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Roller Coaster Origins: From Ice Slides to Modern Thrills · SUN
Audio Course
Science & Tech
Roller Coaster Origins: From Ice Slides to Modern Thrills
Introduction
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2:14
Episodes
Transcript
0. Introduction
2:14
1. Slide Into History: The First Thrills on Ice
3:27
2. The Russian Mountains Take Flight: Early Wooden Coasters in Europe
6:18
3. Cross‑Atlantic Dreams: The Birth of America’s First Coaster
6:04
4. The Golden Age: Loop‑the‑Loop, Figure‑Eights, and the Rise of Thrill‑Seeker Culture
4:38
5. Steel Takes the Lead: The Birth of the Modern Coaster
4:50
6. The Coaster Wars: Height, Speed, and Inversion Records
5:32
7. Launch Systems & Magnetic Brakes: The Physics of Modern Thrills
5:12
8. Themed Immersion: Storytelling Meets Engineering
4:14
9. The Future Track: Sustainability, VR, and the Next Generation of Thrills
3:50
