The angle at which the car drops is another variable that affects the rider experience. Typical angles range from 30° to 80°. Loops: Roller coaster loops are never circular loops.
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The total energy never goes up, only down, due to frictional losses, and so the maximum hill the cars can climb gets smaller and smaller. Putting a bigger hill later on will only make the roller coaster cars roll back down the way it came.
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