游乐园里物理学.docVIP

游乐园里物理学 　　喜欢去游乐园玩吗?扣人心弦的过山车、欢快的旋转木马、撞来撞去的碰碰车以及那瞬间的自由落体……这些项目惊险又刺激,可实际上,其安全系数却相当高,秘密何在呢? 　　 　　Youve bought your ticket and boarded the roller coaster. Now youre running down the track at 60 miles per hour, taking turns and completing death-defying1) loops. Your heart is in your throat and your stomach is somewhere near your shoes. The only thing separating you from total disaster is a safety harness2) ... but are you really in danger? 　　The designers of the roller coaster carefully crafted3) this thrilling ride to be just that, but youre actually in less danger than you think. You face a greater threat of injury playing sports or riding a bike than you do on a park ride. Amusement park rides use physics laws to simulate danger, while the rides themselves are typically very safe. 　　How do physics laws affect amusement park ride design? 　　 　　你买好了票,登上过山车。现在,你在以六十英里的时速在轨道上向下俯冲,不断扭转,完成挑战死亡的一个个绕环运动。你的心提到了嗓子眼,你的胃似乎坠到了脚边。唯一让你免于灾难的只有安全带……但是你真有那么危险吗? 　　过山车的设计者精心设计了如此惊险刺激的滑行活动,而它实际的危险却比你想的要小。比起游乐场的游乐设施,运动或者骑车中受伤的危险系数反倒更大。游乐场利用物理原理造成危险的假象,而游戏本身却十分安全。 　　那么物理原理是如何作用于游乐场的游戏设计的呢? 　　 　　Whats More: 　　 Going on amusement park rides is one of the safest forms of recreation (娱乐项目). You face a greater threat of injury playing sports or riding a bike than you do on a park ride. According to the National Consumer Product Safety Commission, it estimates that more than 270 million people visit amusement parks each year, and that 7,000 people out of those 270 million go to emergency rooms for injuries they receive on amusement park rides―thats only 0.00259 percent of riders. 　　 　　Roller Coaster 　　For many people, there is only one reason to go to an amusement park: the roller coaster, also called the scream machine by some people. What you may not realize as youre running down the track at 60 miles an hour is that the coaster has no engine. The car is pulled to the top of the first hill at the beginning of the ride, but after that the coaster must complete the ride on its own.