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I know this may seem like a dorky question, but I need to know for my physics class. Does anyone know what the average rolling coefficient of friction is for steel roller coasters like TTD? It would be a great help if anyone knows.

I'm not even sure what those terms mean so i can't help.

Sorry.

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i found a site that someone did an experiment on a smaller scale to come up with this coefficient and she got .096.

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*sigh* I remember having to do that in Physics class, it's a pain in the butt. bboynfuel, I would like to see that site, I want to see how they got .096.

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The coaster kid, if you have nothing to say about the subject......or dont know whats going on, why bother to respond?

Lets avoid unneccesary posts, please.

Sorry, i dont know what happened but i forgot to add to the topic...yes, i am almost certain .096 is the correct answer...i remember us discussing thsi topic...months afo or something like that...
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*** This post was edited by steelrider33 3/31/2003 2:31:55 PM ***

The coaster kid, if you have nothing to say about the subject......or dont know whats going on, why bother to respond?

Lets avoid unneccesary posts, please.

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steelrider33.. you rule!

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Yeah sorry about that. But i was also kinda hoping that someone would chime in and explain to me what it is.

I'll try not to do that anymore.

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Simplified, it's a measure of how much friction there is between two surfaces. Ice, for example, has a real low coefficient of friction (close to zero) while sandpaper has a real high one (near 1). Again, that's the short answer :)

--James

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