Re: Top Thrill Dragster Top Stall #3

mangokitty@xxxxxxxxx <mangokitty@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: On May 27, 1:27 pm, "Dave Althoff, Jr."
: <dalloff.gcfn....@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: > Cedar Point says it's the third time it has happened with riders on
: > board.  It is the first time it has happened when I was at the park.
: >
: > You can see a video here:http://capital2.capital.edu/admin-staff/dalthoff/topstall264.mov
: > (I'll embed it into a trip report page later).
: >
: Thanks for the cool video. Why doesn't the train roll back? Is there
: a brake up there?

No, Dragster doesn't have anything up there except a catwalk and a
blinking light. Maybe a prox switch, but nothing to stop the train.

It's just perfectly balanced. The strong headwind probably had
something to do with it, too. But the whole issue is that the mass of
the train is perfectly balanced between the going-up side and the
going-down side. That is why (a) it wasn't supposed to be possible, and
(b) it doesn't happen very often. I like Jeff Putz's analogy that it
was like trying to balance a Toyota on a toothpick.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.
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