata Poster
Woah. I thought that was just a bad quality video at first. That moves a lot!
Screaming Coasters
Strata Poster
Mike. Steel flexing is totally different to wood flexing. On Steel coasters the fibers in the steel are what bend, not the joints. This is infact good for the ride. On The Rattler, the actual joints are taking the strain of the flexing, which is bad for the ride.
Screaming Coasters
Strata Poster
Mike T said:
No really, it kind of is.
Step out of RCT mode, and think about it logically.
Mike T
Mega Poster
Naw, you just need to figure out what the hell you're talking about next time, before you decide to make assumptions about things you're clearly wrong about.
The structure of the ride bends based on the impulse being placed upon it. We call this a change in momentum because the force of the train coming around the bend is subsequently causing a reaction to said structure. The structure was designed with this in mind, with the wooden beams absorbing the force (which is why eat beam is pressure treated in a vat), which is why most wooden structures include cross bracing and lateral braces on top of those. If the joins between each section of wood were absorbing the force, you'd have a poorly designed ride. If the structure is too rigid, the entire thing will eventually crack from the excess strain.
This is why I made the Mean Streak comment - a ride that had bracing added to its structure after it opened. If you want to know why there's a giant trim brake running down the first drop - this is your answer. You might as why I know this - well I'm relaying information given to me by one of the maintenance directors at the park. So in correlation to Rattler, I'm saying that the already rough ride that it produces would only get worse if more bracing were added. But you start to wonder why year after year after year they leave it be - so you refer to the first paragraph and understand that although it seems dramatic, its obviously necessary for the kind of ride that it is.
The structure of the ride bends based on the impulse being placed upon it. We call this a change in momentum because the force of the train coming around the bend is subsequently causing a reaction to said structure. The structure was designed with this in mind, with the wooden beams absorbing the force (which is why eat beam is pressure treated in a vat), which is why most wooden structures include cross bracing and lateral braces on top of those. If the joins between each section of wood were absorbing the force, you'd have a poorly designed ride. If the structure is too rigid, the entire thing will eventually crack from the excess strain.
This is why I made the Mean Streak comment - a ride that had bracing added to its structure after it opened. If you want to know why there's a giant trim brake running down the first drop - this is your answer. You might as why I know this - well I'm relaying information given to me by one of the maintenance directors at the park. So in correlation to Rattler, I'm saying that the already rough ride that it produces would only get worse if more bracing were added. But you start to wonder why year after year after year they leave it be - so you refer to the first paragraph and understand that although it seems dramatic, its obviously necessary for the kind of ride that it is.
Screaming Coasters
Strata Poster
Oh shuts ip i knob chees, you dnt no wot ur on about!
u have no ides abot physivs so you souldnt talk about it like that! you dont pay atention to deatail therfore uou are rong!!!!!!
LISTEN BOY!!!!!!!
u have no ides abot physivs so you souldnt talk about it like that! you dont pay atention to deatail therfore uou are rong!!!!!!
LISTEN BOY!!!!!!!
Infernus
Hyper Poster
Edit -
With the whole Wood bending thing, Tbh I've never noticed it.. But when it comes to Steel.. After studying manufacturing engineering for 3 years, I'm glad it bends.. If not it would simply snap under stress.
Best example I can think of is Depth Charge, standing up the top you can feel it swaying in the wind.
With the whole Wood bending thing, Tbh I've never noticed it.. But when it comes to Steel.. After studying manufacturing engineering for 3 years, I'm glad it bends.. If not it would simply snap under stress.
Best example I can think of is Depth Charge, standing up the top you can feel it swaying in the wind.
Screaming Coasters
Strata Poster
Mike = dumb dumb.
dj-fireball999
Mega Poster
Oblivions holding break is turning into a pile of cac in my opinion.
Screaming Coasters
Strata Poster
So's your face.
Screaming Coasters
Strata Poster
It wasn't meant to be rude, but anyway, does it sound less rude if I said it like this?
"So's your face.
"
Please, I'd love to hear what you have to say dj-firball99
"So's your face.
"Please, I'd love to hear what you have to say dj-firball99
dj-fireball999
Mega Poster
Haha, that made me lol :--D
Its just the fact that it doesn't always work these days... Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't, as demonstrated in this here youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9WyNGJlAb0
I have no problem with the ride, truly fantastic, but its just a bit disappointing when you can tell that it doesn't hold properly when you're on it, (still scares the hell out of me though!)
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Its just the fact that it doesn't always work these days... Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't, as demonstrated in this here youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9WyNGJlAb0
I have no problem with the ride, truly fantastic, but its just a bit disappointing when you can tell that it doesn't hold properly when you're on it, (still scares the hell out of me though!)
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