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Stuff You Should Know

How Rollercoasters Work, Minus the Fun

Stuff You Should Know

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.679.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2011

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Whether you're a rollercoaster fan or avoid them like the plague, there's no denying that these contraptions are striking examples of physics at work. So how do they actually work? Join Josh and Chuck as they break down the mechanics of rollercoasters.

Transcript

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0:00.0

There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.

0:05.7

That's why we launched The Big Take.

0:08.3

It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit

0:14.0

to give you some space to think.

0:16.4

I'm Wes Kosova.

0:17.7

Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.

0:23.6

Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

0:30.5

Brought to you by the reinvented 2012 Camry.

0:33.3

It's ready, are you?

0:35.9

Welcome to Stuffy Should Know, GrimhouseStuffWorks.com.

0:45.8

Hey and welcome to The Podcast.

0:47.5

I'm Josh Clark.

0:48.6

With me is always as Charles W. Chuck Bryant.

0:51.6

And this is Stuffy Should Know, the audio podcast that is now transcribed and available on

0:57.8

the blogs.

0:58.8

Oh is it there?

0:59.8

Yes, the deaf and hard of hearing community is ready to go.

1:03.7

Yes Josh and that is exciting.

1:06.1

Expand the group of people that can get on the train, you know what I'm saying?

1:11.8

I think so, I hope so.

1:14.4

Yes.

1:15.4

You're talking about listening, getting like the experience of podcasts.

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