Using Other Sources Than Potential Energy to Power a Roller CoasterJeff Havlik, a roller coaster architect, explains how electromagnetically powered roller coasters work.
How Do Brakes on a Roller Coaster Work?Jeff Havlik, a roller coaster architect, explains how brakes are used to dissipate a roller coaster's energy and help it deal with curves, slowing down, and stopping.
How Do You Give a Roller Coaster More Energy in the Middle of the Track?Jeff Havlik, a roller coaster architect, describes ways that he and other roller coaster designers create additional energy in the middle of a roller coaster ride.
How Do You Determine the Initial Height of a Roller Coaster?Jeff Havlik, a roller coaster architect, explains how initial height of a roller coaster ride is determined to create the energy necessary to complete the ride.
Do Coasters Where You’re Hanging Rather Than Riding in a Car Have to be Designed Differently?Jeff Havlik, a roller coaster architect, describes the similarities and differences in roller coaster design depending on how the rider is riding.
What Are Some Different Ways That Engineers Dissipate Energy to Slow the Coaster Down as It Enters the Station?Jeff Havlik, a roller coaster architect, explains different methods that are used to dissipate energy on roller coasters.
Some Roller Coasters Do Not Use Potential Energy as Initial Energy. How Do the Roller Coasters That Shoot Out at High Speeds Work?Jeff Havlik, a roller coaster architect, explains how electromagnetically powered roller coasters work.
Does the Material the Coaster is Made of Affect What You Can Do with the Design?Jeff Havlik, a roller coaster architect, explains how roller coaster design varies if the coaster is to be built of wood versus steel or aluminum.
If a Coaster Needs More Energy in the Middle of the Track, How Do the Designers Accomplish This?Jeff Havlik, a roller coaster architect, describes ways that he and other roller coaster designers create additional energy in the middle of a roller coaster ride.