Jan. 13, 2025

Roller Coaster Trivia

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Journey Joe Mitchell takes us on a thrilling ride through amusement park history. From napkin sketches to astronaut engineering, this episode explores the fascinating world of rollercoasters. Learn how washing machines helped test the world's fastest coaster and discover which wooden ride still uses its original 1927 brake system.

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Calorogus Shark Media Greeting's thrill seekers. I'm journey Joe Mitchell,

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and welcome to a high velocity edition of five daily

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trivia questions. On this day. In eighteen eighty five, LaMarcus

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Thompson patented the first American roller coaster, So let's explore

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some fascinating facts about these incredible rides. Question one, which

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famous coaster's design was sketched on a napkin during a

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meeting between rivals and what problem did they solve while

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sharing a pizza? Question two? What household item did engineers

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use to test Kingdaka's launch system before installing the actual track?

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Question three? Which Wooden coaster still operates using its original

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nineteen twenty seven break system that was inspired by what

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everyday object? Question four? What unusual material was used to

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build the cyclone at Coney Island that led to a

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strange preservation rule? Question five? Which astronaut helped design Space

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Mountain's track layout? Adding what unique feature that every modern

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coaster now includes? We'll be right back with these thrilling

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answers after this break. Welcome back, trivia fans. Let's reveal

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today's answers. Question one asked which famous coaster's design was

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sketched on a napkin during a meeting between rivals and

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what problem did they solve while sharing a pizza. Answer.

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The Magnum XL two hundred was designed by Cedar Point

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and Aerodynamics engineers on a pizza napkin, solving the lift

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hill angle problem by using the napkins grease stains. The

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napkin is now displayed in Cedar Points Museum. Question two

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asked what household item did engineers use to test King

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Tokao's launch system before installing the actual track. Answer they

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used washing machine motors to test the hydraulic launch system,

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running them for six months straight. One test motor is

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still displayed in the Q line. Question three asked which

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wooden coaster still operates using its original nineteen twenty seven

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brake system that was inspired by what everyday object answer.

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The Giant Dipper at Santa Cruz uses a brake system

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inspired by a piano's damper pedal, with the original brass

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mechanism still in place. The designer was a former piano tuner.

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Question four asked what unusual material was used to build

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the Cyclone at Coney Island that led to a strange

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preservation rule. Answer It contains wood from the original Coney

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Island boardwalk, requiring any replacement pieces to come from the

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same source. They maintain a special lumber stockpile just for repairs.

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Question five asked which astronaut helped design Space Mountain's track layout,

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adding what unique feature that every modern coaster now includes?

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Answer Mercury. Astronaut Gordon Cooper added the g force calculations

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to ensure writer comfort, creating the modern computer aided design process.

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His original calculations are still used in coaster design software

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that concludes today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Journey Joe Mitchell,

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and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology.

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