Owen Barritt (hmmm_tea) wrote,
Owen Barritt
hmmm_tea

Mobiuscoasters

I'm not the world's biggest fan of rollercoasters (well riding them - I do tend to find them fascinating to look at - I could have hours of fun wondering around a fairground without getting on any of the rides, just watching them to see what they do), but one of the few I've actually been on is the Grand National at Blackpool.

I was interested to see richardwiseman claim this morning, that it was in fact a mobius strip.

It's been about 10 years since I was on it, so I've been trying to remember the track layout all morning. As far as I can remember, you do start off on one platform and finish on the other and the tracks don't cross. However, I think I'm going to have to find a good photo, so I can envisage the layout and try to untangle it into the basic ring with a twist to convince myself it actually is one.
Tags: fairground attractions, geeky, links, maths
Subscribe

  • Funny the things you find gathering dust at the back of the internet

    Does this still work?  or do I need to write in cyrillic to post on here nowadays?

  • Apropos Nothing

    Did they do something to the comments form? I'm sure it didn't look like that this morning... Also, oh look, first post of the year. Happy New Year!…

  • 2011

    Judging by twitter it looked something like this: January 1/1 is beginning to wonder if there are any marching bands left in America or…

  • Post a new comment

    Error

    switch
    default userpic

    Your reply will be screened

    Your IP address will be recorded 

    When you submit the form an invisible reCAPTCHA check will be performed.
    You must follow the Privacy Policy and Google Terms of use.
    Help
  • 1 comment