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How do bumper cars work? The bumper cars run on electricity, carried by a pole on the back of the car that leads up to a wire grid in the ride's ceiling. This grid carries the electricity that runs the car. Electrical energy carried to the cars from the grid is converted to kinetic energy, some of which is converted to heat. What happens to the drivers? The masses of the drivers also affect the collisions. A difference in mass between two bumper car riders will mean that one rider experiences more change in motion than the other (or more of a jolt). The type of collision, velocity of the cars, and mass of the individual drivers all come into play in bumper car collisions. How did Newton come up with his laws? Read more about Newton and the laws of motion. |
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"Amusement Park Physics" is inspired by programs from The Mechanical Universe...and Beyond.
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