Research Paper On Roller Coasters

Tick! Tick! Tick! The metal monster slowed to a stop. I could see the entire park all the way to the horizon. Admiration flowed through me while looking at the view. I heard a click when WHOOSH, the roller coaster zoomed down the track. I’m in the second row. The unbelievable force as the roller coaster accelerates down the drop made my eyes bulge. The extreme amount of pressure made my heart fly to my head, and for all I know, my kidney may now be in my arm. I found myself smiling the whole trip down. I rode with my friend, Summer. I looked at her, and I could tell we were thinking the same thing, “WHOA!” We plummeted toward the ground, then at the last possible second we pulled up towards the sky. Then, the other passengers and I twist and turn in our seats having the thrill of a lifetime.The roller coaster came to an abrupt stop, probably giving us all whiplash. Thinking the ride was over, I was thoroughly confused when the coaster rocketed down the track once again. It was a good thing I didn’t try to get up and leave because the roller coaster went from zero to awesome in three point five seconds. After a few more twists, turns, and drops, the ride finally did come to a stop. All of this happened in less than two minutes, …show more content…
Thinking about riding an enormous roller coaster made me nervous. I had rode the Veggie Tales roller coaster when I was about six years old, but, as fun as that was, it doesn’t count. As an eighth grader at Rural Retreat Middle School, I got to go on the best end of the year trip. Everyone who passed all their SOL’s earned a free trip to Carowinds. SOL stands for Standards of Learning; it’s a test at the end of a class that helps determine whether or not the student passes the class. Two busloads of kids drove down the interstate on the way to the amusement park. After a two hour drive, the large yellow vehicles pulled into the parking