Site of the Day for Monday, August 6, 2001 Amusement Park Physics If there's an amusement park on your holiday itinerary then this site will provide some reassuring information which may allow you to face a roller coaster ride with equanimity. "You've bought your ticket and boarded the roller coaster. Now you're barreling down the track at 60 miles per hour, taking hairpin turns and completing death-defying loops. Your heart is in your throat and your stomach is somewhere near your shoes. The only thing separating you from total disaster is a safety harness...but are you really in danger?" - from the website This site provides some solid and soothing facts and includes a fascinating history of roller coasters. It also allows the visitor to actually design a roller coaster, with a helpful physics glossary for those who spent too much time wool-gathering during physics class. http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/ A.M. Holm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SotD Ashlists archives - http://www.mail-archive.com/site-of-the-day@ashlists.org/ SotD Website - http://www.ashlists.org/sotd/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and in the BODY type: unsubscribe site-of-the-day