MIT students build a roller coaster in one week

Re:MIT students build a roller coaster in one week by lnanek2 on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @09:22AM (#8722808)

Kind of lame they weren't allowed to put a loop in. You are just as well off sledding down a hill at what they ended up with.

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Re:MIT students build a roller coaster in one week by papad on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @09:37AM (#8722906)

Ha totally agree. The loops and vicious turns are central to a roller coaster (and being tied to the track). Without those, sledding is way better cause you can get some serious airtime on the right hills and have some control over your direction too.

Overall a neat project for a large college team to work together on but the end product doesn't appear that functional/fun.

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Re:MIT students build a roller coaster in one week by matt_morgan on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @10:31AM (#8723253)

Doesn't appear fun? Stop thinking for a minute!

I want to ride it. My son would love to ride it.

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Re:MIT students build a roller coaster in one week by papad on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @11:11AM (#8723527)

You definitely have the right perspective. If I put my kid's hat on, it definitely would be fun. Doing the simplest things with my nieces and nephews are extremely fun :)

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Re:MIT students build a roller coaster in one week by pavel_lishin on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @01:30PM (#8724625)

I believe that the cart is tied down to the track - you can see it in the video, there are wheels on both sides of the board.

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Re:MIT students build a roller coaster in one week by Retra on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @11:40AM (#8723726)

Loops are extremely dangerous if not done properly...

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