ACP final project

by Chance Simes

Submitted : Spring 2021

I measured each ride for all variables i.e. mass, height, radius, velocity, acceleration. Using these variables, I calculated the centrifugal forces derived from writing circular motion in vector form. From the data collected and calculated using calculus, I managed to categorize the results. The advanced rides had enough force to essentially defy gravity. The math states that these forces were strong enough to pin a person to a wall and have no floor beneath them as if a ghost held them there. I repeated similar processes for the many more items that produce centrifugal force i.e. washing machine, roads (car turning), and rollercoaster's. All yielding similar results and having identical hypothesis proved correct for each.

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