One of the most popular, extreme and thrilling rides are considered to be a roller coaster.This way of entertainment is not only the insane, but also one of the most dangerous.Stories known for more than a tragic accident, but people do not stop - 2 minutes of fear, and life is good!
Patrimony
name attraction "roller coaster" stuck only on the territory of the CIS countries abroad such entertainment is called "Russian hills".This name was created on the basis of associations connected with a ramp with ice slides in Russia.Stories known ice slide height of 25 meters, built under Peter the Great.Designer rollercoaster took a note on the system, replacing the icy slopes of the rails, and instead came up with a special sled trailers.By the way, the first roller coasters were made not of metal and wood.
Now many argue, who first developed the mechanism of a closed track.Someone thinks that the first roller coaster appeared in Russia in 1784, others believe that in 1812 there were hills in France.Officially, such a structure was developed and patented in 1884 in faraway America.
design slides
World roller coaster is huge and diverse.It is not only dizzying turns, but also water, underground slides, there is also a roller coaster, "walk", a roller coaster for the skaters and many other species.Progress is always running forward, and any attraction exhaust more than five years, is considered obsolete.Therefore, slides become more exciting, and building technology - more than perfect.
coaster largely assembled from steel tubular structures that are not only durable, but also allow us to make sharp turns, dizzying descents and ascents, as well as give the attraction intricate design.At present, the highest roller coaster reach the milestone of 135 meters, and this bracket is increasing every year!
to lift trailers in which people sit at a certain height, the design mentioned attraction uses a chain or rubber-tired drive.Therefore, when climbing hills crawling very slowly.After reaching the maximum height trailers flying down with a crazy speed.Passengers have the feeling of free fall.Now the speed of some roller coaster more than 220 km / hour.
Steel trailers are in the past century, today they are made of light titanium alloys, allows you to make an exciting trip down the head.On wagons are special wheels made of urethane, which enable the trucks to gain incredible speed.
best roller coaster
- Kingda-Ka, or "machine of terror", which can be found in the park Six Flags Great Adventure (United States, New Jersey).This hill is considered the highest in the world (139 meters).She is the champion not only in height, but also the speed - 296 km / h.Most of the descents and ascents have an angle of 90 degrees.Therefore, for such impressionable attraction forbidden to visit.
- «Tower of terror" or Tower of Terror, located in Australia, is a little different from the usual roller coaster, because it is built in the form of a letter L. The people raised to a height of 115 meters, and then the tower falls down vertically, leaving a feeling of free fall.
- coaster on water in the park in Japan CosmoWorld.The feature attraction is that during the descent trailers with incredible speed burst into the underwater tunnel.Total time to overcome the route is almost 2 minutes.
- Hill Ultimate in misty England offers a ride on the world's longest track: 2276 meters, you will be able to overcome in just 5.36 minutes.
- Ohio has to offer fans of extreme sports wooden roller coaster Beast («Beast»), where the rate reaches trailers 100 km / h.
