What is the best seat on a roller coaster?

The best seat on a coaster, then, is a matter of personal taste. If you love the feeling of weightlessness, head for the back. If you want the best view of the action, head for the front. The cars in the middle provide the weakest ride, but it's a good bet you'll still have a good time.



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The best place to sit on a roller coaster is the front row because it has both the greatest values of negative Z acceleration and the greatest time spent in free fall.

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In a typical coaster design, the riders in the front car get an unobstructed view of all these obstacles whipping past them. In a coaster that has seats facing backward, the rear car offers the best of both worlds -- you get a great view and the most intense ride.

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It is impossible for the back of the train to exceed the speed of the front, because all of the cars are connected. However, the back may feel faster than the front at some points, due to the front pulling it. If the front is already going down a drop, than it is going to whip the back over the crest faster.

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Cars in roller coasters always move the fastest at the bottoms of hills. This is related to the first concept in that at the bottom of hills all of the potential energy has been converted to kinetic energy, which means more speed.

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If there's a chance you might feel sick from the roller coasters and other rides, eat a bland breakfast (or other meal) before you go. You want something in your stomach to keep it settled, so choose bland foods like plain cereal, toast and crackers or scrambled eggs with nothing else in or on them.

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Since rollercoasters are all about speed, velocity, forces, and emulating the sensation of flying, raising your arms can really enhance the experience and increase the feeling that you're flying – but do you dare?

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Yukon Striker will plummet riders going 80 mph 245 feet down to an underwater tunnel!

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If you love the feeling of weightlessness, head for the back. If you want the best view of the action, head for the front. The cars in the middle provide the weakest ride, but it's a good bet you'll still have a good time.

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People with high blood pressure and/or heart conditions are warned not to ride roller coasters because of the way they tax the cardiovascular system. The adrenaline rush that roller coasters give you causes a rapid spike in your heart rate and blood pressure.

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Keep your eyes open if you experience nausea. Some people will experience motion sickness while they are on a roller coaster. In order to combat this, you can keep your eyes open. This way you will be able to see what is coming and this will allow your body to predict the movements.

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According to clinical psychologist Judy Kurianski, high tempo rides expose us to “good fear.” Our brains perceive the drops and heart-stopping twists to be “safe” and “predictable,” so riding these thrill rides becomes therapeutic, especially as we scream out our anxieties.

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The weightless feeling is probably due to a host of factors, so perhaps getting a firm lock into your seat so you don't float off the seat might help. I don't think any ride drops faster than gravity but certainly staying firmly in the seat (like with a shoulder harness car) seems to help me.

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Stay away from spicy foods or food you have never had before, and be sure to stay hydrated throughout the day. Hot temperatures and dehydration can make that queasy feeling worse.

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Support. Another thing you can do throughout this process and at the moment of actually riding a roller coaster for the first time is to surround yourself with people who can support you. Having friends or family with you can be very reassuring and can help you feel less nervous or worried about facing your fear.

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The front seat offers the best view, of course and you get to see what's happening before the rest of your fellow riders do. You feel like you're leading the charge. Or go for the back seat because it offers more air time: your butt will hang in the air off your seat for much longer on those hills and drops.

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The larger the mass, the larger the momentum, and the more force you need to change it. Mass does not make a roller coaster go faster but it does make it harder to slow down.

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At the bottom of the loop, gravity and the change in direction of the passenger's inertia from a downward vertical direction to one that is horizontal push the passenger into the seat, causing the passenger to once again feel very heavy.

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