Claw Ride with Accelerometer

Rider-view of The Claw ride at Hershey Park, with vertical accelerometer data. The video was filmed with a Flip video camera strapped to the chest of a physics teacher, who calls out the accelerometer readings during the ride. From the video, you can time the duration of the ride and the period of the swing. The ride is known to rotate a 9 rpm and is approximately 8 m across at the bottom.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• FlipShare
• The Claw
• Hershey Park
• Accelerometer
• physics
• amusement park physics
• ride
• Pennsylvania
• g's
• acceleration
• pendulum
• data

[cllyG]

i've been on that ride in the UK it's fun! but seriously, who would go on it just for a science experiment

[movieluver101999]

is it fun

[aasmodeus]

i'd be losing my lunch and not be able to even talk...