I've been wondering, why does Shivering Timbers look like a sine function (okay, cosine)?
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Because that is what parabolic curves look like.
Learning geometry in school today?
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That takes the cake Kara. ;)
Perhaps its the "function" of CCI to make Parabolic Hills. ;)
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Timbers has such a long "tangent" of track out to the turnaround.
Man all kind of math terms
Edit: Dangit Kristin beat me to it
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Kara (car-uh)
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Okay, enough with the tangent. Here's a co-tangent.
Are sine-like hills the best airtime configuration because of their never constant slope, or is the classic camelback with the more triangular shaped hill better for airtime?
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This thread is becoming really obtuse
In answer to your question, I think it depends on your preference. The rounded hills are nice for that floating air, but triangular hills (think Magnum) deliver some great ejector air..I enjoy both, I'd say.
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And Kristin throws this into a whole new angle
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I would think that the sine style air would be longer in duration since the slope of the line that is the hill becomes more negative sooner, hence accelerating you downward halfway up the hill. With a triangular-ish bunny hop you just get the top and then you're back to a constant slope.
If you're at a constant slope, you have a constant derivitave (Oh, my God... calculus!) so you're not going to leave your seat. So, in my twisted semi-mathmatical explanation, I'd say Sine air is better because it's longer.
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Before that last post by the darling one, I was ready to say "OK guys, this thread has reached its 'limit', " but all right, enough with the geeky math humor...
What I like about the triangular hills is the sudden change in direction and the resulting extreme airtime. Of course, camelbacks (or sinewave airtime, lol at the term) are sweet too...it's the same way I love both Arrow's tiny intense loops and B&M's huge monstrous versions...it's all about the best of both words!
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Man did it take you a great circle route to come to that conclusion?
You have to "factor" in a lot to figure it out.
;)
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Lame math jokes on Coasterbuzz? That's the "root" of the "problem" here. Sorry, didn't "mean" to be "negative."
When I get bored in Calculus class, I occasionally attempt to make coasters on my graphing calculator using the draw function. And yes, the sine/cosine curve would come in handy if I were to try a profile of ST
-Sean, 1st place 7th grade individual at the 1998 Georgia State MathCounts competition.
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