Worlds Steepest roller Coaster

[daveboy]

BBC NEWS | UK | England | 'Steepest' rollercoaster in world

[crippen]

plunges down an incline of 112 degrees from a high point of 30m (98ft).
That is more than vertical---they must be upside down

[ItsRobsLife]

180 degrees would be vertical.

[mongo1936]

Make a dot.

Draw a line to the right.
Now draw a line to the left.
Measure the arc between the lines drawn.
Use a protractor.

It measures 180 degrees. It is horizontal. Flat. Not verticle.

Now draw a line, straight up from the dot.
That is called verticle.
Measure the arc from horizontal.
Use the protractor.

It measures 90 degrees = verticle.
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Crippen must be right - they must be upside down.

Or the angle is mistated. They probably mean 78 degrees.

On the other hand, I do believe some roller coasters do spend some of their time upside down.

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[ItsRobsLife]

Frikken hell where did you boys learn geometry.

If you are at the top of a hill and the decline is 112 degrees you measure from the vertical. So if you look at it from a side perspective 90 would be 3 0'clock 112 somewhere between 4 and 5. 180 would be 6 o'clock. Any angle greater than 180 would indeed be upside down.

[mrukmale]

Who care's about geometry what a feckin ride not for pople with a heart condition.

[StrontiumDog]

I want a go! Looks cool...although rather brief...

Bad thing is you need to travel to Yorkshire...hmmmmm

[AntRobertson]

I would rather sautee my own testicles than go on that thing.

Rollercoasters, officially focking scary.

[crippen]

Yup it goes beyond vertical. . The Steepest Roller Coaster Made From Steel - Guinness World Records Blog post . and . http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps...ap_320X240.jpg .