Comments on: The Robocoaster http://www.damninteresting.com/the-robocoaster/ A collection of legitimately fascinating information culled from the past, present, and anticipated future. Tue, 22 May 2012 01:30:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Radiatidon http://www.damninteresting.com/the-robocoaster/#comment-23819 Radiatidon Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:42:28 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=38#comment-23819 [quote]Alan Bellows said: "By the way, I did the math, and that 4.9-meters-per-second converts to just a hair under 11 MPH. If you watch the video, it's clear that the thing isn't moving slowly, it's swinging around pretty quickly, with some sudden changes of direction, and some decent G-forces. I'm sure they used meters-per-second because it just sounds wimpy to say "almost 11 miles per hour!"[/quote] Actually using meters-per-second to compare with miles per hour is misleading. A true comparison would be 4.9 meters-per-second is equal to 16.08 feet-per-second. For miles-per-hour you would have 17.64 Kilometers-per-hour is equal to 10.93 miles-per-hour. [quote]Correct me if I'm wrong, but said: i think its because they recognized the metric system is superiour! u silly americans and you're imperial system. [/quote] Actually the imperial system originated in Europe while the Metric System originated in the French Republic between 1793 and 1799. Later around 1960, the International System of Units (SI - the Systeme Internationale d'Unites) was created and refined in France. This created a baseline metric system where units of measurement are internationally recognized and applied. The company KUKA, is based in Augsburg, Germany while the company Robocoaster is in England. Germany converted to the metric system between 1868 to 1875 from the old Rhenish system. So it would make sense that the values represented in Robocoaster's literature would reflect the most commonly used measurement system for mechanical in those countries, otherwise metric. Now England has been in turmoil over converting fully to the metric system for ages. The schools were to stop teaching the imperial system back in 1965 and only teach the metric system. They did not. Various retries occurred over the years with no luck. The last was to be fully changed over by 2010 with fines placed on any businesses that dared display or weigh with the old imperial system. This raised such a ruckus that the idea of a fully metric system in England was finally dropped and the country is still a bi-system of imperial and metric units. Which is why you can still see road signs with miles on them rather than kilometres, get your usual delivery of pints of milk, or even order a pint in a pub rather than a liter. Seems that the metric is not all it's cracked up to be, though I do own a complete tool set representing both systems since I have machinery not just US made, but foreign manufactured as well. The Don. [quote]Alan Bellows said: “By the way, I did the math, and that 4.9-meters-per-second converts to just a hair under 11 MPH. If you watch the video, it’s clear that the thing isn’t moving slowly, it’s swinging around pretty quickly, with some sudden changes of direction, and some decent G-forces. I’m sure they used meters-per-second because it just sounds wimpy to say “almost 11 miles per hour!”[/quote]

Actually using meters-per-second to compare with miles per hour is misleading. A true comparison would be 4.9 meters-per-second is equal to 16.08 feet-per-second. For miles-per-hour you would have 17.64 Kilometers-per-hour is equal to 10.93 miles-per-hour.

[quote]Correct me if I’m wrong, but said: i think its because they recognized the metric system is superiour! u silly americans and you’re imperial system.
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Actually the imperial system originated in Europe while the Metric System originated in the French Republic between 1793 and 1799.

Later around 1960, the International System of Units (SI – the Systeme Internationale d’Unites) was created and refined in France. This created a baseline metric system where units of measurement are internationally recognized and applied.

The company KUKA, is based in Augsburg, Germany while the company Robocoaster is in England. Germany converted to the metric system between 1868 to 1875 from the old Rhenish system.

So it would make sense that the values represented in Robocoaster’s literature would reflect the most commonly used measurement system for mechanical in those countries, otherwise metric.

Now England has been in turmoil over converting fully to the metric system for ages. The schools were to stop teaching the imperial system back in 1965 and only teach the metric system. They did not. Various retries occurred over the years with no luck. The last was to be fully changed over by 2010 with fines placed on any businesses that dared display or weigh with the old imperial system. This raised such a ruckus that the idea of a fully metric system in England was finally dropped and the country is still a bi-system of imperial and metric units.

