Where is the most speed on a roller coaster?

So if you are sitting at the front, you will start going down the hill at the point in time that the entire train is going slowly; whereas if you are sitting at the back you will start going down the hill when the train is going the fastest. Front usually has best views but the back has the most thrills!



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Mass does not make a roller coaster go faster but it does make it harder to slow down. This is why amusement parks test roller coasters with dummies filled with water. The water dummies increase the mass of the train making it harder for the resistance forces to slow it down so it's less likely to get stuck.

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