Category: Roller Coaster

So there I was. In line for Green Lantern (Six Flags Great Adventure) for over an hour and we were next up, row 6. We had been at the top of the station for several trains to cycle through, so the...

In the last week, I experienced 2 failures on the rollback prevention devices on the lift hill. Both cracked along the length of the 2 x 4. Why is this happening and how can we prevent it? [aweber...

Whoa! Ok, so there's nothing wrong with Top Thrill Dragster. Well, it does have a lot of maintenance issues. There is an issue with my cake replica. Find out what...

Isn't it sad that this is the last video of the series? I've had a great time making all of this material. In the last two decades, the heart-line roll has make its way into many rides. Let's...

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Spence Krause from the Pittsburgh Robotics Company SKA. Please enjoy as Spencer and I discuss life, work, failure and of course: Roller...

It is the second to last video in this series and we will discuss the tracks roll angle for turning and track location. There is a lot of trigonometry here, but I've managed to simplify...