What is acceleration and how does it relate to roller coaster thrills?
Conclusion: Question 1: Historically speaking what makes roller coasters so popular? Historically and even today there are people called thrill seekers who like to find ways to shock and excite themselves. Roller coasters were and are a way to defy gravity and speed. In the early days of roller coasters probably the fact that the roller coaster was new helped its popularity. It was something different that gave people a couple minutes of thrill and excitement. Some people like to give their money to be scared because they feel excited and alive when the get off a roller coaster. Roller coasters took them away from their everyday life for just a couple of seconds and gave them an adventure. The adventure in which today by new ways of building and structuring roller coasters have made them even more popular. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_coasters Question 2: How has roller coaster design evolved since the original roller coasters? According to the website: http://www.teachingtools.