Which is why you can still see road signs with miles on them rather than kilometres, get your usual delivery of pints of milk, or even order a pint in a pub rather than a liter.

Seems that the metric is not all it’s cracked up to be, though I do own a complete tool set representing both systems since I have machinery not just US made, but foreign manufactured as well.

The Don.

]]> By: Correct me if I'm wrong, but: http://www.damninteresting.com/the-robocoaster/#comment-23818 Correct me if I'm wrong, but: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:55:55 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=38#comment-23818 [quote]Alan Bellows said: "By the way, I did the math, and that 4.9-meters-per-second converts to just a hair under 11 MPH. If you watch the video, it's clear that the thing isn't moving slowly, it's swinging around pretty quickly, with some sudden changes of direction, and some decent G-forces. I'm sure they used meters-per-second because it just sounds wimpy to say "almost 11 miles per hour!""[/quote] i think its because they recognized the metric system is superiour! u silly americans and you're imperial system. [quote]Alan Bellows said: “By the way, I did the math, and that 4.9-meters-per-second converts to just a hair under 11 MPH. If you watch the video, it’s clear that the thing isn’t moving slowly, it’s swinging around pretty quickly, with some sudden changes of direction, and some decent G-forces. I’m sure they used meters-per-second because it just sounds wimpy to say “almost 11 miles per hour!”"[/quote]

i think its because they recognized the metric system is superiour! u silly americans and you’re imperial system.

]]> By: DanThinksDances&femaleGspot http://www.damninteresting.com/the-robocoaster/#comment-22106 DanThinksDances&femaleGspot Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:08:49 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=38#comment-22106 Enter your reply text here. OK Rollercoasters are fun before age 10 for the thrill. now skiing, even parachuting are the next level. I hope that robtic arm is gonna really toss me & fast. Otherwise it just feels like driving school. ///////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////Tink #4 October 12th, 2006 10:11 pm Just great, another 6 ticket vomit comet, with the better than average ability to kill you just to add to the thrill. No thanks, this old lady will stick to the merry go round or the incredably cool IMAX virtual rides.LOL//////////////////////////////////////////////// Don't grow up. Is it really that moving? /////////////////// ///////////////////////////// Alan Bellows #1 September 14th, 2005 3:55 pm By the way, I did the math, and that 4.9-meters-per-second converts to just a hair under 11 MPH. If you watch the video, it's clear that the thing isn't moving slowly, it's swinging around pretty quickly, with some sudden changes of direction, and some decent G-forces. I'm sure they used meters-per-second because it just sounds wimpy to say "almost 11 miles per hour!" //////////////////////////////////// ////////////////////////////////// oh well, I'll stick to horses. Enter your reply text here. OK
Rollercoasters are fun before age 10 for the thrill.
now skiing, even parachuting are the next level.
I hope that robtic arm is gonna really toss me & fast. Otherwise it just feels like driving school.

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//////////////////////Tink #4 October 12th, 2006 10:11 pm
Just great, another 6 ticket vomit comet, with the better than average ability to kill you just to add to the thrill.
No thanks, this old lady will stick to the merry go round or the incredably cool IMAX virtual rides.LOL////////////////////////////////////////////////

Don’t grow up. Is it really that moving?

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///////////////////////////// Alan Bellows #1 September 14th, 2005 3:55 pm
By the way, I did the math, and that 4.9-meters-per-second converts to just a hair under 11 MPH. If you watch the video, it’s clear that the thing isn’t moving slowly, it’s swinging around pretty quickly, with some sudden changes of direction, and some decent G-forces. I’m sure they used meters-per-second because it just sounds wimpy to say “almost 11 miles per hour!” ////////////////////////////////////
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oh well, I’ll stick to horses.

