"When gravity is removed, surface tension becomes the most powerful influence and the water spontaneously forms balls which undulate and float like suspended water balloons – or at least they float until you go back into 2G, and then they just might splash in your face. "Liquids are amazing in zero gravity," Rogers said. Passengers also might be allowed to try fun, safe "zero gravity" experiments during the ride, such as seeing how microgravity affects a small rubber ball, piece of string, or even a cup of water. Imagine this: Real microgravity is now available for grade-school science projects!" "As a result, what started as a theme park ride could very quickly evolve into a very real and useful NASA research facility. "Provided your experiment is neither toxic nor explosive, you should be able to take your experiment aboard almost any evening on a couple hours' notice," Rogers said. Experiment time on NASA's KC-135A, or other planned suborbital vehicles, is expensive and can sometimes involve a lengthy testing and approval process, he noted. While the Vomit Comet would be primarily for entertainment, Rogers can foresee scientific and research applications. This will enhance the thrill, Rogers said, since riders will not be able to gauge their own movement against fixed objects or the horizon. While conventional roller coasters involve open-air seating, the capsule used in BRC's Vomit Comet will be completely enclosed.
"The configuration would look something like the coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California called 'Superman: Escape from Krypton,' but BRC's Vomit Comet will be much taller and would create a completely different experience," Bob Rogers, BRC's founder and chief creative officer, said in a statement provided to. As their enclosed vehicle approached the top of a tall tower, passengers would experience a floating sensation for about eight seconds.
Instead of following parabolas, the BRC ride – first reported by Popular Science – would accelerate people on a flat path parallel to the ground, then shoot them straight upward. Superman: Escape from Krypton (originally Superman: The Escape ) is a steel shuttle roller coaster built by by Swiss roller coaster firm Intamin at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. Elsewhere along the flight, the aircraft could give the sensation of approximately two times the force of gravity on Earth.
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The KC-135A could fly a series of large parabolic arcs, allowing passengers to experience about 25 seconds of microgravity at the top. The aircraft, nicknamed "the Vomit Comet," flew specific flight paths to mimic various states of microgravity. The proposed ride takes cues from NASA's KC-135A aircraft, which was used to train astronauts and test equipment for spaceflight.
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