MaryG12
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That article on Schlitterbahn's Verruckt at Grantland was very good. Yes, it delved into the so-called "ride engineers" of Verruckt, neither who held a college degree in ride physics nor design, something I considered to be very important. Obviously neither were really qualified to build that Verruckt slide.
Unlike the "land" amusement park rides which are made of metal (usually) and utilize electricity of some kind to operate, a water ride can never use electricity to operate (water (conductor) + electricity = electrocution (death usually).)
Here is an interesting article about water ride engineering although it makes a poor comparion of a pool slide to a water ride; the old-fashioned pool slides of decades ago did NOT have water being shot onto the surface of the slide; rather, the slide itself was dry, made of heavy-duty plastic. This article explains the "mechanics" of how amusement park water rides work:
The Physics Behind Waterslides
Worthwhile reading.
Unlike the "land" amusement park rides which are made of metal (usually) and utilize electricity of some kind to operate, a water ride can never use electricity to operate (water (conductor) + electricity = electrocution (death usually).)
Here is an interesting article about water ride engineering although it makes a poor comparion of a pool slide to a water ride; the old-fashioned pool slides of decades ago did NOT have water being shot onto the surface of the slide; rather, the slide itself was dry, made of heavy-duty plastic. This article explains the "mechanics" of how amusement park water rides work:
The Physics Behind Waterslides
Worthwhile reading.