G Forces!

Man the G Forces on TTD are going to be intense. Does anybody know what the G's will be on TTD? What are the G's on MF? How Many G's are too many for the human body to take?

I believe the human body can take up to 6 or 7 G's. I think this is going to pull about 3 or 4.

My advice: Just trust Cedar Point. They'd never hurt anybody on purpose.

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It will be less that 5 g's, but probably more than 4.

Just hold your head againsed the headrest like they tell you, and you will be fine.

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John, if you look under the launch thread, I compared a good cross section of launch coasters - ranking their intensity - Dragster (1.3G) is not as intense as Hypersonic (2.0) or Dodonpa (2.7) during the launch. Most coasters produce less than 5 Gs for VERY short periods of time. Dragster appears to have a good mix of strong Gs and high thrills with the speed and launch. I think it is going to kick ass.

Tom

Thanks Tom, I will.

But your not going to feel the intense g's on the launch. They'll be on the pull up and pull out. And I believe that MF pulls pretty close to 5g's at the bottom of first hill. Probaly about 4.7 or in that ballpark.

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Cedar Point's self-inforced restriction on vertical G's is like 4 or just a little over. MF doesn't get close to 5 G's. Did you know that Wildcat pulls more G's than MF? It's true...which proves that when built right, bigger coasters aren't any more forceful than smaller coasters.

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http://www.topthrilldragster.com/public/inside_park/rides/thrill/ttd/specs/questions/qaa.cfm

This is the interview with Rob Decker

***The G-Force question is the 4th question down.

MF actually hits 5.0 G's at the bottom of the first drop.

Top Thrill.. u were correct. The human body without any physicaly conditioning can with stand about 7 G's. However, pilots and astronauts can withstand between 12-18 G's i believe. they have pressure suits so they arent killed.

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Okay, first off this ride is not going to be pulling off 4 or 5 g's...in the air force, on a aircraft carrier, planes launch across a less than 1/5 mile area, in about 1.5 seconds, to over 200 miles an hour. And they pull off 4.5 g's. If a roller coaster is going to make passengers feel the pressure of even 3 g's, they are going to start making the passengers wear helmets...and i dont think thats going to be happening any time soon...

Keep in mind that there's the G-Forces, and Sustained G-Forces. At the bottom of MF's drop, you achieve 4-5 G's for fractions of a second. In comparison, the Space Shuttle pulls 4-5 G's for 8-10 minutes, I believe.

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Tommy Penner
- YoYoBaybeeMan

MF pulls closer to 4 G's, and the space shuttle pulls 3.2 G's.

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12-18 G's? Are you crazy?

Although CP doesn't really release any figures on a ride's forces (at least none that I've seen), you'll be fine. All this g-force bull crap just came to light because of some senator that wants media attention. Trust me, unless you have some severe medical condition, the g-forces on any amusement ride will never hurt you!

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"If you're standing in an uncomfortable position, that means you are in the right position because you are riding Mantis!" - Mantis ride op doing spiels on closing day.

The shuttle pulls 3-4 G's on takeoff for the first 6-8 minutes approximately until the main engines shut down when orbit is achieved. Most average people will pass out at 7-8 G's. Fighter pilots can pull up to 10-14 G's on high speed afterburner turns. This ride will probably be about 1.5-2 G's on launch.

When I was going to go in the Air Force,I was in a centrifuge at a base about 15 years ago. Let me tell you,sustained 7-8 G's is NOT fun. You have to keepholding your breath and pushing the blood into your head or you black out real quick.

I think Wahoo calculated 1.3 G's on launch, which doesn't sound like much, but should be fun :)

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Tommy Penner
- YoYoBaybeeMan

Trust me.. this ride will at least pull 3 g's. Probably around the 4.5 ballpark.

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Top Thrill Dragster said

I believe the human body can take up to 6 or 7 G's. I think this is going to pull about 3 or 4.

I've seen on Discovery Wings that pilots are subjected to G's that are higher than 6 -7. The issue is how long the body is subjected to those forces. Also the speed and angle of the bank (up, down, left or right) determine the G's. If you look at the pictures of TTD's angle up the tower and down it has a nice smooth curve which will ultimately lower those forces on your body.

actually, i think this ride is going to be one big flop. The launch is gonna blow, the top hat is going to be unimpressive, and the 270 degree turn to the finish, BORING! Because we all know Cedar Point has a reputation for making rides that are no fun at all.

Dont expect me to waste my precious moments of life riding the worlds tallest and fastest roller coaster.

G's G's G's......jeez! Do you all know what G Forces are? Really? Or how about Centripital Force?? Ok here goes............ G Force is the amount of force exerted on the body during different circumstances.......G Force is in laymens terms how hard gravity is pulling you towards the earth..... 3 g's = you weigh 100 you feel like 300......With this said lets move to Centripital force.......you will be sucked to the seatback on the way down......so force will be exerted pulling towards the seatback WHILE THE TRAIN MOVES FORWARD (or down). THese will ALMOST cancel each other out but wont all the way so minimal G's will be put on the body.........as for the launch you will be moving at the same rate as the train and the train is what will sustain more g's than you willl..............................