Maryam Skairek Partner: Megan McCarthy
Ms. Cohen
Physics
10 June 2016
Claim: The amount of work being done on Kingda Ka on its first drop is 1,115,308,600 Joules.
Pictures of Kingda Ka:
Ms. Cohen
Physics
10 June 2016
Claim: The amount of work being done on Kingda Ka on its first drop is 1,115,308,600 Joules.
- We will measure the work Kingda Ka makes on its first drop. We will need to follow the equation W=Fd, where F=force, d=distance and W=Work. We have to keep in mind, this is not the exact and final measurement of the work being done. We can’t actually measure the distance, weigh the ride to get the mass and calculate acceleration physically. We will be using measurements found on the Six Flags Great Adventure website. We will be ‘finding’ the distance (3,118 feet) and force (Mass*Acceleration).
- Kingda Ka is 456 feet tall. It has a drop of 418 feet with a lengthy distance of 3,118 feet. It can easily go up to 128 miles per hour. It’s considered the fastest AND tallest rollercoaster in the world! It has a duration of 0:28 seconds and accelerates from 0 to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingda_Ka
- https://www.sixflags.com/greatadventure/attractions/kingda-ka
Pictures of Kingda Ka:
- Unfortunately, I didn’t take a video of me and my partner next to the ride. However, here is a video someone put up on youtube.
Data table:
Calculations:
Conclusion:
Works Cited
"Kingda Ka | Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari." Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari. Web. 08 June 2016.
"Kingda Ka." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 08 June 2016.
- Using the formula (Work=distance x force) we calculated 1,115,308,600 Joules was used when riding down the first drop . We found that Kingda Ka is 3,118 feet long, that solved our distance issue; however, we needed to find the force. In order to do that, we used this formula: (Force= Mass x Acceleration). We found that the coaster accelerated from 0 to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds. The mass is 9,800 Kilograms so by multiplying them together we found the force of 357, 700 newtons and then multiplied that with the distance to get an answer of 1,115,308,600 joules of work.
Conclusion:
- In conclusion, Six Flags was obviously a very fun experience. It was very astonishing how many of the rides we’ve seen incorporated the many things we’ve learned in physics this year. Kingda Ka was ridden twice so the measurements were precise and both times after coming off the ride you would almost feel dizzy. I heard that the ride, unfortunately for some stopped working in the afternoon so we were lucky to experience it in the morning!Each time someone rides Kingda Ka it puts out 1,115,308,600 joules of work and it’s even more impressive because of how short the duration was. After making it through Kingda Ka, every other ride seemed less fun and enjoyable because it seemed to be missing the insane rush of adrenaline that Kingda Ka offered. Overall, I am so happy to see and feel the comparison between what my teacher was talking about and the actual ride.
Works Cited
"Kingda Ka | Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari." Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari. Web. 08 June 2016.
"Kingda Ka." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 08 June 2016.