]]> By: ulzha http://www.damninteresting.com/the-robocoaster/#comment-17471 ulzha Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:54:55 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=38#comment-17471 Sorry about commenting old articles... Old lady Tink may be right except for the "or", it should be "and". This robot merry-go-round seat has obtained a personal IMAX display since: http://www.kuka.com/germany/en/pressevents/news/NN_050907_TagDerDeutschenLuftfahrt.htm I tried it, was not extremely fun, as the thrashing through the air was actually feeble. With all the 6-axis degrees of freedom and the right movie all around me, I expect the thing to have potential for the absolute best crazy flight simulation ever without any sickening effects; alas, something felt downtuned severely for my mission. Sorry about commenting old articles… Old lady Tink may be right except for the “or”, it should be “and”. This robot merry-go-round seat has obtained a personal IMAX display since: http://www.kuka.com/germany/en/pressevents/news/NN_050907_TagDerDeutschenLuftfahrt.htm I tried it, was not extremely fun, as the thrashing through the air was actually feeble. With all the 6-axis degrees of freedom and the right movie all around me, I expect the thing to have potential for the absolute best crazy flight simulation ever without any sickening effects; alas, something felt downtuned severely for my mission.

]]> By: rev.felix http://www.damninteresting.com/the-robocoaster/#comment-12625 rev.felix Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:52:16 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=38#comment-12625 <p>"BAM! …you're accosted by an angry, disembodied, giant robot arm that picks you up and thrashes you wildly through the air."</p><p>Usually I get accosted by unusually euphoric, disembodied, giant robot arms myself.</p> “BAM! …you’re accosted by an angry, disembodied, giant robot arm that picks you up and thrashes you wildly through the air.”

Usually I get accosted by unusually euphoric, disembodied, giant robot arms myself.

]]> By: Tink http://www.damninteresting.com/the-robocoaster/#comment-9248 Tink Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:11:00 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=38#comment-9248 <p>Just great, another 6 ticket vomit comet, with the better than average ability to kill you just to add to the thrill.</p><p> No thanks, this old lady will stick to the merry go round or the incredably cool IMAX virtual rides.LOL </p> Just great, another 6 ticket vomit comet, with the better than average ability to kill you just to add to the thrill.

No thanks, this old lady will stick to the merry go round or the incredably cool IMAX virtual rides.LOL

]]> By: Drakvil http://www.damninteresting.com/the-robocoaster/#comment-7261 Drakvil Sat, 15 Jul 2006 20:14:45 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=38#comment-7261 <p>I'm sure this would make a great travelling exhibit here in the U.S. - don't need all the space a traditional roller coaster requres.</p> I’m sure this would make a great travelling exhibit here in the U.S. – don’t need all the space a traditional roller coaster requres.

]]> By: markpitzner http://www.damninteresting.com/the-robocoaster/#comment-142 markpitzner Mon, 24 Oct 2005 02:43:07 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=38#comment-142 <p>I went on such a ride, that was programable for one's particular liking on how rough a ride and what particular movements you wanted. It was in Denmark, in Legoland, and it was a two person ride my son loved it made me sick.</p> I went on such a ride, that was programable for one’s particular liking on how rough a ride and what particular movements you wanted. It was in Denmark, in Legoland, and it was a two person ride my son loved it made me sick.

]]> By: Alan Bellows http://www.damninteresting.com/the-robocoaster/#comment-63 Alan Bellows Wed, 14 Sep 2005 21:55:59 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=38#comment-63 <p>By the way, I did the math, and that 4.9-meters-per-second converts to just a hair under 11 MPH. If you watch the video, it's clear that the thing isn't moving slowly, it's swinging around pretty quickly, with some sudden changes of direction, and some decent G-forces. I'm sure they used meters-per-second because it just sounds wimpy to say "almost 11 miles per hour!"</p> By the way, I did the math, and that 4.9-meters-per-second converts to just a hair under 11 MPH. If you watch the video, it’s clear that the thing isn’t moving slowly, it’s swinging around pretty quickly, with some sudden changes of direction, and some decent G-forces. I’m sure they used meters-per-second because it just sounds wimpy to say “almost 11 miles per hour!”

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