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Talk about Acceleration...
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Tue, 4 Dec 2001 12:36:38 GMT
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"Dodonpa" at Fujiku Highland (Fuji-Q) has been on the news a bit - it's set
for it's December 21 opening. It's the world's fastest coaster, 172 km/h.
And get this:
It accelerates to that speed, via a pneumatic launch system, in *two*
*seconds*.
Zero. One. Two.
Just like that. FOOM.
http://www.dodonpa.net/images/dodonpa_l.mpg
*CRAP.*
Also please note it rides on pneumatic tyres for super smoothityness. Just
gorgeous.
Iain "who needs linear induction?" Hendry
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| (...) Pretty impressive coaster Iain.... Assuming constant acceleration (which it probably isn't), that works out to 24m/s/s, which is about 2.4g's. I wonder how many people will find that unpleasant!!! (I certainly wouldn't) I'm guessing the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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