![]() That’s why, even though advertising is still our biggest source of revenue, we also seek grants and reader support. It’s important that we have several ways we make money, just like it’s important for you to have a diversified retirement portfolio to weather the ups and downs of the stock market. And we can’t do that if we have a paywall. ![]() We believe that’s an important part of building a more equal society. Vox is here to help everyone understand the complex issues shaping the world - not just the people who can afford to pay for a subscription. Second, we’re not in the subscriptions business. We often only know a few months out what our advertising revenue will be, which makes it hard to plan ahead. But when it comes to what we’re trying to do at Vox, there are a couple of big issues with relying on ads and subscriptions to keep the lights on.įirst, advertising dollars go up and down with the economy. Most news outlets make their money through advertising or subscriptions. Will you support Vox’s explanatory journalism? You can find this video and all of Vox’s videos on our YouTube channel. In this video, we break down all the advancements that helped make looping coasters the popular ride they are today. Looping coasters wouldn’t find success again until the 1970s with a new loop shape, new materials, many more cars - and, thankfully, fewer G’s. Without sustained success, most looping coasters closed down within their first decade of operation. More people paid to watch others ride these early coasters rather than ride themselves. Fourteen G’s was (and still is) tremendous. Fighter pilots with very special equipment and training can handle 10 G’s for short periods of time. ![]() For reference, astronauts in a spaceship launch experience 3 G’s. The first looping roller coaster in North America - Coney Island’s Flip Flap Railway - could exert up to 14 G’s on a person. This rapid onset of curvature caused extreme G-force spikes that rattled passengers to their core. Just over 100 years ago, loop-the-loops were painful, not sturdy, and much more dangerous than they are today.īetween the 1840s and early 1900s, loops on roller coasters were perfectly circular - meaning riders would go from traveling in a fairly straight line to immediately moving into a curve. If you’ve ever been on a modern looping roller coaster, you’ve probably experienced a thrilling, safe, and mostly comfortable ride. ![]()
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