Roller coasters give people the opportunity to experience physics in dramatic ways. In this episode of SciShow, we break down how physics work on roller coasters to give you the ride of your life! Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shout out to Patrick Merrithew, Will and Sonja Marple, Thomas J., Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters, charles george, Kathy & Tim Philip, Tim Curwick, Bader AlGhamdi, Justin Lentz, Patrick D. Ashmore, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Benny, Fatima Iqbal, Accalia Elementia, Kyle Anderson, and Philippe von Bergen. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://www.coaster101.com/2013/09/25/coasters-101-lift-hills/ https://www.britannica.com/science/hydraulics http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/py105/Bernoulli.html http://hydraulicspneumatics.com/200/TechZone/Accumulators/Article/False/9810/TechZone-Accumulators?page=2 http://themeparks.about.com/od/rollercoasterarticles/a/KingdaHydraulic.htm http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/mechanics/hump.html http://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/roller-coaster6.htm https://www.britannica.com/topic/roller-coaster#ref910735 http://hydraulicspneumatics.com/200/TechZone/Accumulators/Article/False/9810/TechZone-Accumulators http://physics.gu.se/LISEBERG/eng/magn_brakes.pdf http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/materials/StudyGuide/guide10.pdf http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/II_16.html http://www.explainthatstuff.com/eddy-current-brakes.html http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/PY106/InducedEMF.html https://www.britannica.com/science/Lenzs-law http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/magnetic/emfchb.html https://www.princeton.edu/ssp/joseph-henry-project/eddy-currents/eddy_wiki.pdf https://www.physics.byu.edu/faculty/berrondo/sp711/eddy%20currents.pdf http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/Weight/whatIsWeight.html Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Six_Flags_Great_Adventure_-_Nitro_lifthill.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kingda_Ka.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catchcar.jpg https://pixabay.com/en/roller-coaster-ride-year-market-365770/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tbolt-skidbrakes.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Top_Thrill_Dragster_at_Cedar_Point.jpg
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