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Subject: Do people in back of a roller coasters move faster than people at front?

Date: Wed Jul 16 08:25:58 1997
Posted by Yee-Min Cha
Grade level: undergrad
School: University of Waterloo
City: Mississauga State/Province: Ontario
Country: Canada
Area of science: Physics
ID: 869059558.Ph
Message:

Do the people sitting at the back of a roller coaster feel (whether actual or apparent) a greater acceleration and/or velocity than the people sitting at the front?

My reasoning: As the cars of a coaster roll over a hill, the weight of the first cars pull the last car down faster.


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