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Practical Advice for Marble Roller Coaster Construction. DiscoverE Project 2019. Basic Thrill Ideas. Banked curves Loops Jumps Make it FUN!. Potential Gotcha’s – Too steep. Coaster will get too much speed and jump off the track in subsequent transitions.
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Practical Advice for MarbleRoller Coaster Construction DiscoverE Project 2019
Basic Thrill Ideas Banked curves Loops Jumps Make it FUN!
Potential Gotcha’s – Too steep Coaster will get too much speed and jump off the track in subsequent transitions
Potential Gotcha’s – Bad joints/connections Marble will be blocked from rolling properly; could slow/stop or jump the track Wad of tape
Marble won’t make it up the hill Potential Gotcha’s – Too much height on next hill
Potential Gotcha’s – Too sharp of a peak on next hill • Marble will jump off the hill
Potential Gotcha’s – Twisted track Marble can’t stay in the groove
Too high – can’t complete the loop Not enough support – loop will deform when marble rolls on it Note: Elliptical loop is better than round loop Potential Gotcha’s – Loop
Potential Gotcha’s – Kinks & sharp dips • Marble will bounce off track
Potential Gotcha’s – Doubled back track • Marble will fall to ground
Potential Gotcha’s – Curves without banks Marble will jump track
Potential Gotcha’s – Insufficient support Weight/Force of marble will cause track to sag/move
Summary Avoid Too steep Bad connections/joints Too low or too high 2nd hills Twisted track (unless used for proper banking) Sloppy loops Kinks Double backing the track Insufficient track support