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  • Vsauce! Kevin here. Rollercoasters may have originated from Russian Mountains built in

  • the 17th century - these were large ice hills held with wooden supports and we've been innovating

  • amusement rides ever since like this 1919 concept that shot passengers out of a cannon

  • in a bullet-shaped capsule to land in a giant waterslide and end up in the lake below.

  • What the FAK!? The facts and knowledge on Roller Coasters.

  • People take 1.7 billion amusement park rides every year in the U.S. alone and the chances

  • of being injured while riding is only 1 in 24 million but riding on roller coasters can

  • be extremely scary because of cognitive dissonance where part of you understands there's no real

  • danger while the other part experiences genuine fear.

  • Located in Abu Dhabi, The Formula Rossa is the world's fastest roller coaster clocking

  • in at 240 km per hour. It accelerates to top speed in less than five seconds using a hydraulic

  • launch system that generates the velocity similar to aircraft carrier steam catapults.

  • Riders are required to wear protective eyeglasses because of the risk of impact with airborne

  • objects like insects.

  • The Kingda Ka in Jackson New Jersey holds the record for tallest roller coaster with

  • the main top hat tower reaching 456 feet. After a 90 degree roll to the right it reaches

  • the peak and then drops 418 feet down through a 270 degree right-handed spiral. The ride

  • lasts 28 seconds and in 2009 it was shut down for 3 months after suffering damage from a

  • lightning strike.

  • But U.S. Thrill Rides is planning to take the tallest record away with the Polercoaster.

  • It is slated to open in 2016 in Florida it will send riders down 520 feet at more than

  • 60 mph.

  • The Steel Dragon 2000 opened in Japan in the year 2000, which was "The Year of the Dragon".

  • It holds the record for the longest track length at 8,133 feet and 2 inches. Because

  • the construction required so much steel for earthquake protection it cost over 50 million

  • dollars to build.

  • Also located in Japan, The Takabisha is known for having a drop angle of 121 degrees making

  • it the steepest roller coaster in the world.

  • The world's tallest vertical loop stands at 160 feet during the Full Throttle roller coaster

  • in California. There are 18 riders per train and each ride is under a minute long, giving

  • it the capacity to have 800 riders per hour. Full Throttle also features the first top

  • hat over a loop. A top hat is a common element in roller coasters where there is a hill with

  • a 90 degree ascent and descent.

  • But if you want to go on the roller coaster with the most inversions you'll have to head

  • to the United Kingdom to ride the Smiler. It has a world record of 14 total inversions

  • that are supposed to make you laugh, not barf.

  • A wing coaster is a type of steel roller coaster where pairs of riders sit on either side of

  • the track and there is nothing above or below them. The Gatekeeper, the fifth wing coaster

  • in the world, is located in Sandusky, OH. Opened in 2013 and has the highest inversion

  • in the world measuring 170 ft. and in the wing coaster category it holds the record

  • for the longest, fastest, longest drop, and most inversions.

  • When riders experience a moment of free falling with at least a 90 degree drop it is considered

  • a Dive Coaster. And the Griffon roller coaster in Virginia is the tallest and the fastest

  • dive coaster to date at 205 feet tall and 71 mph. There are also no other dive coasters

  • that feature floorless trains and it's the only roller coaster of its kind to have more

  • than one inversion.

  • The Tatsu is a flying roller coaster that gives riders a flight sensation. They're suspended

  • in a horizontal position where the cars are secured under the track and the rider's backs

  • are parallel to it. It holds records for the highest (170 ft), fastest (62 mph), and longest

  • of its kind. It's the only one to feature a zero gravity roll and had the world's highest

  • pretzel loop.

  • I'm gonna leave you with this. What's the name of this roller coaster and what's its

  • significance?

  • Before we go here's last video's winner. Leave your answer in the comments below and as always

  • - thanks for watching!

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