Roller coasters: from dream to extreme

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.5 • 14.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

How do roller coaster designers go from dream to reality? World-renowned roller coaster designer Alan Schilke tells us how he does it. Also — why do some people feel sick or dizzy after riding them? And how do coasters make you feel like you’re floating? Plus: a tricky mystery sound and a Moment of Um that answers the question, “How do boomerangs come back?” This episode is sponsored by Quip (getquip.com/brainson), Thoughtfully (thoughtfully.com/brains) and Little Passports (LittlePassports.com/brains). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Brains On.
0:02.0	We're serious about being QS.
0:05.0	Brains On is supported on part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
0:17.0	Roller coasters take you to amazing heights and mind-boggling plunges.
0:21.0	They take you upside down and around steep curves.
0:24.0	Roller coaster designers have been thinking of new ways to thrill riders for over a hundred years
0:28.0	and they're still coming up with more.
0:30.0	But how do they do it?
0:32.0	How do they get from dream to reality?
0:34.0	We're going to find out right now.
0:36.0	Even if you're not tall enough for every ride, you're definitely tall enough for this episode of Brains On.
0:41.0	Keep listening.
0:50.0	You're listening to Brains On from American Public Media.
0:53.0	I'm your host Molly Bloom and I have two co-hosts here with me today.
0:56.0	Brothers Ezra and Otter from the Twin Cities.
0:59.0	Hello!
1:00.0	Hello!
1:01.0	Hi!
1:02.0	Ezra and Otter inspired this episode with their fierce roller coaster passion.
1:06.0	Ezra, you're 11 and Otter is 8.
1:08.0	So when did you first start getting interested in roller coasters?
1:12.0	Well, the day of my six-boost day party.
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